Matalan initiative scoops top procurement award
3 April 2012
Discount retailer Matalan has won first prize in the 2000 Kelly’s Awards for Excellence in Purchasing and Supply. The company topped the retail category and was presented with the overall prize at a black tie dinner at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel earli
“The whole purchasing team contributed,” said Gillian Moore, group purchasing controller at Matalan, which won the award for its new purchasing initiative. “We only set up the purchasing function two years ago, but teamwork is key at Matalan - that’s why we were successful.”
Around 400 people attended the event, hosted by BBC presenter John Humphrys, which also...