3 Procurement processes that are overdue for an overhaul
By Teigan Margetts, Manager / Consultant at Red Hero Group In procurement, we innovate. We conquer...
Read MoreAug 25, 2021 | Contract Management, Featured, Procurement Strategy, Procurement Training, Tender Management | 0 |
By Teigan Margetts, Manager / Consultant at Red Hero Group In procurement, we innovate. We conquer...
Read MoreJan 27, 2021 | Change, Procurement Training, Professional Development | 0 |
As an unprecedented 2020 trickled into 2021, it has become abundantly clear that competent and proficient supply chain management is a major catalyst when it comes to sustainable economic growth. With this in mind, the IMM...
Read MoreNov 14, 2019 | Change, Commentary, Education, Procurement Strategy, Procurement Training, Professional Development | 0 |
With Halloween just past, it is time to consider whether your boss is scarier than your average ghoul or if your career is in the grip of a scary, old-world Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) and thus doomed to wither… Tania...
Read MoreNov 14, 2019 | Change, Commentary, Procurement Training, Professional Development | 0 |
Irrespective of what you think about the way in which private- and public-sector procurement is conducted, the ultimate objective is the same. Creating ‘value for money’ is the most commonly used term among...
Read MoreMay 15, 2019 | Procurement Strategy, Procurement Training, Sourcing Strategy | 0 |
Three ways in which collaboration can create procurement transformation Procurement has been trying to make changes to its processes, priorities and brand identity for years. Our suppliers want us to be more open to contact and...
Read MoreMar 13, 2019 | Change, Procurement Strategy, Procurement Training, Professional Development | 0 |
The Millennial Generation represents one of the greatest potential influences and challenges to managing talent in the next year or two. Hackett’s 2016 Procurement Key Issues study revealed that talent management remains...
Read MoreFeb 13, 2019 | Education, Procurement Training, Professional Development | 0 |
South Africa currently ranks 61st out of 137 countries within the 2017/2018 Global Competitive Index (World Economic Forum, 2017). One of the Index’s main critiques against the country is its inadequately educated...
Read MoreDec 6, 2018 | Procurement Strategy, Procurement Training, Supplier Management, Tools & Tips | 0 |
The role of procurement extends far beyond the belief that procurement’s primary function is to obtain goods and services in response to internal needs. A world-class procurement process aims to optimise the whole process...
Read MoreAug 8, 2018 | Procurement Training, Public Sector Procurement, Risk Management, Sourcing Strategy | 0 |
Ensuring that the right quality of an item is ordered and delivered may seem like a fairly obvious responsibility. However, doing so in practice requires a fairly sophisticated understanding of market conditions and user...
Read MoreJul 4, 2018 | Commentary, Procurement Training, Professional Development | 0 |
As we leave #youthmonth behind and move into July, it is a good time to consider the difference that procurement can make in the lives of South Africa’s youth. In this month’s SmartProcurement, Heilet Bertrand,...
Read MoreMar 13, 2018 | Commentary, Procurement Strategy, Procurement Training | 0 |
Supply chain professionals in retail have an unprecedented opportunity to drive a profound shift in supply chain operational performance. But how will they strategically attract and foster a workforce that is ready to meet the...
Read MoreDec 12, 2017 | Procurement Training, Professional Development | 0 |
The conversation around talent shortages in the procurement space has been going on for five to ten years now. Greg Tennyson, CPO at VSP Global, has come to realise that the real problem is not the lack of ready-to-go...
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