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Category Archives: Business change
Siemens to save €3 billion with procurement overhaul
The changes will be led by CPO Barbara Kux, who will leave the company when her contract expires in December 2013.
Posted in 2012, Business change, cat-news, Ed's choice business change, News, Purchasing
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Balfour Beatty cuts procurement staff in restructure
The Construction Services UK division is merging its six operating businesses into one from January 2013 and streamlining procurement in the process.
Posted in 2012, Business change, cat-news, News, Purchasing
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Manchester Airport Group acts as matchmaker to big and small suppliers
Supply chain director Steve Tanner hopes to reduce the number of vendors his team have to manage by making the introductions.
Posted in 2012, Business change, cat-news, News, Purchasing, SRM
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‘Effective procurement’ key to £100m savings at Direct Line
Following a drop in profits, the company plans to close one of its sites, cut almost 900 jobs and use effective procurement to make savings.
Posted in 2012, Business change, cat-news, News, Purchasing
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Vivendi plans procurement efficiencies after profits fall
The company that owns, among others, the video games maker behind Call of Duty, blamed problems with struggling mobile phone business SFR for the drop in income.
Posted in 2012, Business change, cat-news, News, Purchasing
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Travel buyers earn more than £60,000 on average
The first study into the remuneration of travel buyers by the Institute of Travel & Meetings reveals purchasers in the pharmaceutical sector are the highest paid.
Posted in 2012, Business change, Careers, cat-news, News
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Unilever procurement helps with sustainability objective
Buyers are assisting the fast-moving consumer goods company in achieving an ambitious long-term plan to double in size while reducing its environmental impact.
Posted in 2012, Business change, cat-news, International, News, Risk & continuity, SRM, Sustainability
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Merged services puts councils on track to save millions
A CPO involved in the tri-borough project told SM other authorities should follow their example by putting individualism aside and collaborating.
Posted in 2012, Business change, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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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.
Posted in 2012, Business change, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing
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NAVCA signs up to local government procurement pledge
The National Association for Voluntary and Community Action has turned down the Cabinet Office’s procurement pledge because it focuses too much on multi-million pound contracts.
Posted in 2012, Business change, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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