Lives and reputations are on the line
13 September 2012
Network Rail’s staff cuts, the loss of a major contractor and its decision to bring contracts back in-house present lessons for purchasers, says David Arminas
Britain’s rail infrastructure owner is to make swingeing middle management job cuts, in areas including purchasing, as it struggles to pare costs.
The purchasing exodus starts when Les Mosco, head of supply chain and a respected former CIPS president, clears out his desk tomorrow.
At the same time Network Rail has done a complete volte-face on outsourcing...