SUPPLY CHAIN resources , and at larger clients we have embedded Cushman & Wakefield procurement specialists and managers . But we have an obligation to ensure that our strategy and category value offering works for largest through to the smallest clients . As the client accounts get smaller the need for an individual dedicated resource reduces , so we have a floating team who handle multiple accounts to ensure they have available direct access to our panel vendors for their own procured services .”
LOCAL SOURCING TO LARGE CLIENTS ‘ Think global and act local ’ is nowhere more important a mantra than in APAC . It ’ s a critical part of Cushman & Wakefield strategy to support indigenous businesses . At the end of 2017 the company launched its Reconciliation Action Plan ( RAP ). This pledged to provide employment and training opportunities , build community awareness , and facilitate collaboration with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians . Since 2015 , Cushman & Wakefield , in partnership with its clients , has spent
“ MY ROLE WAS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BY DIRECTING PEOPLE TOWARDS THE OBJECTIVE , ARTICULATING THAT OBJECTIVE TO THE BUSINESS AND THE TEAM , AND THEN BREAKING THAT JOURNEY DOWN INTO
MANAGEABLE PHASES ”
— Stuart Smith Chief Procurement Officer – APAC
approximately $ 25mn with indigenous businesses across its supply chain , and now Smith is determined to go deeper . In 2017 he made a presentation at the annual conference of Supply Nation , Australia ’ s leading diversity organisation ,
exploring how indigenous businesses might evolve and what they
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