EUROPE
MANAGING RISK
442,000
Number of Accenture employees globally
1989
Year founded
$34.85bn Revenue
and qualifications – that is something that you typically would not see in a procurement function, but that you could potentially see in an MSP (managed service provider) setup. It’s so close to our core business and is essentially the revenue driver. As a result, my team is larger than the traditional benchmark If you think about what is known as traditional procurement, it’s probably around double the size of a traditional benchmark.”
Nowosel is also keen to pinpoint the safety features of Accenture’s offerings. “It is extremely relevant that all the partners we are working with are following a very rigid process, a very clear playbook on how we assess and handle risk and controls,” he says. “Not only on our side, but with all the parties we are working with. Some of the players are much smaller, and therefore, we had to enhance the risk framework to something that is not just for the ‘big is beautiful,’ but also for the smaller, dynamic startups that probably have a completely different mindset. With regards to the size of the organisation that I’m running, I’m operating in 69 countries, so I can really claim it’s a global function. It’s definitely a global governance model I’m running.” Obviously, the role of the CPO has changed a lot over the years and the issues CPOs are presenting to Nowosel have also shifted. “I would say it’s not just them coming to me, it’s me, coming to them, with all the issues. I think the role of procurement has evolved big time. If you go back a little bit in CPO history, what have we always focused w w w. g i g a b i t m a g a z i n e . c o m
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