“ THE DEFINITION OF PROCUREMENT IS NOT ‘ AM I A BETTER NEGOTIATOR ?’ IT IS MORE , ‘ AM I THE BETTER ECOSYSTEM MANAGER ?’”

KAI NOWOSEL , A HIGHLY experienced procurement professional – formerly of Sanofi and Deutsche Bank – is currently the Chief Procurement Officer ( CPO ) of global professional services giant Accenture , and he has a burning ambition . “ I want to break the mould of traditional procurement ,” he says . We caught up with Nowosel at Accenture ’ s