RMC undertakes UK procurement shake-up
3 April 2012
International building materials group RMC has embarked on a major purchasing shake-up in the UK. The company wants to establish cross-divisional spending and get greater leverage from its purchasing outlay.
The strategy will include reorganising purchasing into categories of spend, such as quarry supplies and petroleum products, with a view to supplying all RMC companies. In the UK alone, there are four divisions with 32 operating companies.
Historically, purchasing staff have been scattered across the divisions and work under local command. “Most decisions are...