The Avis Budget Experience that Proved the Power of Adaptability with Former General Manager/Managing Director, Andrew Smith #72

“This is actually a great time to be in procurement, because it's a time to shine.”Andrew Smith’s career has taken him from huge roles in Royal Mail to international leadership with Avis Budget in Copenhagen, an industry forced recently to rapidly evolve.As a result of such impressive experiences across several decades, Andrew has a keen eye on what it takes to create impact while respecting the various stakeholders one might have.Andrew joins us on Talent Talks to discuss how he grows a relatively immature function, builds relationships, handles hurdles, and why now is a fantastic time to be in procurement.This episode of Talent Talks covers:The route to grow from a small function into one with global reachUnderstanding an organisation’s culture before implementing changeUtilising industry-wide issues as an opportunity to evolveShifts and trends towards localisation and quality of supplyThis episode of Talent Talks is sponsored by 4C Associates – a leading European procurement and supply chain consultancy, who work collaboratively with forward-thinking clients to deliver real business value across a wide range of transformation and cost optimisation service offerings. Visit https://www.4cassociates.com/ for more information.