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Category Archives: Home page top story
Pay rates rise for junior managers, but fall for senior managers
The average pay of junior purchasing managers increased by 6.7 per cent on 2011’s figures, according to the CIPS/Croner Salary Survey 2012 published today.
Posted in 2012, Careers, cat-news, Home page top story, International, News, Purchasing
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EU proposes contracts block on protectionist nations
Suppliers from countries that do not have open public procurement markets could be at risk of exclusion from public tenders in Europe.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, International, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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US auto firms gear up for supplier collaboration
The American arms of Honda, Hyundai, Nissan and Subaru are the latest to join an initiative to boost supply chain sustainability where suppliers share ideas.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, International, News, Supply chain, Sustainability
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Premier Foods aims for 4 per cent savings through supply chain
The manufacturer plans to make efficiencies after reporting an operating loss of £259.1 million.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, News, Purchasing, Risk & continuity, Supply chain
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Silver proves more valuable than gold to Hochschild
The mining firm’s revenue from the precious metal rose by 37 per cent, despite producing less last year than in 2010.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, International, News, Purchasing
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Clothing buyers told to cast garment-sourcing net wide
“Purchasers should have a radar that covers all Asian countries and the world near you,” Mike Flanagan, chief executive of Clothesource.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, International, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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92 per cent reviewed supply chain in wake of 2011 disasters
But just 12 per cent made or will make significant changes.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, News, Purchasing, Risk & continuity, Supply chain
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Contract renegotiation to save taxpayer £200 million
The UK government has reduced the amount it will pay a major IT provider over the next five years.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, News, Public sector, Purchasing, SRM
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Senior execs unclear on procurement’s role
22 per cent of senior managers “are not at all sure” what procurement does and just 8 per cent believe purchasing is a “highly strategic” function, says poll.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, International, News, Purchasing
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Half of buyers use social media to do their job
Asked whether the procurement function uses social media to do its job, 51 per cent said yes, with the remainder saying no.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, News, Purchasing, SRM, Supply chain, Technology
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