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.
The passing of Fantas Mobu is being felt widely among professionals in the public sector and by members of the State Owned Enterprises Procurement Forum (SOEPF), of which Mr Mobu was President. “We are at a loss for words. We knew Fantas was unwell, but had hoped he was going to pull through,” said […]
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The recent passing of Karen van Vuuren is being widely felt among the supply chain fraternity. Karen will be remembered by many for the important, pioneering work she did in establishing the procurement fraternity as a profession. In addition to her tireless and distinguished contributions to the procurement fraternity, she held key leadership positions
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Without doubt, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and other C-Suite organisational leaders (Chief Financial, Operating, Information, Marketing Officers) recognise the strategic value in procurement. However, the global dilemma these decision-makers face is whether current Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) are equipped with the right strategic and board-level skills to officially be admitted into their high-level discussion
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A survey of formal Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) representation at executive committee (exco) level in state-owned or government-controlled enterprises; consulting and audit organizations; and the top 100 listed-corporations revealed some very startling findings. In the second of four articles on the state of procurement, Dr Douglas Boateng shares his concerns in this month’s SmartProcurement.
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Almost twenty five years on, CEOs, Government officials and policy makers are still skeptical about procurement’s formal representation on the executive and senior policy development committees In the first of four articles, Dr Douglas Boateng, SmartProcurement Editorial Board Member and CIPS Fellow, asks who is to blame for this? In 2011, Transparency International UK published
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Ronald Mlalazi, Education Manager at Commerce Edge Academy, has become a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS). There are only eight people in Southern Africa who have reached this level of professional recognition. Ronald chatted to SmartProcurement about the path he followed earning his FCIPS a how he intends putting Procurement
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This month SmartProcurement profiles Indrasen Naidoo from First-Rand Banking Group. Full name: Indrasen Naidoo Position: CPO Your organisations’ procurement expenditure: R10-billion (including Capex) Who does P & SM report to: CFO First Rand Group
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This month SmartProcurement profiles Elmarie van der Merwe from PPC. Full name: Elmarie van der Merwe Position: Head: Group Procurement Your organisations’ procurement expenditure: R3.459-billion Who does P & SM report to: Executive: Group Services Private sector OR Public sector: Private Sector Core business activity of the enterprise: Manufacturing of Cement Number of people in
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Gerd Kerkhoff started his own specialist procurement consultancy in Dusseldorf just over ten years ago which has moved into the forefront of its discipline in Europe with over 200 consultants eomployed. SmartProcurement spoke to him about his background and his ambitions for expanding the business to Africa. Age : 52 Married with three children Lives
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This month SmartProcurement profiles Alta Spence from Waco Africa. Full name? Alta Spence. Position? Chief Procurement Officer. Your organisations’ procurement spend? R2-Billion a year. Who does P & SM report to? Financial Director. Private sector OR Public sector? Private Sector. Core business activity of the enterprise? Forming, Shoring, Scaffolding, Modular and re-locatable buildings and portable
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