RZD Procurement. Open Dialogue Forum

On 22 November 2018, Izolyator participated in the annual forum “RZD Procurement. Open Dialogue”.

Russian Railways Open Joint-Stock company is a modern transport and logistics operator of strategic importance for the Russian Federation. The company is a key connecting link in the economic system of Russia that ensures uninterruptible business activities of industrial companies and makes a popular transport available to millions of citizens.

At the forum, RZD JSC discussed global issues of its cooperation with suppliers.

Civic organizations representatives and RZD’s suppliers entered the dialogue.

Oleg Bakulin, Director of Partner Relations represented Izolyator at the forum.

RZD Procurement. Open Dialogue Forum

At the forum, the Head of RZD reminded that the long-term development program till 2025 sees an overall investment in large-scale construction of railways in the amount of 8.7 bln rubles. In this connection, improvement of purchasing procedures and work with suppliers will be very important.

There is a growing attention given to purchasing from small and medium businesses. Thus, for example, their share over the 9 months of this year approached 44 % in purchasing.

RZD is improving its purchasing mechanisms, simplifying some procedures to provide access to its purchasing to the largest possible pool of suppliers.

The open dialogue with suppliers is already the third one. This year’s conference also included workshops for suppliers.