BBC efficiency plans ‘highlight the role of purchasing’ says CPO
29 August 2012
The £355 million cost-cutting programme at the BBC has put procurement firmly on the map.
Chief procurement officer Beverley Tew said that following a meeting with Mark Thompson, director-general, she is now experiencing “a level of engagement” she has never had before.
“We’ve never been so in demand and so public. People talk about procurement now who I never thought would.”
In an interview with SM, Tew said the efficiency plans...