Becoming Commercial Architects with Amazon Fresh’s Head of Procurement, Rob Turner #65

“You need to become the commercial architect, as opposed to the person that sends out the RFP and spends hours on Excel trying to analyse the responses of those prices.”

As procurement professionals venture further into becoming commercial leads looking to drive value, the skillset sought from those entering the role is ever-shifting.

Amassing a huge arsenal of skills throughout his illustrious career with John Lewis, PepsiCo, and now Amazon Fresh, Rob Turner is well positioned to observe that evolution.

Rob joins us on Talent Talks this week to consider how to successfully incorporate stakeholder needs, the growing divide between tech-driven & non-tech-driven businesses, whether remote roles can create effective teams, and much more.

This episode of Talent Talks covers:

• How Rob’s curious mind aided him throughout his varied career journey
• The importance of being flexible and open to change
• Becoming a commercial architect with more high-level considerations
• The evolution of essential skills with growth of tech-driven procurement
• Barriers and opportunities in the procurement market
• Whether you can fully achieve buy-in from your team in a fully remote role

This 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.

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