Johannesburg - Procurement Chief at Woolworths Yogan Naidu has a passion for innovation, equality and job creation
Question:
"Johannesburg - Procurement Chief at Woolworths Yogan Naidu has a passion for innovation, equality and job creation in
South Africa. After just eight months in his position as head of Non-Trade Procurement, he has made significant
contributions to the leading retailer's transformation objectives. “People tend to misunderstand the role of employees in
procurement and underestimate the power and abilities that they possess. It is also a misunderstanding that the role is just
about looking at quotes and securing items,” he told Fin24. "There is a huge opportunity for producers to level the playing
fields in business. " He said Procurement Heads in large companies around the country had the power to create
employment, fight poverty and positively shift the South African economy through securing products and services of small
black-owned companies as well as small and medium enterprises."
1.Conduct a SWOT Analysis for the procurement function at Woolworths which will be used by Yogan
Naidoo in putting together a strategic plan.
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