Tuesday 6 October 2020
11:30
Peter Smith
Bad Buying: How organisations waste billions through failures, frauds and f*ck-ups.
Peter is the UK’s leading procurement specialist. He will be sharing stories from his new book of buying and corporate supply chains gone wrong with focus on how the UK government have it got it so wrong with PPE, ventilators, the NHSX app – and even HS2 and Crossrail. Peter will also touch on procurement and supply chain technology and where he sees the best opportunities for new technology that can help organizations AVOID Bad Buying.
Peter Smith has over 35 years’ experience in procurement and supply chain as a manager, procurement director, consultant, analyst and writer. He has worked across the industry at organisations including NatWest, the Department for Social Security and the Mars Group. He has previously held roles as President of CIPS and as Editor of the procurement magazine Spend Matters.
'Had this been published pre-Covid, some of the recent c*ck-ups and waste might have been avoided. It's a must read for the public and private sector alike'
Author and Procurement Expert
Peter Smith has over 35 years’ experience in procurement and supply chain as a manager, procurement director, consultant, analyst and writer. He has worked across the industry at organisations including NatWest, the Department for Social Security and the Mars Group. He has previously held roles as President of CIPS and as Editor of the procurement magazine Spend Matters.
