On the road to success
13 September 2012
Three years ago, Dixon Motors centralised its purchasing function. What it didn't expect was savings of 50 per cent on its old system. Jane Simms looks at how the car retailer became a star performer
You might think that purchasing and supply couldn't get much slicker or more efficient than in the world of the car salesman. But Dixon Motors, one of the UK's leading car retailers, has learned more than a thing or two about buying and selling from John Fowler, its group purchasing manager and the CIPS professional drafted in three years ago to oversee the...