Companies such as NH Hoteles , IKEA , Telefónica , AT Kearney and Almirall , and entities such as AENOR , the Ministry of Justice and the Business and Society Foundation , among others, will meet at CPONET to share their experiences and points of view on the development of the Purchasing Function and the challenges associated with its new strategic role within business activity.
The current economic situation has barbados email address reinforced the role of these departments. On the one hand, within companies as critical factors of competitiveness by taking on an increasingly greater weight in the decisions of acquisition of goods and services, in fact they currently manage, on average, three out of every four euros that companies spend; on the other hand, as business generators , by becoming the backbone of commercial relations; and also as promoters of innovation and entrepreneurship, by becoming interlocutors of new entrepreneurs who, through them, have the opportunity to open markets where they can offer their new products and services.
“Our experience with professionals and purchasing departments has allowed us to see the rise of a professional sector that is taking on areas of responsibility that were unthinkable years ago, hence the idea of bringing them together at our first Convention ,” says Javier Suárez , general manager of CPONET, who adds that “aware of this strategic role in the new business scenarios, we have created the first social business network to boost their activity, improve their efficiency and extend their social projection. In short, what we aim to do is create an ecosystem of competitive suppliers for companies, and excellent clients for suppliers.
