Category Archives: 2012

Procurement profession needs more entry-level positions

More junior roles are necessary to encourage candidates to make purchasing their career of choice, according to CIPS president David Smith.

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Government procurement card controls ‘not strict enough’

MPs are not satisfied purchasing cards are being used appropriately and want tighter controls, including banning their use to buy certain items such as alcohol.

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Office Depot appoints Mike McCreesh to lead procurement

The office supplies company has promoted from within to find its new procurement and supply chain director.

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UK manufacturing falls to three-year low

A slump in production has caused the second steepest fall in activity in the Purchasing Managers’ Index’s 20-year history.

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Barclays to move procurement jobs to Singapore

The financial services firm is to relocate some UK procurement roles to the Asian country as part of a plan to reduce costs by £2 billion by 2013.

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Government procurement reform deadlines published

The Cabinet Office’s latest business plan details current purchasing reforms and when they are expected to be completed.

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CGI to buy Logica for £1.7 billion

The Canadian IT outsourcing firm is set to purchase the UK business services company.

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Africa needs major investment to meet supply chain challenges

The continent needs investment to continue at its current rate to close the gap with developed nations and develop its supply chain.

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The truth about off-contract spend

Exclusive research carried out by SM shows virtually all contracts have leakage.

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£71 million mobile policing project saves just £600,000

The majority of police forces bought mobile phones and PDAs through their own measures, despite a central contract being in place and in some cases reported getting better deals.

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