Effective procurement leadership and the capacity to oversee individuals are central in the progress of any ‘group’ adventure be that in business or in some other gathering movement. Whether it’s good to go or as a feature of a relaxation movement any gathering will at last be pursuing a shared objective and it’s vital that there is someone who can deserve the admiration of the gathering and who can arrange every one of the different components to arrive at that objective.
Join Debbie Tagg, COO of SmartProcurement as she interviews one of the long time leaders in procurement and supply chain, Faan Du Toit. With over 30 years experience in the industry Faan has a wealth of wisdom to share. “If you don’t have a seat at the table with your various stakeholders you are […]
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In celebration of Women’s Month and the fabulous women in our industry, SmartProcurement profiles Adriane Yvette Naidoo from Visa. Full name Adriane Yvette Naidoo Position Head of Sourcing (Sub Saharan Africa) Your organisation’s procurement expenditure $8Bil/per annum Who does P & SM report to The CFO Private sector or public sector Private
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To mark Women’s Month, SmartProcurement profiles another dynamic woman in Procurement, Stacy McTavish from Dimension Data, an NTT company. Full name Stacy Lee McTavish Position Head: Supply Chain Centre of Excellence (COE) Who does P & SM report to The CFO Private sector or public sector Private sector Core business activity
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Mike Mortson, CEO at Supply Chain Game Changer in Ontario, Canada, believes that in the post-pandemic era, the deployment of exciting technologies, new processes and systems, broader skills and more strategic responsibilities will make it a fantastic time to be in supply chain for many years to come and make Supply Chain heroes of their
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Procurement is very old school. So, how do we drive change? If you are looking for a recipe, diversity is the first step, embracing the very thing that makes us human – our differences and emotional connection through purpose and values. This is the future of work across global supply chains because diversity, equity, and
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With the breadth of challenges facing humanity, each new year gives us the collective opportunity to reflect on the progress we’ve made toward creating a more sustainable future for all. Lazar Armianov, EcoVadis Regional Sales Director, Northern Europe, Middle East and Africa, points out that those of us in the procurement space have a significant role
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By Chris Gaffney, Mark Shaughnessy and Anshu Prasad CFOs must challenge supply chain and transportation leaders to help build more robust, more resilient transportation networks. Transportation seems to be the topic of conversation more often these days. It ranges from shortages on our grocery store shelves to the news of a large container ship stuck
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By Stephen Bauld During these difficult times of the pandemic, it can put additional stress on supply chain management in general. Sometimes in procurement, we can be viewed as the “purchasing police” from other organisation members with too many rules and regulations to follow. From a procurement leadership perspective, attention is usually focused on the
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By Alejandra Garcia (MCIPS), Vice President: Procurement, Royal DSM In the first part of this three-part article series, I focussed on obtaining customer insights; in the last part, I will deal with crisis management, but nothing can be achieved in any function without an engaged, fit-for-purpose team – the focus of this second instalment. It
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By Alejandra Garcia (MCIPS), Vice President: Procurement, Royal DSM For most organisations, procurement was already undergoing a digital transformation when the COVID-19 pandemic hit us last year. While the accelerated rate of change brought on by the crisis has been brutal, it has confirmed how critical our function is to maintaining a company’s supply chain,
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