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Procurement responsibility in 16 countries (except Germany, Poland, Ukraine) and an annual purchasing volume (excluding Turkey) of about € 300 m have been bundled under central management. Global negotiations help to achieve higher cost savings in the individual countries. Standard planning and reporting processes have been introduced. Local procurement projects have resulted in additional price reductions and cost savings.
Installation of iFaber, the Group-wide electronic auction platform, took place in 2006. The use of iFaber guarantees the quality of purchased products and services, and ensures transparency in the procurement process, fairness to the procurement market, respect on the part of our suppliers, and independence in our decisions.
An independent survey conducted by McKinsey after the integration of Austrian procurement activities in Global Procurement confirmed the position of BA-CA’s procurement unit for Austria as “best in class”.