Bravida increases focus on international procurement

In the end of 2014 Bravida started a long-term procurement initiative with the
goal to reduce purchasing costs by 10 percent through lower prices, proper
product selection and process improvements. As a step towards the goal, Bravida
now increases its focus on international procurement. Bravida also strengthens
its purchasing competence and capacity in several parts of the organisation.
– With fewer suppliers, lower price, the right product choice and an improved
process, we have successfully strengthened our purchasing platform in 2015. We
are now taking the next step by increasing the amount of international purchase
in our mix and by strengthening our own purchasing organisation both locally and
centrally. In this way, we create a leverage for all our branches in the Nordics
who better will be able to benefit from Bravida's strong purchasing platform,
says Lars Korduner, Chief Purchasing Officer at Bravida.
To increase the amount of international purchases is an important part of our
work towards Bravida’s procurement goals. A new position,  Import Manager has
been created for this purpose. Gabrielle Schröder entered this position in the
beginning of January. She has a background within international purchasing,
logistics, and integration in production from Scania.
Kari Kangas will enter the position as purchasing manager in Finland during
February. Most recently, he comes from  Lemmikäinen Talotekniikka and Imtech
Nordic in Finland.
In addition, Bravida has strengthened its purchasing operations with additional
analytic capacity as well as purchasing officers on divisional level. The new
recruits started during 2015 and the beginning of 2016.
For further information, please contact:
Lars Korduner, Chief Purchasing Officer at Bravida. Phone: +46 8 695 22 28
Bravida is a leading multi-technical service provider i the Nordics, with about
9,000 employees. Bravida delivers specialist services as well as complete
electrical, heating and plumbing, and HVAC solutions, offering everything from
design and project planning to installation, operation and maintenance. Bravida
is represented in around 140 locations in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland.
www.bravidagroup.com/en