Boots in outsourced purchasing deal
29 August 2012
The Boots Company has outsourced part of its indirect purchasing and all its procurement transactional work in a seven-year deal.
Outsourcing firm Xchanging landed the estimated £60 million a year contract and has also taken over Boots’ entire operational processing centre.
Xchanging is now responsible for buying elements of travel, marketing, facilities management and workplace services.
Julian Coles, director of sourcing and purchasing at Boots, said the £60 million is for low-...