NTT GLOBAL SOURCING INC .
“ NTT has created a meeting platform which allows everybody to work together seamlessly .”
Arvind Kumar Global VP of Indirects , NTT Global Sourcing
bring the strength of NTT as a group into one programme . Our job is to make sure we bring projects into a central focus area that can help us drive the big picture value and give back to the various operating companies across the group .”
First , NTT GS established a common platform through which these decentralized entities could bring their initiatives together . Better planning and strategic sourcing allows for the consolidation of spend across the business and its categories . The team also identified roughly 200 best-in-class vendors with which to build long-term partnerships . Kumar ’ s role with this newly minted procurement division is indirects , a broad remit that encompasses payment solutions , everything to do with real estate – from land acquisition and construction through to lease back and infrastructure built for data centres – and managing all the facility workplace services around the globe . It is also involved in the digital transformation programmes within the group , though “ there ' s a slight difference in our approach ,” Kumar explains .
The implementation of new digital platforms such as SAP Ariba are group-level decisions that roll down to the company level . In this regard – in the traditional definition of digital transformation – Kumar ’ s division has little involvement . “ But what we do in
Arvind Kumar ; An insight into NTT Global Sourcing
50 April 2021