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Discuss your business idea with your manager or HR Business Partner. If they agree that you have a viable idea, it will be referred to Sub-Saharan Africa Delegation.
“General expenses purchases account for a large set of products and services that are necessary to keep
the company running e ciently,” says Francois.
“The purchasing team is committed to responsible purchasing, which is key to Saint-Gobain’s competitiveness and innovation. We work closely with all departments and businesses, and even offer training to make sure everyone understands the procurement process.”
He concludes: “If we all adhere to the purchasing policy and procedures, we not only keep the general purchases expense in check, we make the company more pro table and competitive.”
The Group has compiled a best practices booklet that explains how to curb general expenses. If you would like a copy, please email naas.prinsloo@saint-gobain.com w
Start your own business!
With the help of Saint-Gobain
Do you have an innovative business idea, but need support to implement it? Then the Saint-Gobain Intrapreneurs programme is what you need.
Saint-Gobain wants to encourage intrapreneurship among its employees in order to make the
Group increasingly inventive, agile and e cient. The Group offers employees, who have a viable project that is
of interest to the company, with an opportunity to develop their project.
The employee continues to be paid by the Group for the term of the project’s incubation.
What to do
Discuss your business idea with your manager or HR Business Partner. If they agree that you have a viable idea, it
will be referred to Sub-Saharan Africa Delegation.
Once a project has been selected, the following is de ned contractually:
w How the project is to be developed.
w The length of the project’s incubation
(18 months maximum).
w The legal arrangement.
w The nancial conditions that apply to
the employee over the relevant period. At the end of the incubation period, if the project is mature, you may create
your own company according to the conditions de ned in the contract. In this case, you will resign from Saint- Gobain.
In exceptional cases you and Saint- Gobain could decide to continue the
project’s incubation for a further six months.
If the project is not continued, you return to the company having learned from this new experience. w
For more information, speak to your HR Business Partner, or email Talk2us@Saint-Gobain.com.
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