Author Archives: Stephen Hayers

About Stephen Hayers

Vice President of Services Procurement at BT Group. Stephen has over twenty five years in leading procurement and supply chain change across a broad industry base, including aerospace, public sector, telecoms, and industrial and consumer products. Before joining BT, Stephen worked at a senior level within BAE Systems before working as a principal consultant with A. T. Kearney and a director at Ernst & Young. He has worked extensively on an international basis including a couple of years based in the USA and time in mainland China. He is a chartered engineer and is a Member of CIPS

Staking a claim but not as mere ‘order placers’

It is difficult for procurement professionals not to have been exposed to the call for greater stakeholder engagement. Wherever I turn, I see conferences and articles stressing the need for this. Most of these cover the benefits of early engagement … Continue reading

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