Short feed for external use http://www.supplymanagement.com/latest-sm-news.xml "We must look at ourselves and say, do people trust procurement? They expect to deal with professionals who exhibit integrity and competence," Edward Siwela, from the Institute of Directors Zimbabwe. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2013/procurement-must-build-trust-to-get-a-seat-on-the-board/ 348029 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:30:00 GMT 20130522013000 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:53:25 GMT 20130522105325 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:42:11 GMT 2013052211114211 Hannah Whittaker News Careers Fraud & corruption Risk & continuity International Home page top story Purchasing Supply chain Southern Africa 2013 Nat Maelane, procurement director at Sappi Southern Africa, told the CIPS Pan African Conference that strategy "sets the tone for everything you want to do with procurement". http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2013/strategy-key-to-maximising-value/ 347976 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT 20130522010000 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:18:38 GMT 20130522101838 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:43:06 GMT 2013052211114306 Hannah Whittaker News Home page top story Purchasing Southern Africa 2013 Procurement professionals need to address the issues that keep chief executives awake at night to increase their corporate standing, the CIPS Middle East Conference heard. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2013/five-propositions-to-get-the-attention-of-the-ceo/ 348051 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT 20130522000000 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:15:24 GMT 20130522111524 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:28:22 GMT 2013052211112822 Hannah Whittaker News Business change Purchasing Supply chain Home page picture story 2013 The managing director is to depart the UK public sector organisation at the end of June. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2013/david-shields-leaves-government-procurement-service/ 348000 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT 20130522000000 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:37:07 GMT 20130522103707 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:48:14 GMT 2013052210104814 Hannah Whittaker News Public sector Home page top story 2013 Greater collaborative procurement between fire and rescue authorities in England could contribute to £200 million savings, according to a spending review by Sir Ken Knight. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2013/review-urges-fire-service-to-never-buy-alone/ 347536 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT 20130521010000 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:45:51 GMT 20130521124551 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:04:21 GMT 2013052211110421 Hannah Whittaker News Public sector Purchasing 2013 A report shows risk management strategies keep marketing procurement professionals in demand, while logistics and data analytics experience is also desired. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2013/risk-management-puts-marketing-procurement-professionals-top-of-the-list/ 347487 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT 20130521000000 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:17:50 GMT 20130521101750 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:51:20 GMT 2013052210105120 Hannah Whittaker News Careers Purchasing 2013 Acquiring account management, project management and entrepreneurial capabilities will be vital to the career development of purchasing professionals, according to senior buyers in the region. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2013/soft-skills-in-demand-for-middle-east-procurement-roles/ 347495 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT 20130521000000 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:56:13 GMT 20130521105613 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:51:15 GMT 2013052210105115 Hannah Whittaker News Careers International Purchasing 2013 Purchasing professionals must think outside their traditional role to pinpoint potential threats to their organisations, CIPS economist John Glen told delegates at the CIPS Middle East Conference. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2013/buyers-must-develop-peripheral-vision-to-tackle-risk/ 347510 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT 20130521000000 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:37:11 GMT 20130521113711 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:29:27 GMT 2013052211112927 Hannah Whittaker News Risk & continuity Purchasing Supply chain 2013 The supermarket giant this week presented awards to strategic partners for innovation, quality and service and more. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2013/sainsburys-rewards-suppliers-for-their-efforts/ 347039 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:32:35 GMT 20130520103235 Fri, 17 May 2013 11:41:58 GMT 20130517114158 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:29:44 GMT 2013052010102944 Hannah Whittaker News SRM Risk & continuity Supply chain 2013 The telecoms provider has cut ties with those suppliers that couldn't keep up with the company's requirement for new ideas, according to its head of procurement. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2013/ee-demands-innovation-from-supply-chain/ 346851 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:44:38 GMT 20130520094438 Thu, 16 May 2013 10:38:49 GMT 20130516103849 Thu, 16 May 2013 10:59:08 GMT 2013051610105908 Hannah Whittaker News Technology Risk & continuity Purchasing Supply chain 2013