NTT GLOBAL SOURCING INC .
“ I truly believe there ' s a larger picture that a lot of procurement organisations don ' t realise .”
Arvind Kumar Global VP of Indirects , NTT Global Sourcing
Returning from Sunnyvale to Texas on a flight last February , he awoke the next day to find companies shutting down , airports beginning to empty out , and individuals and businesses standing still , not quite sure how to react .
“ Now imagine , I ' m running a construction project in Sunnyvale , I ' m sitting in Texas , and we are in the heart of COVID . But we still have a timeline to meet , and we are pressured , and there ' s a cost impact associated with shutting down , then reopening , and other delays .”
Here , indirect sourcing came into its own . “ We played a big role , as you can imagine . In terms of procurement , we needed safety gear , PPE , masks , hand sanitiser – all of these things that were in short supply . On the other hand , we also had to help our clients 62 April 2021