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Employers seek buyers with networking skills

What skills do you need be successful in procurement?

‘BEE remains vital to business success’

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The Urgent Need For Talent Upgrade in Supply Chain and Procurement

Growing demand for supplier relationship managers

Procurement has an image problem

Articles in category: Talent Management

1. Attracting the next generation - is procurement doomed to be stuck with mediocre talent? Explore Procurement Leaders Network (May 14 2012) Careers , Talent Management As more procurement organisations join the fray to fight for a handful of individuals with the capabilities to take their functions forward, the message they’re selling them isn’t always one that can compete with other areas of the business. The more sophisticated procurement organisations are coming up with some clever answers to talent-related questions in order to snare the employees they need. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Switzerland

2. Employee Advocacy: The Untapped Social Business Resource Explore dachisgroup.com (May 4 2012) Marketing & Advertising , Talent Management There is a heavy focus on advocacy in social business circles these days. Why is advocacy important? How do you find advocates? What do you do with advocates once you’ve found them? How do you measure the value of advocacy? The hunger for advocacy is driven by the dawning understanding that the best way to transform prospects into customers is through the authentic amplification and influence that only advocates can provide. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   New York   Boston   Dachis Group

3. Purchasers in support services earn the highest remuneration Explore supplymanagement.com (May 3 2012) Careers , Talent Management Promotion and career development are important considerations when moving jobs, according to the results of the CIPS Africa and Ernst & Young Southern African Supply Chain Survey. In terms of motivation to move jobs, the survey found buyers are more driven by career progression than by earning more money. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Africa   South Africa   CIPS

4. It’s indeed a man’s world in procurement – latest salary survey results Explore procurement-iu.com (Apr 18 2012) Careers , Talent Management A recent PIU study shows that women’s salaries still very much lag behind men’s. Following from Sanna Pearson's blog, it seems as though the careers of female procurement officers cannot breach the glass ceiling. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Procurement Intelligence Unit

5. Break the deadlock Explore supplymanagement.com (Apr 10 2012) Careers , Talent Management At some point in one’s working life a question like this arises: ‘Am I really where I want to be or has my career stalled?’ Sometimes the answer comes easily, but often there is just a general feeling of dissatisfaction ........ Here are five things you can do to help future-proof your career. (Read Full Article)

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6. Procurement has an image problem Explore Procurement Leaders Network (Apr 4 2012) Leadership , Talent Management It must be depressing to watch the smart and the ambitious flooding past your team on to other more glamorous roles. What makes it doubly frustrating for procurement, is that where they’re missing out is often because of misconceptions about what procurement is or does. But are procurement chiefs doing enough to combat that? (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Procurement Intelligence Unit

7. Sourcing's Missing Links: People, Process Explore mypurchasingcenter.com (Mar 29 2012) Sourcing , Talent Management One-size-fits-all technology doesn’t work for tough, diverse sourcing. No two companies (or sourced categories) are the same. Sounds obvious, doesn’t it? Then why do most procurement organizations, regardless of industry, typically use the same approach and resources to sourcing all their goods and services? (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Gartner

8. What skills do you need be successful in procurement? Explore Procurement Leaders Network (Mar 27 2012) Careers , Leadership , Talent Management Easy answers all round – tomorrow’s procurement stars have soft skills and they’re able to influence the board, whilst coordinating cost-cutting ventures, deploying technological tools and understanding their supply market inside out. At least, if you talk to CPOs, they’ll tell you some variation of the above. The problem is, it may not always be a credible combination. (Read Full Article)

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9. The End of the CPO? Why tomorrow's function will be unrecognisable Explore Procurement Leaders Network (Mar 16 2012) Leadership , Talent Management In this extract from the cover story of the latest Procurement Leaders Magazine, we ask the tough questions: Where does procurement go next once it’s achieved a reasonable level of cost savings? Does being a good purchaser make you a good function head? And is the CPO role going to go the way of the dodo? (Read Full Article)

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10. Social media policy needed to avoid risk Explore supplymanagement.com (Mar 15 2012) Online Supply Communities , SM B2B Marketing , Talent Management "You can't stop employees using social media, you can only guide them in how to use it appropriately and explain to them the consequences if they fail to do so" Nick Thomas, a partner at law firm McGrigors. (Read Full Article)

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11. CIPS president calls on buyers to recruit their successors Explore supplymanagement.com (Mar 14 2012) Careers , Talent Management David Smith: "I'm asking you to encourage people of all ages and backgrounds to consider the opportunities within procurement." (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   David Smith   CIPS

