OGC head tells profession to use board’s language_2

Purchasers should avoid jargon and speak the language of top management, Office of Government Commerce boss Peter Gershon told this year's CIPS Premier Conference.

He told delegates at "inspiration2action" last week that purchasers needed a stronger focus on procurement meeting business needs if they wanted to sit at the “top table” of their organisations.

Gershon, who is due to resign as chief executive of the OGC next year, asked: “Do you recognise that procurement is a cradle-to-grave process in which skilled...

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