Brunswick teams purchasing and IT for competitive edge.

Purchasing | March 23, 2000 | Copyright

A strong purchasing/IT relationship is helping to propel Brunswick Corp.'s efforts at consolidating the non-traditional services buy of its six divisions.

Recently, purchasing and IT worked as a team to put together agreements with two telecom suppliers for the entire corporation. The new arrangement, which significantly reduced the supplier base, has resulted in 20% cost savings on the company's $7 million annual telecom purchase.

Says Bob Sell, chief information officer, of the team's success: "Good sourcing strategies are critical to the success of the ...

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