Act first, ask later, buyers told
29 August 2012
Purchasers need to take responsibility for buying professional services better, according to company directors, research has revealed.
The study, by services procurement consultancy Fulcrium, showed bosses wanted purchasing staff to work on their own initiative to understand the purchase of particular services.
Raju Patel, Fulcrium chief executive said: “Board members credited purchasers with enhancing relationships with suppliers and savings.
“But if they want to be treated as peers,...