Boosting Social Value in a Post-Covid World with MD of Capita Procurement Solutions, Jonjo Hobbs #40

“The structure being put in place that hasn't been there before, around all the components that sit within social value, is enabling an acceleration of the whole agenda around social value.”

There’s an element of procurement beyond the nitty gritty that’s steadily come to the forefront of the agenda, particularly in the last 10 years - social value. For Jonjo Hobbs, Managing Director of Capita Procurement Solutions, the idea is not a new concept, but one which has gained traction in the wake of Covid.

In today’s episode of Talent Talks we dive deep on how a focus on social value within procurement affects the sector’s perception both internally and externally, the impact that both Covid and Brexit have had on localisation of supply chains, and we build on our previous episode and consider the lessons that each of the private and public sectors can learn from each other.

This episode of Talent Talks covers:

• Social value in procurement, and its increased importance vs a decade ago
• Covid’s impact on Capita Procurement Solutions’ projects, and adapting to change
• Differing approaches in public and private sectors, and what each can learn from the other
• The renewed perception of supply chain’s value outside of procurement
• Covid and Brexit’s effects on localisation of supply chains

This episode of Talent Talks is sponsored by Capita Procurement Solutions, the client-facing procurement consulting business within the Capita Group. They deliver a wide range of leading procurement solutions from short-term strategic advice and projects to fully-managed procurement services.