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Procurement vs Purchasing vs Sourcing – Whats in a name?

“What’s in a name?”, asked William Shakespeare famously. Actually, quite a lot, when we’re talking about procurement, purchasing and sourcing, says Luca Ramasco, Italian procurement specialist and author. Professionals working in our fascinating business area agree nowadays in defining the process – from the specification of needed goods & services through to the supplier performance […]

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Procurement Leader: Kamalasen Chetty, Visa

“You can grow into any role in your organisation by bringing the skill that you are going to get from Supply Chain as a foundation”, says Kamalasen Chetty, Senior Director, CEMEA at Visa. Join Debbie Tagg, COO SmartProcurement, as she interviews Kamalasen, who shares his journey into his current senior role, working across multiple regions

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Supply Chain Management: Each One, Teach One

Leave a Comment / Leadership and People, Professional Development, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management SCM / Bernie van Niekerk

What if I teach you and you teach the next person, and the next person teaches the next person? Creating a human chain of experience and learning can go a long way to improving the rather bleak public procurement space in South Africa, says Sanele Khomo, a Deputy Director at the KwaZulu Natal Provincial Treasury.

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Procurement as a change agent for localisation and sustainability

Leave a Comment / Leadership and People, Procurement Strategy, Recently Featured, Sourcing Strategy, Sustainable Procurement / Bernie van Niekerk

Procurement strategy must be aligned to business strategy, says Dirk Karl, Group Executive: Chief Procurement Officer & Member of the Board, Global Sourcing Company (GSC), The MTN Group a valued African brand in telecommunications. He told delegates at the Smart Procurement World Indaba 2022 that two of MTN’s core business strategies are localisation and ESG

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Think global, act local – glocalisation has arrived

Leave a Comment / Global Sourcing, Leadership and People, Procurement Leaders, Sourcing Strategy / Bernie van Niekerk

Global megatrends affecting supply chains was the topic that kicked off the Glocalisation-themed Smart Procurement World Indaba 2022 last month. Held at Gallagher Estate in Gauteng, the annual indaba is the largest procurement conference in South Africa, and was opened by keynote speaker and futurist, Dr Marcell Vollmer, CEO of the Prospitalia Group based in

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How to manage political pressure in public procurement

Leave a Comment / Compliance / Legal, Leadership and People, Legal / Contract, Professional Development, Public Sector Procurement, Sourcing Strategy, Supplier Management, Supplier Partnerships, Supply Chain Management SCM / Bernie van Niekerk

Political pressure from stakeholders in supply chain management (SCM) is a reality. We must just find ways to collaborate with our colleagues in government successfully, advised Thandy Pino, Founder and CEO, Ntakha Consulting, and former Chief Director of Supply Chain and Asset Management at the Gauteng Department of Health, at the recent SPW Indaba 2022.

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What do ESG and sustainability mean for procurement?

Leave a Comment / Global Sourcing, Leadership and People, Procurement Strategy, Sourcing Strategy, Strategic Sourcing, Sustainable Procurement / Bernie van Niekerk

Sustainable procurement involves incorporating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles into procurement processes and policies, Matjale Matsaung, Global Sustainable Procurement Expert & Managing Director, Sechaba Bauen, told delegates at the Smart Procurement World Indaba 2022. The aim is to ensure that business with suppliers is conducted in a manner that aligns with corporate social responsibility

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Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) October 2022

Leave a Comment / Leadership and People, PMI / Bernie van Niekerk

The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose from 48.2 index points in September to 50 in October. This is slightly better than the average recorded during the previous quarter (49.6). However, the Transnet strike and faltering global demand likely hurt exports, while persistent load-shedding capped the recovery in activity and demand. However, as

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Report Back: Smart Procurement World Indaba 2022

Leave a Comment / Leadership and People, Procurement Leaders, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management SCM / Bernie van Niekerk

THINK GLOBAL AND ACT LOCAL, SA PROCURERS ADVISED Procurement myopia can be a death sentence for an organisation, was the warning issued to procurement professionals attending Smart Procurement World’s 2022 Indaba at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand last month. This has never been more true than in today’s fragile, post-pandemic and disruption-fraught business environment, where

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Learn from failures to improve negotiations

Leave a Comment / Leadership and People, Legal / Contract, Negotiation, Professional Development / Bernie van Niekerk

Failure is critical to learning, but no one wants to talk about it, says Mark Raffan, who heads up training and sales at Negotiations Ninja, a Canadian training company leading the way in negotiation, conflict resolution, persuasion and influence, and communication. He also hosts the Negotiations Ninja Podcast, the top negotiation podcast in the world.

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