well as the company ’ s approach to sustainable best practice , VLH continues to act on all steps of the procurement process with the necessary controls and measures in place to increase overall efficiency and effectiveness . Key to any procurement function is its supplier network and VLH has adopted an Early Supplier Involvement ( ESI ) concept designed to ensure the highest standards are met and continue to be met for all its procurement activities .
“ In procurement , each journey is a success only when you have a great
team working with you and have great external stakeholders helping you to improve your supply chain ” says Stéphane . “ By applying our ESI concept , we use the knowledge and expertise of our partners to improve and maintain the quality of our goods and services in our supply chain .”
In order to implement the ESI concept , Stéphane understands that he and his team must continuously strive to create strong relationships with these external stakeholders , suppliers and partners . The goal of this , he feels , is to create relationships that are built on trust ,
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