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Click to watch our talk with Kai Nowosel , Accenture ’ s Chief Procurement Officer , on his approach to an ever-evolving and increasingly vital business function . is very clear . I want to transform it into a full business enablement function ,” he says , easing back into his seat . “ But to do that , I need to understand what ’ s out there . What is on their ( the businesses ’) mind every day and how can I support them to become more competitive ?
“ We have heard a lot , and have read a lot , about business partnering ,” he says , ‘ but for me , it ’ s really not a single point of content or contact . It ’ s a single knowledge pool of understanding . It ’ s about translating procurement and supply market opportunities in order to correlate them into business . That is business partnering , for me . So , it ’ s not like I am a caretaker . No . I want to sit at the table and have creative input on the commercial side of supporting
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