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Mark contends that procurement professionals must establish their value creation credentials and can demonstrate this value through awards and recognition events, raising the profile of the function within the wider business through knowledge sharing and lessons learned.
“ You absolutely need to establish value creation, but also the ability to demonstrate it as well,” he adds.
The Better. Connected strategy Translink’ s procurement activities are guided by their‘ Better. Connected’ strategy, which comprises four key pillars: continuous improvement, customer focus, climate action and connecting communities.
The first, continuous improvement, surrounds taking the friction out of operations, both for suppliers and customers. When it comes to customer focus, Translink’ s goal is to drive a modal shift towards making public transport an attractive, modern and reliable alternative to private car use.
“ It has to be an attractive, high-quality and reliable service to tempt somebody out of their car,” says Mark. translink. co. uk 11