Will the company that has reasonable material master data please stand up!? SAP’s material master data, without a doubt, is the bane of any Procurement Manager’s existence. This will also not be news to any manager in purchasing, with most companies despairingly accepting that master data always has and always will be an insurmountable […]
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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has pledged its support for the creation of a professional procurement licence. The endorsement was revealed at the CIPS Pan African Conference in July in Johannesburg. David Noble, group CEO, CIPS said in a statement that “as a profession, we need to step forward and be accountable for
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The role of procurement, much like finance, has fundamentally changed in organisations operating in the market today. The subtle, but significant nuances that underpin the changes in legislation and policy relating to Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) and localisation, as captured within the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP 7) and, more recently, the Agricultural
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While researching the causes for Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) failures, Australian editor Cara Waters found that financial mismanagement is the biggest single cause. Until SMEs get their financial houses in order they are in great danger of failing or facing bankruptcy. Government has acknowledged that SMEs are major contributors to employment growth in South
Financial excellence is the holy grail of SMEs’ smart procurement Read More »
The Supplychainforesight2014 Survey ranked ‘availability of supply chain skills’ as one of the top five key supply chain and logistics constraints over the next 5 – 10 years¹, highlighting concerns over a growing shortage of skilled staff. Supply chain professionals who actively align their skill sets with demand will have the pick of challenging
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Elaine Porteous If your background includes a four-year business or science degree, you have strong technical skills and you have worked away in sub-Saharan Africa, you have a head start. Add to that, solid experience in construction or engineering, and you can speak Portuguese or French, your future is secure. If you lack any
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Standard Bank’s first draft of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) certification candidates achieved a 100% pass mark in the last assessment period, the only company to do so, which is part of the financial services provider’s re-design of its Procurement function – ‘Project Prologue’. Director of Procurement, Meshern Govender, and Head of Strategic
Standard Bank case study – Procurement professionals moving forward Read More »
Standard Bank was awarded the ‘Best People Development Initiative’ at the CIPS Pan African Procurement Awards last week at Emperor’s Palace in Johannesburg. The financial services provider’s human capital development programme was put above the rest by its peers in the Procurement fraternity at a glitzy dinner on the first evening of the Chartered Institute
Competence development reigns supreme at procurement awards Read More »
Managers can deliberately initiate organisational change. It can either evolve gradually within the department, be imposed by specific and compelling changes in policy and procedures, or arise from external forces, Ronald Mlalazi (MCIPS), Education Manager at Commerce Edge Academy, tells SmartProcurement. In his 10th article for SmartProcurement’s World-Class Procurement Practice series, Mlalazi discusses how good
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Leading cellular network provider MTN, has embarked on a 3-year programme to elevate the status of its procurement organisation across the group by ensuring that all its company procurement practitioners achieve an internationally recognised procurement qualification from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS). The programme will be delivered by leading procurement education and
MTN embarks on far reaching procurement education drive Read More »
