New MDA chief seeks savings after merger
28 August 2012
Dale Stokes has been named as head of corporate purchasing at retail and leisure supply chain and procurement specialist MDA. He will merge its external procurement for its clients with its own internal purchasing.
MDA manages supply chains and the purchase of tens of thousands of lines of goods and services for its clients including Gap, Whitbread, Interbrew UK and Danone.
Stokes, who moves from clothing and homewares retailer Matalan, where he was purchasing manager, will oversee MDA's seven-strong internal purchasing department to find savings within its own overheads...