“ FOR THOSE WHO WERE ABLE TO NAVIGATE ACROSS THE 2020-2022 PERIOD WITH SUCCESS , THE GAIN IN CREDIBILITY TO THE EXECUTIVE LEADERS OPENS NEW POSSIBILITIES OF CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO ”
JÉRÔME LESENECHAL CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER , LIVANOVA
reinforce the relationship with the company ' s sales organisation , and with the final user .
“ You will collect amazing data ( about competition , about new needs , new market insights etc ) that can influence your procurement strategy ,” says Lesenechal . “ I can tell you that you behave very differently when you know that a hospital has been waiting months for oxygenators for children , or that your main competitor is not predictable with its delivery plan anymore ”.
Balance Net Zero with LivaNova ’ s ambitions Another layer of complexity is for LivaNova to procure , and thereby provide , these critical medical services , whilst balancing that against its Net-Zero ambitions .
And procurement is not only screening the current state : LivaNova also includes ESG considerations in each decision , in collaboration with corporate leaders .
Suppliers represent a large portion of their products ’ bill of materials ( BoM ), and their customers also rely on them to control supplier engagements .
LivaNova ’ s next step will be to set up targets together with their suppliers internally , ( travel , company cars , etc ) for the commodities that are under management by procurement .
Continuous improvement on processes such as logistics can also help considerably . Redesigning the packaging , revisiting the supplier ’ s footprint to avoid long lead-time logistics – every decision can decrease the carbon emission of their sourcing activities and make their BoM more compliant with new and emerging regulations .
60 February 2023