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Moving Up

& Around

Procurement Team - Head Office system-based tools to better manage departmental
activity, delivering a cost-effective platform for
In recognition of the growth in their roles over the procurement and warehouse management functions.
last couple of years and to better reflect their current
accountabilities, Caroline Cox and Deepan Dodhia Deepan’s primary role is to develop flexible supplier
have been promoted into the roles of Procurement relationships, manage product categories to ensure
Systems Manager and Procurement Category we are achieving the most beneficial pricing through
Manager respectively. These job title changes are also active tender and benchmarking processes as well
better aligned to the wider procurement team across as being responsible for supplier performance.
Delaware North and fit with the aspirations of the Deepan is responsible for ensuring as frictionless a
True North. relationship as possible between suppliers and our
business.
Caroline’s role is principally responsible for the
management of the procurement system Both will be working hard this year with to identify
including managing upgrades, working with the areas where savings can be delivered through
system vendors to provide bespoke developments consolidation, better planning and forecasting to
that work within our business, ensuring system ensure we can deliver our plan without affecting the
integrity. Caroline is also developing a range of quality of the product and services we require.

Caroline Cox -Procurement Systems Manager Deepan Dodhia - Procurement Category Manager
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