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Coming to your area soon…Roadshow on key procurement trends

Credited Training Provider Commerce Edge is running a series of complimentary countrywide public forums to inform procurement leaders on the latest trends relating to, and the criteria within, ‘World Class Procurement’ organisations. “When you define a ‘competitive edge’ in procurement it all comes down to the level of capability of a procurement department and the […]

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IPSA / CIPS Annual Pan African Conference Programme 2009

In April, SmartProcurement brought you the key speakers for the 2009 Annual Pan African Conference. This month, the Institute of Purchasing and Supply SA (IPSA) and CIPS has taken the opportunity to update the programme information for the 2009 Annual Pan African Conference, which will take place on Tuesday, May 26 and Wednesday, May 27.

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Finally, first BEE verification agencies accredited

The Association of BEE Verification Agencies (ABVA) has welcomed the announcement by the Minister of Trade and Industry, Mandisi Mpahlwa, in terms of verification agencies that have completed the accreditation process conducted by the South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

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South African named Chief Operations Officer of global e-Procurement leader

Amsterdam & Dallas – Quadrem, a global provider of supply management solutions, has promoted Brandon Spear to Chief Operations Officer. In his new role, Spear will continue to oversee Quadrem’s operations for eight regional offices on six continents. Additionally, Spear will lead Quadrem’s research and development team as they build next-generation systems to enable customers

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2008 Annual BEE Conference: BEE Procurement decreases by 20%

BEESA Consulting and EES-Siyakha hosted their second annual Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Conference on the 11th, 12th and 13th of November 2008 at the Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre in Johannesburg. More than 80 delegates from both the private and public sectors attended the event in order to get to grips with the

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Report back on SmartSourcing Conference 2008

SmartProcurement hosted its 2nd annual SmartSourcing Conference on the 7th and 8th of October 2008 at the Irene Country Lodge in Centurion, Pretoria. This two-day event, sponsored by Purchasing Index, Tech-Pro Personnel, Commerce Edge Procurement Training, Volition, IPSA, BEESA Boxsmart and EES-Siyakha, attracted more than 100 local and international delegates from all corners of Procurement

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IPSA Western Cape Breakfast: “Procurement is the Profit Machine!”

SmartProcurement recently attended the Institute of Purchasing and Supply South Africa’s (IPSA) breakfast meeting on the 13th of August 2008 as held at the Hotel School in Granger Bay, Cape Town.  Kraai van Kraayenburg, IPSA’s Business and Training Development Manager, started the proceedings by welcoming guests to the event. In his welcoming address Van Kraayenburg

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2008 Salary Survey Results Published

The results of the SmartProcurement 2008 Salary Survey has been finalised and some very interesting results have come to light. “The survey strongly confirms the global trend that the procurement function is on the rise within organisations”, says Bernie van Niekerk, Editor of SmartProcurement. 522 Procurement professionals completed the survey. The top responding industry sectors

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