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In October 2008, SmartProcurement brings you the SmartSourcing 2008 Conference with the emphasis on Strategic Cost Management. Several industry experts will share their thoughts and experiences with you concerning the 4 major procurement strategies that you can adopt to reduce cost on a sustainable basis, and insulate your organisation against rising prices!  Here is a […]

Since we launched the 2008 Salary Survey in our last issue, more than 461 procurement professionals have participated. 58% of the respondents were male and 199 (guess..?) females. 69% of people had more than 10 years of experience in procurement. Of these 52 were CPO’s (Chief Procurement Officers)… and indicated below along with other roles

Smart Procurement is pleased to announce that we are developing our Jobs section on our website to provide an extended service for both clients and candidates across the Africa Region to take you into 2008.   The Smart Procurement community of more than 8000 P & SM practitioners provides the exact target market and contractors can

Most organisations have duplicates in their vendor master data, Marc Silberbauer of Marshan Technologies told Smart Procurement. The example he provides shows how one supplier could be registered with seven different vendor numbers…

Stricter corporate governance requirements have substantially increased Procurement Leader responsibilities in ensuring compliance at various levels within the private and public sector. James Swiegelaar of CEC tells SmartProcurement that according to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), common red flags for vendors which should be checked by CFOs and CPOs include the following: An

  The UK based Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) has accredited local World Class Procurement training provider Commerce Edge to be a provider of its internationally recognised Purchasing qualifications. As a result Commerce Edge will be able to provide students a range of CIPS qualifications ranging from Level 3 International Certificate to Level

By Bernie van Niekerk If it is true that “You can’t manage what you can’t measure”…, then what exactly is the “management objective” with measuring company buyers on the number of purchase orders they process a day? It is quite possible that this type of measurement could result in buyers buying the company faster and