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Why should SALES, IT or OPERATIONS enjoy a greater mandate than Procurement?

By Bernie van Niekerk It seems that everyone in the organisation has a reason why Procurement should not get TOO involved in their particular area of the spend! Ask the IT function, and they’ll be of the opinion that IT’s too technical and only propeller heads can really understand it… Never mind the fact that […]

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How one procurement manager’s vision shook the auto-industry

By Bernie van Niekerk March 1993. The New York Times reported that the Vice President for Worldwide Purchasing at the world’s largest Automotive Company was leaving. As a result General Motors (GM) lost 3.5% of its market value in one day! Jose Ignacio Lopez de Arriortua, was credited with saving GM more than $4bn during

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