BT’s transformation of global procurement with Global Vice-President of BT, Jayesh Joshi #35

“Globalisation is very much determined not by the organisation, but by how it serves its customers.”“Globalisation is very much determined not by the organization, but by how it serves its customers.”Jayesh Joshi joins us this week to discuss how he has managed to boost the profile of Procurement as an industry through many great initiatives including the APAC CPO Forum he created and how Procurement can do more to share best practice and help highlight Procurements importance to businesses.Having managed an incredible portfolio of contracts (Vodafone, Barclays, Capita and many more), and serving as BT’s Global VP for 3 years now, Jayesh has a wealth of experience that offers a truly worldwide perspective on procurement. Joining Martin Smith for an episode of Talent Talks, rich with insights from all aspects of the procurement world, Jayesh shares his take on solving procurement’s ‘identity crisis’, increasing the strength of bonds between larger companies and SMEs, and how procurement can be a real force for good.This episode of Talent Talks covers:Procurement’s current perception in the marketProcurement as a strategic enabler and a force for goodThe growing focus on SMEsGlobalisation in procurement, and its dependence on client needsPace of evolution of procurement in tech vs other sectorsJayesh’s route into procurement, and why you should choose itThis episode of Talent Talks is sponsored by Suppleye - a free to access platform that provides fresh insights, breaking news and unique sentiment scores on the companies that interest you. Know your suppliers inside and out by visiting https://www.suppleye.com/ and signing up in less than 2 minutes.Links and references at: https://talentdrive.co.uk/