Barkers have been announced as winners of the SME Leadership category at the 2021 Social Value awards, recognising the social value impact of our work to support the local community.
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In this white paper Nicola argues that procurement has a unique opportunity to deliver strategic value, innovation and social value whilst driving increased revenue through diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).
With the Transition Period ending on 31 December 2020, the UK has taken action to review potential changes in procurement, an historic opportunity to overhaul our outdated public procurement regime.
2020 has been tough. And if your profession happens to be Procurement, it’s likely – in the workplace, at least – it’s been even more so. 2020’s Procurement challenge has provided an opportunity for change and transformation with a focus on sustainability.
Richard is a Senior Managing Consultant at Barkers Commercial Services Limited. He has over 20 years of extensive commercial experience and has worked in consultancy and interim for over 15 years, working on national and global projects in the private and public sector.
Senior Managing Consultant, Nathan Davies has been awarded a Fellowship by the Chartered Institute
Mark Elkington’s white paper focuses on ‘Selling the Value Proposition’ and is a key read for all procurement function’s grappling the question of how they effectively become ‘salespeople’ and promote the merits of their team across the organisation.
Argent Energy needed to review their processes and systems for the ordering and payment of goods, services
In an environment where many organisations are suffering from "demand shock" with revenues and profits under significant pressure and at the mercy of forces which are beyond their ability to control, thoughts naturally turn to the management of cash and costs.
There has never been a more pressing time to embrace business innovation. Innovation comes in many forms, and in this white paper Gill considers three distinct areas: