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  • Mastering a sea changeWith major acquisitions leading to rapid growth, Babcock International Group has seen its procurement team undergo a transformation to deal with the changes. Paul Snell talks to Tim Clay, procurement director of the Marine and Technology division, about the challenges. 10 May 2012
  • 'Who can afford sovereignty?'Rebecca Ellinor speaks to the man who has been given responsibility for helping to improve procurement at councils across England and finds out what he considers "the big problem" to be. 10 May 2012
  • 'It is not going to be one solution fits all, not in this business'As director of procurement at Aggregate Industries, Gerard Cantwell is keen to simplify a complex organisation. He talks to Steve Bagshaw about the challenge and his plans for change. 12 April 2012
  • Fast track to successPaul Snell catches up with Muna Abdulla Bin Zouba'a, procurement manager at Abu Dhabi Motorsports Management (Yas Marina Circuit) to 
discuss her career. 28 March 2012
  • We just 
get on and do itNorland provides facilities management for buildings including Wembley Stadium, the Royal Hospital Chelsea and Greater London Authority. Rebecca Ellinor speaks to procurement director Rachel Lee about how she runs its purchasing operation. 15 March 2012
  • Your president needs youNew CIPS president David Smith explains to 
Rebecca Ellinor how he plans to make procurement and supply management a career of choice for all ages. 10 November 2011
  • Making a mintHow do you transform buying at a 1,100-year-old organisation and make it world-class? Rebecca Ellinor meets Gail Roberts, who rose to the challenge after joining the Royal Mint as head of supply chain and procurement 08 September 2011
  • Raising the stakesAhead of the CIPS Conference 2011, we asked speaker Ed Worthington, senior procurement manager at Virgin Holidays, for his take on how to manage and get involved with stakeholders 08 September 2011
  • Taking the economic temperatureLast month, we caught up with Faisal Islam, economics editor of Channel 4 News and 2011 CIPS Conference chairman, for his take on everything from the current financial crisis to attracting graduates to the profession. Here's what he told us 08 September 2011
  • A combined forceBringing together the best parts of government buying, John Collington is creating a new mood of collaboration. Rebecca Ellinor meets the government's first chief procurement officer 14 July 2011
  • A fresh approachArnaud Unvois talks to Paul Snell about overcoming challenges at The Orchid Group and the advantages of creating its procurement strategy from scratch 09 June 2011
  • A current accountRebecca Ellinor speaks to Michael Whitby, group procurement director at Lloyds Banking Group, about building on procurement's progress and the future of purchasing technology 12 May 2011
  • Close and personalRebecca Ellinor hears from Virgin Media's director of procurement about why it's important to be 'joined at the hip' with internal customers and allow buyers to come up with creative solutions 14 April 2011
  • Brewing from scratchRebecca Ellinor finds out how Ian Russell's purchasing operation in South Africa provided a firm foundation for the future of the profession in the country. 17 February 2011
  • What the spending review means for procurementAfter last week's announcement of the spending review, Steve Bagshaw spoke to John Collington, head of procurement for the Efficiency and Reform Group at the Cabinet Office, about the effects of the review on the procurement profession. 25 October 2010
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