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Creating a framework for developing SCM professionals

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South Africa currently ranks 61st out of 137 countries within the 2017/2018 Global Competitive Index (World Economic Forum, 2017). One of the Index’s main critiques against the country is its inadequately educated workforce, which re-affirms the critical role of education and skills development. It is imperative that the country ensures efficient and effective skills development […]

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Optimising the procurement process to boost efficiency

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The role of procurement extends far beyond the belief that procurement’s primary function is to obtain goods and services in response to internal needs. A world-class procurement process aims to optimise the whole process to create significant business value. Procurement optimisation leads to a number of benefits and adds remarkable value to your organisation as

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Municipal materials management may require a counter-intuitive purchasing approach

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Ensuring that the right quality of an item is ordered and delivered may seem like a fairly obvious responsibility. However, doing so in practice requires a fairly sophisticated understanding of market conditions and user requirements, which, like many organisations, municipal departments do not possess. “There is a higher probability of generating measurable savings if municipal

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Can procurement create jobs? #youthmonth

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As we leave #youthmonth behind and move into July, it is a good time to consider the difference that procurement can make in the lives of South Africa’s youth. In this month’s SmartProcurement, Heilet Bertrand, Marketing Manager, Institute for Futures Research, University of Stellenbosch, takes a look at what procurement can do. Youth Day (16

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Retaining procurement talent: ready for the future?

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Supply chain professionals in retail have an unprecedented opportunity to drive a profound shift in supply chain operational performance. But how will they strategically attract and foster a workforce that is ready to meet the evolving demands of future consumers, asks Rafique Jassiem, Group Procurement Manager, Oceana Group. The water shortage in the Western Cape

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Building effective procurement teams: the struggle is real

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The conversation around talent shortages in the procurement space has been going on for five to ten years now. Greg Tennyson, CPO at VSP Global, has come to realise that the real problem is not the lack of ready-to-go procurement talent, it is the hiring managers’ inability to see a future procurement professional in a

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MCIPS-qualified professionals in Sub-Saharan Africa earn 38% more

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• 57% of Sub-Saharan professionals received a salary increase in the last 12 months• In a change from 2016, when the private sector reported the highest average salaries, last year’s top performer was the charity/not-for-profit sector• Men earn more than women at more senior levels, especially at advanced professional level where the pay gap

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Q&A with Lenovo’s VP of Global Procurement

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Challenges of Global Procurement Rob Handfield, Co-Director of the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative at North Carolina State University (SCRC), recently spoke to John Zapko, Vice President of global procurement for technology company Lenovo, about what’s going on in the world of global procurement. Zapko has procurement authority over all software, Latin America, and emerging markets.

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What to do in your first 90 days leading a procurement division

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Changing jobs or even organisations can be daunting. Managing the change is a strategic process requiring a strong sense of visionary leadership, a clear picture of the objective and reasons and a strong process of communication and involvement. Sanet Shepperson, a Procurement Executive at Cell C, provides a ‘play book’ on how to walk in,

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8 ways procurement can radically reduce costs

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Procurement-managed expenditure accounts for an average of 65-75% of many organisations’ outflows. Tough economic situations, therefore, require procurement professionals to continually implement and manage cost reduction programmes. As many organisations continue to search for ways to reduce costs, there should be an agreed and well-defined programme for and by supply chain professionals to cut

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