sustainable procurement
Today’s procurement and supply management professionals are faced with a range of complex challenges. No longer is the role confined solely to cost and contract management. Issues such as globalisation, the trend for low-cost country sourcing, shortages in supply, legislation, risk management and the whole area of corporate social responsibility must all now be considered part of the supplier management equation.
Understanding this challenging, changing and evolving environment is a cornerstone of Achilles’ business. It continues to shape the way in which we tailor and develop our services. Our aim is to offer services that enable organisations to manage supply chain risk and achieve their sustainable procurement goals.
To do this, Achilles uses a unique combination of local knowledge and understanding combined with global experience and resources, together with a collaborative, insightful approach that makes us a leader in our field.
Our full range of identification, qualification, evaluation and monitoring services and tools help customers manage supply chain risk, with individual schemes for buyer and supplier communities available across a diverse range of industry sectors.
These services, allied with Achilles’ neutral stance, make the company a trusted partner for more than 500 of the world’s largest companies, and for more than 30,000 suppliers registered around the globe.
The challenges and trends