Construction Magazine June 2021 | Page 56

APTIM

“ WHEN WE ARE EFFICIENT AND PUT IN PROPER CHECKS AND BALANCES IN PLACE AND SET CONTROL MECHANISMS AND STANDARDISATION OF PROCESSES , THIS ALLOWS US TO REDUCE WASTE AND EXECUTE MORE EFFECTIVELY ON OUR WORK FOR OUR CLIENT ”

PUNIT SHAH VICE PRESIDENT SUPPLY CHAIN AND PROCUREMENT OFFICER , APTIM
effective mentorship and succession plan , as it relates to a career ladder and a path that ensures room for growth and career advancement . It ' s a mutually beneficial event and one that is strategically important to us ."
Process : Revamping Policies and Procedures Shah then looked at reviewing , refining and tweaking procedures and policies , ensuring all functions are designed to best support the varied industries APTIM services .
As Shah tells it , " In an ideal world , I would have liked the change management approach to be top-down , bottom-up . You want to approach it from both sides if you really want long term change to take effect . We ' ve gone through significant gyrations at our top level , and there ' s been a lot of changes in leadership . So we ' re still waiting for the long term vision to settle down . But in the meantime , the business can ' t stop or wait . So , for now , our approach is to work from the bottom-up .”
" Our strategy is to take a look at what processes we have or need to have in place in order to execute our function and what portions of that present an opportunity for
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