Building Third Party Procurement’s Future at Sarantis Group

In an era defined by technological disruption, supply chain volatility and mounting sustainability pressures, procurement teams face unprecedented challenges. For Dimitris Antonopoulos, Head of Group 3rd party Procurement at Sarantis Group, these challenges represent opportunities to fundamentally reshape how the organisation operates.

With over 20 acquisitions in the last 20 years  and operations spanning cosmetics, chemicals, cleaning items, food packaging and healthcare, Sarantis Group has built a procurement function that must balance complexity with consistency, scale with agility and innovation with sustainability.

The recent acquisition of Stella Pact provides insight into how Sarantis approaches post-merger integration. For procurement teams, acquisitions present hurdles that can make or break the value creation thesis.

"Integrating new acquisitions always brings both challenges and opportunities," Dimitris explains. "I would say the key challenges include aligning different operating systems, which can initially limit information flow, harmonising diverse ways of working, internal structures or even corporate cultures. Another critical aspect is the consolidation of supplier bases to ensure efficiency."

Disparate ERP systems create data silos. Different negotiating approaches lead to inconsistent pricing. Varying quality standards slow decision-making. Cultural differences undermine collaboration.

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