Centralised buying sparks major revamp for council_2
17 August 2012
Salford City Council has put purchase order processing on an SAP system this month as part of a major revamp to centralise its procurement.
“The council’s purchasing had been fragmented for many years,” said Terry Harrisson, Salford’s purchasing manager. “As from now, all council departments will place their orders for processing with the central procurement function [officially] set up on 30 October.”
The new function is now part of the council’s financial support group and has 14 people, most...