Category Archives: Careers

Noble appoints head of hard commodities

William Randall takes on the commodity giant’s hard energy, metals, minerals and ores businesses, plus a seat on the board.

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Balfour Beatty supply chain head joins rival Apollo Group

The building firm has hired Vince Hanning as head of supply chain and procurement.

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Tesco expands procurement team to boost buying power

The retailer is recruiting for purchasers that can help leverage the company’s size and scale across Europe.

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Antcliff appointed as Accord’s new group procurement manager

West Midlands housing association hires purchasing expert to help it source and sell services.

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Pace purchasing head to have direct line to CEO

The set-top box manufacturer has appointed a new purchasing director who will start at the end of the month, SM has learned.

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Fujitsu’s Guy Allen moves into consultancy

The former vice-president of global procurement at the IT services company has become a partner at 4C Associates.

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Fujitsu’s Guy Allen moves into consultancy

The former vice-president of global procurement at the IT services company has become a partner at 4C Associates.

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Buyers reveal ‘sexy’ elements of procurement

SM asked readers to describe the sexiest aspect of procurement, click the link to discover what they said…

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What type of leadership style works best?

Many buyers think democracy is best, while a significant number believe applying different approaches such as laissez-faire, bureaucratic or autocratic are appropriate on occasion.

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Skan Group’s CPO to cut suppliers and hire more buyers

New group purchasing manager promises sweeping changes for Oldbury UK and Boughton Engineering.

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