Jiteen Ahmed- Purchasing and supplier engagement at a leading UK university

In this Luxury of Choice interview episode, Steve meets Jiteen Ahmed. Jiteen is Head of Technical Services in the colleague of Health and Life Sciences at Aston University, UK. He is also chair of the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium. In a wide ranging discussion, Jiteen and Steve discuss :Why suppliers to UK universities MUST have a sustainability policyThe importance of framework agreements in scientific purchasing Why salespeople should engage early with purchasing department when working on a new projectThe importance of understanding the various stakeholders when working on an opportunity at a university,  and why the technician is your best friendWhy purchasing are not the enemy!Jiteen Ahmed's LinkedIn page : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jiteenahmed/Steve Vaughan, Jonathan Cooper, Pru Layton, Christian Walter, Pascal le Floche,  Jayne Green  and Jonathan Slasinski are Sales Trainers from george james ltd.  You can email the show at:  [email protected] The trainers on LinkedIn: Steve Vaughan https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-vaughan-salestrainer/Jonathan Cooper https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-cooper-18716b1/Pru Layton https://www.linkedin.com/in/pru-layton-b46a3528/Christian Walter https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-walter-a1857b1/Jayne Green https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayne-green-salestrainer/Pascal Le Floch-Riche https://www.linkedin.com/in/pascal-le-floch-220ba46/Jonathan Slasinski https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-slasinski-449a655/george james training website https://georgejames-training.com/