Do procurement professionals playing the same role but in different industries get remunerated differently? How does the mining industry compare to retail, compared to government? What does a senior manager get paid compared to a commodity manager, compared to a buyer? How does your remuneration package compare to others in your industry / band? We […]
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A recent benchmark between 9 large organisations from various industries indicate that up to 49% more might be available on local car travel deals. “One would expect that buyers with a larger procurement spend in this area will be the more cost competitive, but it turns out that quite the opposite is true,” Alan Low,
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“It is a well researched fact that the majority of outsourcing deals become unsatisfactory to one of the partners involved, within the first two years of the agreement, Cecil Harris, MD of ODMS tells SmartProcurement. This dissatisfaction could range from poorly delivered services to unhappiness with the pricing. “Invariably all outsourcing deals require a degree
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Fronting, as relating to Black Economic Empowerment (BEE), still remains part and parcel of the challenges faced by procurement departments in all industries. Thinking on the issue is however, widely divergent. This article looks at what fronting is, why some businesses front, or do business with others that front and what the consequences may be.
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Local e-Procurement platform provider MWEB CommerceZone has launched an innovatove solution that makes the arduous task of implementing and driving preferential procurement easier and faster. The company developed a “BEE pop-up tool” within its hosted e-Procurement platform. “This gives individuals placing an order “at-a-glance” insight into the precise BEE status of every sourced supplier, making
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