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SAFILO GROUP
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“ In the past , cost was not so important . Every supplier had the notion that if they do a reasonable job then they will receive a certain amount of business the following year . We have therefore had to bring suppliers back to five KPI areas - compliance , social responsibility , quality , delivery performance , cost , and a ‘ softer ’ area of whether they are easy to do business with ,” explains Gonzalez .
“ We have had to become very disciplined in making sure that new business and the growth of the supplier is 100 % linked to this .”
Introducing best in class management practices , Safilo works with suppliers to create a yearly joint business plan ( JBP ), undertaking quarterly reviews , as well as visiting suppliers at their own locations to reach as many layers as possible .
“ I personally take the time to meet with the people , with my team and go all the way across the shop floor to understand the issues , work with them and do some problem solving together .
“ It is a matter of looking at the performance of that factory in somewhere like China and how it will impact our customers in countries such as Spain or Brazil , highlighting the relationship between market and supply .”
By running a number of quality assurance programmes , the sourcing house has also
€ 1.04bn
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1934
Year founded
8000 +
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OCTOBER 2018