DOLE SUNSHINE COMPANY
With the fundamentals improving rapidly , von Pein is turning her focus to procurement excellence , Dole ’ s overarching objective for the next two to four years . “ One of the key pillars of building our centre of excellence surrounds defining our category structure , based on the spend and risk profiles within our supply chain . We ’ re taking a proactive step on supply risk management , and building mutually beneficial long-term partnerships with suppliers ,” she says .
One of the biggest developments in the past year stems from a new strategic approach to indirect categories , reassessing the structure and efficacy of local , regional and global suppliers . Beginning with local suppliers , where procurement teams were already in place , von Pein says the initial challenge was in bringing indirect spend back under the control of procurement .
“ Through continuous engagement and proving the benefit of procurement ’ s involvement with the other stakeholders ,
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