All the latest news, insight and analysis regarding the procurement activities and functions surrounding BT, Deutsche Telekom, Telefonica and Vodafone, including BT Procurement, BuyIn and Vodafone Procurement Company (VPC).
Changes to competition, funding, and processes required to support startup ecosystem, TEG finds.
VPC Chairman maintains claim that ‘category management’ is dead.
New funding deal with B Riley provides cash assurance as investment builds ahead of commercial launch.
Complex ecosystems, new technology, sustainability ambitions, and supply chain risk mitigation are driving change in the procurement function. BT Sourced and Vodafone Procurement Company weigh in on how their procurement lives are transforming. Chief procurement officers need new leadership skills to succeed, says study. Ideal procurement professionals are like ...
Director of Procurement Strategy & Transformation says AI needs more training, but bot-to-bot purchasing “will come”. BT already implements AI tech to help select prospective vendors and optimise supply chain monitoring.
Partner Market ally Vodafone Iceland relying on centralised spend processes imported from Luxembourg.
Fibre building joint venture brings in additional DT experience with two new hires. Voss named CTO; BuyIn’s Kleebaum brought onboard for Wholesale.
German operator looking for early win as it turns attention to vast — and growing — problem of supply chain emissions. Hardware vendors will be first to come under environmental spotlight as DT tweaks its RFP scoring system. Move comes following joint project with buying partner Orange.
Chalkiotis to lead the Group’s 6G interests alongside networks role. Greiner named new DT regulatory affairs head to lead EU relationship. DT–Orange procurement JV BuyIn names Canadian MD to drive partnerships with recent joiner Bell Canada.