Auditing a purchasing function
28 August 2012
Q: I am the finance director of a large services and marketing-based organisation. We have recently taken a large stake in an operating company located in Spain. In reviewing the staff, processes and results of the new company, I have become increasingly
A: Darran Evans, managing director of Masai UK, writes: Our research has found that there are wide variations in how the procurement function is located within the corporate structure, its stated objectives and the resources provided in different European countries. It's entirely possible that you've already been exposed to such...