12. CIPS News - March 2012 Explore supplymanagement.com (Mar 13 2012) Talent Management Olympics drive buying change; Kraft makes giant leap with CIPS procurement academy; CIPS unveils intelligent new member information service; Celebrating success in Bangladesh; Roundup; Gold for Communisis' journey of continuous improvement; Enhancing sustainability on the regional agenda; A boost for charities (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   England   London   John Collington

13. Senior buyers to share expertise at CIPS Middle East Conference 2012 Explore supplymanagement.com (Mar 9 2012) Talent Management Speakers from Qtel, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation and BAE Systems will be among those providing expertise and experience at the region's premiere procurement and supply chain event in Qatar on 6 May. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   CIPS

14. Procurement and the glass ceiling: salary survey shows anti-female bias Explore procurement-iu.com (Mar 7 2012) Talent Management It is perhaps an assumed fact of purchasing life that the profession is male dominated. But is this true of senior management levels? (Read Full Article)

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15. What happens when procurement resources are lost from an organisation? Explore cpoagenda.com (Feb 28 2012) Talent Management The cost of third-party supplies rises dramatically when companies cut their investment in professional purchasing and do not staff it appropriately. (Read Full Article)

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16. Social recruitment of experienced hires Explore dachisgroup.com (Feb 28 2012) Talent Management Online social recruitment for experienced hires Using social channels such as Facebook and Twitter for graduate recruitment has become the norm in a crowded marketplace for talent, but few organisations have been able to “crack” how to use social recruitment for more experienced hires. For these kinds of senior appointments, with the possible exception of (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   IBM   Microsoft

17. The stewardship of productive knowledge Explore Procurement Leaders Network (Feb 28 2012) Talent Management Companies pay a heavy price in lost capabilities when outsourcing a function. Is this out-weighed by the savings? (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   IBM   Apple

18. Next step for certification programmes Explore Procurement Leaders Network (Feb 27 2012) Leadership , Talent Management Charles Dominick, CEO of Next Level Purchasing, recently wrote an interesting blog on certification. In it, he asked, "What is a more professional job: corporate purchasing or fingernail painting?" The answer seems obvious, yet, Dominick wrote, every state requires nail technicians to get training before they get licensed. There’s no such requirement to work in procurement, he says, nor any requirement for certification or licensing. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Charles Dominick

19. £250M Civil Service Training Contract Demands Supply Competition Explore supplymanagement.com (Feb 22 2012) Public Sector , Talent Management The UK government training deal with Capita Workplace Services is the first of its kind to mandate competition in its supply chain. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   CIPS   NAO

20. Logistics Graduates of South Africa Explore SmartProcurement.co.za (Feb 14 2012) Talent Management Logistics Graduates of South Africa has been established in 2007 formed by a group of former students of Vaal University of Technology & supported by Lectures as well as Head of Logistics Department of Vaal University of Technology (Dr A Garnett). The purpose of this initiative is to familiarize Logistics Graduates & Supply Chain officials with procurement software systems, professional bodies and organizations related to Supply Chain, students’ initiatives projects (In-Service Training & Bursaries). (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   South Africa   CIPS

21. Personal Development Explore supplymanagement.com (Feb 14 2012) Talent Management It used to be a case of 'HR versus procurement', but now the two functions are starting to work together to great effect, finds Helen Gilbert. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   London   CIPS   Reed

22. Finding the Right Professional is Key to Supply Chain Competitiveness Explore Supply Chain Management Review (Feb 13 2012) Talent Management Recent findings by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Global Supply Chain Institute advisory board suggest that finding the right professional has never been more crucial. (Read Full Article)

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23. Want Supply Management Pros? Avoid the Culture Clash! Explore Sourcing Innovation (Feb 8 2012) Talent Management Chief Executive recently ran a good, but short, article on Talent retention that said More than Money: Culture is the Key to Employee Retention that is worth a read by every Supply Management Director looking to recruit and retain talent, which, due to a lack of talent development programs, is in short supply at many Supply Management organizations. Noting that in this economy, however, companies can't afford increased salaries and lots of perks for employees, the article also notes that, however, that though employees do care about how much they're making, there are many other things that ... (Read Full Article)

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24. Supply Chain Education - January 2012 Explore Supply Chain Management Review (Jan 30 2012) Careers , Talent Management Which skills and competencies are hiring managers emphasizing in their job openings today? How well are the universities preparing students for a career in logistics and supply chain management? A new survey from SCMR and Logistics Management reveals some of the answers. Click here to read more Education and the Skills Needed to Succeed in Today's Supply Chain Tuesday, January (Read Full Article)

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