Merger boosts procurement’s role
28 August 2012
Damon Jones plans to give procurement a bigger role in driving business change at the recently merged security solutions company, Group 4 Securicor.
As the firm’s first group director of procurement, he has gained influence over nearly £1 billion of group-wide expenditure.
Jones, previously procurement director at Securicor, told SM the real gain for both organisations was that the merger lifted procurement into the boardroom.
He said the function was actively promoted and had daily communication with...