“Organisations can no longer only rely on their products and services to differentiate themselves”, Tom Beasor, an acclaimed international negotiator told SmartProcurement. “Often, it is the actual level of training of their personnel that makes the deciding difference.” This applies as much to your hard skills (technical competence) as it does to your soft […]
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Commerce Edge, a SETA (Services Sector Education and Training Authority) accredited procurement training company is launching five brand new courses in affiliation with CIPS (UK) (The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply) and, IPSA (The Institute of Procurement and Supply, South Africa). Margaret Richings, Sales Director at Commerce Edge told Smart Procurement that “These courses will
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It is estimated that by 2015 contractors, freelancers and interim managers could make up as much as 50% of the white-collar workforce internationally. Many of these freelancers will be the more mature individuals with extensive experience and, new graduates seeking experience in various job roles. In Part 2 of this series, Elaine Porteous, a specialist
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A salary survey was conducted by Tech-Pro Personnel at the IPSA Conference held in May this year. The survey related specifically to the Procurement field and questioned reporting structures and budgets etc. It attracted a total of 103 respondents. The majority were from the Public Sector Enterprises such as Eskom and Transnet (39%), and the
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The recent survey by Deloitte of 300 South African companies, “National Remuneration Guide 2007”, established that there is a shortage of qualified and experienced staff in many professions, with particular emphasis on the shortage of AA candidates. Elaine Porteous, a specialist in Procurement Organisational design tells Smartprocurement that: “The procurement function is certainly not
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There has been a growing trend in many SA organizations to take on temporary staff instead of employing them permanently. The convenience for employers in doing this, including being able to call on resources as and when required, is often matched by the cost savings, e.g. not having to contribute to pensions, health care, etc.
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If you asked your Human Resources Department how much staff recruitment really costs your organisation the real cost can be much higher than imagined. Elaine Porteous, an Independent Procurement Consultant tells Smart Procurement that there are many costly “hassle factors” both internally and externally that are usually not accounted for. She says the following issues
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We often get asked about Procurement Job Descriptions. As a result we opened up a post on the Procurementtips.com forum relating to various procurement jobs and their descriptions. At the moment we have information regarding: 1. Purchasing Managers (Fairly Comprehensive for a smaller organisation or local purchasing unit of larger purchasing organisation – Not suitable
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Do procurement professionals playing the same role but in different industries get remunerated differently? How does the mining industry compare to retail, compared to government? What does a senior manager get paid compared to a commodity manager, compared to a buyer? How does your remuneration package compare to others in your industry / band? We
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