FRESH HOPE
214 of the two functions really helps an organisation move forward .” Johnson discusses his role at the company and Fresh Hope ’ s journey to standardise and transform its procurement operations in order to continue scaling sustainably in the future .
Johnson has seen the business community ’ s attitude to procurement change dramatically over the past decade . “ When I first started , procurement was always relegated to the back of the room and never really heard ,” he recalls . “ Now at Fresh Hope I ’ ve got full support from all my directors and the team . We ’ re viewed as an integral part of the organisation . We ’ re a vital piece of the puzzle when it comes to strategy : ensuring compliance and governance – in many ways , we ’ re an information gateway to the company choosing the right course of action . All contracts come through me to be double checked from a legal standpoint and so on .”
As an organisation that coordinates operations across multiple agencies , establishing an overarching procurement infrastructure has been at the core
MAY 2019