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Leadership Profile: Brian Fredericks of Transnet Freight Rail

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This month SmartProcurement profiles Brian Fredericks of Transnet Freight Rail. Full name: Brian Fredericks Position: Chief Procurement Officer Your organisations’ procurement spend: ±R7,5 billion p.a. Who does P & SM report to: Chief Financial Officer Private sector OR Public sector: Public Sector Core business activity of the enterprise: Rail Freight Logistics Number of people in […]

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World Class Operational Procurement: Training, Training, Training

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Part 4 of a ten-part series that examines key operational aspects of the so-called “Purchase-to-Pay” value chain by Independent Contributor, Peter Alkema – Head: Purchase to Pay at ABSA “The Purchase-to-Pay (PTP) value chain is a series of business events that are usually enabled by a system such as SAP. Knowledge of this process, as

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IPSA Western Cape Breakfast: “Procurement is the Profit Machine!”

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SmartProcurement recently attended the Institute of Purchasing and Supply South Africa’s (IPSA) breakfast meeting on the 13th of August 2008 as held at the Hotel School in Granger Bay, Cape Town. Kraai van Kraayenburg, IPSA’s Business and Training Development Manager, started the proceedings by welcoming guests to the event. In his welcoming address Van Kraayenburg

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2008 Salary Survey Results Published

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The results of the SmartProcurement 2008 Salary Survey has been finalised and some very interesting results have come to light. “The survey strongly confirms the global trend that the procurement function is on the rise within organisations”, says Bernie van Niekerk, Editor of SmartProcurement. 522 Procurement professionals completed the survey. The top responding industry sectors

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In USA CPO Women Earn More Than Men

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With Women’s Day (9 August) around the corner, SmartProcurement is highlighting the success of women who are international industry leaders in the field of Procurement. Elaine Porteous, Managing Director of specialised procurement recruiter CA Procurement, told SmartProcurement that: “In a recent study done by the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies (CAPS), it was found that

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Leadership Profile: Sanet Jacobs of Lonmin Group

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This month SmartProcurement profiles Sanet Jacobs of Lonmin Platimun. Full name: Sanet Jacobs Position: Senior Supply Chain Manager – Procurement & Warehousing Your organisations’ procurement spend: R7 billion p.a. Who does P & SM report to: VP SBS & President of Lonmin Private sector OR Public sector: Private Sector Core business activity of the enterprise:

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World Class Operational Procurement: Effective Requests & Approvals processes

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Part 3 of a ten-part series that examines key operational aspects of the so-called “Purchase to Pay” value chain by Independent Contributor, Peter Alkema – Head: Purchase to Pay at ABSA The request for goods and / or services marks the beginning of the actual Purchase-to-Pay process in the organisation. There will be a stated

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15 Simple Rules for effective Negotiations

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“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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Leadership Profile: Lucille de Wit of Plessey

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This month SmartProcurement profiles Lucille de Wit of Plessey (Pty) Ltd. Full name: Lucille De Wit Position: Procurement Manager Your organisations’ procurement spend: R900m Who does P & SM report to: CFO Private sector OR Public sector: Private Sector Core business activity of the enterprise: Installation of telecommunications infrastructure Number of people in your P

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Sustainable Procurement: What is it & why is it of crucial importance?

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Sustainable procurement and the global impact that it has on supply chains worldwide was one of the primary themes at the recent IPSA / CIPS Pan African Conference that was held on May 20 – 21, 2008 at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg. The Conference, entitled “Procurement in the Global Marketplace – Opportunities and Challenges”, was

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