This month SmartProcurement profiles Ebrahim Asmal of Engen Petroleum. Full Name: Ebrahim Asmal Position: Chief Procurement Officer – Engen Petroleum Limited Your organisations’ procurement spend: R 4 billion Who does P & SM report to: Financial Director Private sector OR Public sector: Private Sector Core business activity of the enterprise: Refining and marketing fuels and […]
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The latest version of Searchlight, a description based spend analysis tool has just been launched. “The new version of SearchLight takes spend analysis to the next level,” Marc Silberbauer of Marshan Technologies told Smart Procurement. “SearchLight Description Based Spend Analysis software is designed to analyse purchase order transactions by reading descriptions,” says Silberbauer. “It
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The recent international BrainNet/SAP survey shows that CPO’s of leading procurement organisations are faced with three central procurement challenges. They are: 1. To create transparency; 2. To create value; and 3. To establish efficient risk management structures. ***This article is a continuation of last month’s ‘Beyond the Hype: The International Importance and Evolution of
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E-Networking Is e-networking a new opportunity in procurement? The fastest growing social networking site, Facebook (www.facebook.com), has more than 64 million active users and about 250,000 new registrations each day. It even has a user group called ‘Supply Chain Management Professionals‘ with more than 700 members! “Even if you aren’t a Facebook addict, it’s hard
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This month Smart Procurement profiles the dynamic leader of MTN – GM Procurement: Thapelo Petje Full Name: Thapelo Petje Position: GM Procurement, MTN (Pty) Ltd Qualifications: B.Com (SA); Hons B.Com (UP); M.Com (UP) & SEP (Wits/Harvard) Private sector OR Public sector: Private sector Core business activity of the enterprise: MTN – Mobile Telecomm Co. Number
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The Institute of Purchasing and Supply SA (IPSA) will be hosting its annual PAN African Conference on 20-21 May 2008 at Emperors Palace in Gauteng South Africa… The theme of the conference (held In association with the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)) will be Procurement in the Global Marketplace – Opportunities & Challenges…
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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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“Since 2004 IPSA (The Institute of Purchasing and Supply SA) has been actively engaged in seeking out partnerships with related associations to increase benefits for our members, both in terms of deepening our core competencies of Purchasing and Supply Management, as well broadening our reach into the related areas of overall Supply Chain Management”, IPSA’s
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"How does the procurement function get its hands on the company’s IT spend?" is a key question in many large organisations. It turns out that getting the mandate is only the start of the game. Getting a strong IT function to support and implement the proposed procurement strategies is a different kettle of fish. Here
LEADERS: This month Smart Procurement profiles the dynamic Purchasing Head of Total SA – Ndabeni Bagosi.
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