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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
A global profileCIPS chief executive David Noble tells Paul Snell about steering the institute on a bold, creative and international path 14 October 2010
Portillo on the spotMichael Portillo, former MP and now a broadcaster and media commentator, will be speaking at this year's CIPS Conference. Steve Bagshaw quizzes him on purchasing, politics and profile-raising 22 July 2010
He's a sole manA sure-footed approach to business and buying has made John Timpson a trusted source of management advice, finds Rebecca Ellinor 08 July 2010
Meet Barbara Kux...Siemens' first female board member and Fortune magazine's sixth most powerful woman in business. 10 June 2010
A life of luxuryCamels and film star Ray-Bans - it's all in a day's work for Andrew Swift, global sourcing director at WhiteConcierge. Paul Snell discovers what 'high net worth individuals' demand from buyers 27 May 2010

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