Logistics giant DHL has today launched a procurement outsourcing service designed to help public and private sector organisations around the world achieve substantial cost-savings through transformational sourcing of products and services?

It will work in concert with DHL’s other service capabilities to create new integrated services to further deliver value to customers.

The new team, which will be based in the UK, will be headed by Roger West, former procurement director of NHS Supply Chain (NHSSC), a DHL business procurement unit created in 2006 under contract to the UK Department of Health tasked with delivering US$1.5 billion of savings to the National Health Service.

The new unit – called DHL Procurement Outsourcing – aims to work closely with both the public and private sectors to help drive down costs at a time when the economic background is particularly challenging.

DHL calculate their specialist expertise and grasp of public procurement has already saved the UK National Health Service more than $152 million in the past three years and has performed ahead of expectations.

DHL expects rapidly to build business in other countries from their successful UK experience, and especially the replication of their “direct from manufacturer” sourcing programme.

Source: china daily