Nurturing your supplier relationships with Founder and CEO of Hawtrey Dene, Scott Collins #25

“I think the basis of SRM is building a program, and that sounds a bit grandiose, but building a strategy where you're helping suppliers treat you like you'd like to be treated, and also doing the same to them. So it's a two way street.”

The guest for this episode of Talent Talks has one of the most diverse procurement backgrounds we’ve seen yet. Scott Collins has been a Councillor for the London Borough of Hillingdon, as well as delivering procurement work for the Conservative Party and Ladbrokes before founding his own consultancy firm, Hawtrey Dene.

Scott joins Martin Smith for a discussion focused around supplier relationship management, in which we learn how to assess when you should check in with your suppliers, the growing trend for remote and flexible working, and Scott’s three top tips for remaining relevant and successful in the procurement industry.

This episode of Talent Talks covers:

• Adapting to a leadership role
• Good practice in the supplier relationship management process
• The likely increase in remote collaboration, and how to cope with it
• Difference in approach from being a client vs being a consultant
• Determining a suitable frequency of contact with suppliers

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