Grant connects with Electrolux in savings drive
28 August 2012
AB Electrolux has created the role of corporate purchasing director to extract savings from its $10 billion budget for direct and indirect supplies.
Alistair Grant, previously site materials manager for Motorola’s UK mobile phone manufacturing operation, has been appointed to the role.
He will head six soon-to-be-created global commodity teams and will report directly to Jean-Michel Paulange, senior vice-president of corporate purchasing.
Grant said: “It is surprising a company the size of Electrolux...