Embracing Continuous Improvement in Public Procurement

If there’s one piece of advice Marla Bossons has for public procurement professionals it’s never get too comfortable.

The philosophy has served her well over two decades working in the public sector for the District of North Cowichan. In fact, it’s what kickstarted her career in procurement in the first place.

In this episode, Marla sits down with Bonfire host Tuong La to chat about how her commitment to improving processes and delivering value to her community led her deeper into the world of public procurement — and how that same growth mindset fuels her work today.

We discuss:

• Disrupting the stereotype of procurement as an “administrative cog”
• Driving efficiency gains with eProcurement
• Evolving from tactical to strategic partners
• The fine balance between accountability and efficiency
• Why “doing things the way they've always been done” will never do

You can find this interview, and many more, by subscribing to Inside Public Procurement on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or gobonfire.com/podcast.

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