Welcome Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Talent Management News
Analysis: Time to refocus on people development
With economies around the world apparently on the road to recovery, procurement functions are abruptly changing gear. The bottom line? 2010's leadership challenges are very different those that were faced in 2009.
Flood of jobless procurement pros creates 'challenging' environment
A flood of highly qualified procurement professionals in the market place currently is creating a "challenging hiring" environment, a recruitment expert has warned.
08:53, 24 Nov, 2009
Top BBC procurement chief takes home £177,800
The salary of the BBC's most senior procurement executive has been revealed. According to newly published data on senior staff wages and expenses, Beverley Tew, the broadcaster's director of procurement and revenue management took home a yearly compensation package worth £177,800 for the year ending last August.
09:29, 16 Nov, 2009
Analysis: People key to transformation at engineering group
Procurement transformations are usually driven by changes to policies and processes, rather than people. Not so at Switzerland based Vibro Meter SA, part of 8,000-employee, £1.1bn sales Meggitt engineering and aerospace group. Here, it turns out, simple changes to the ways that procurement employees carried out their work had a powerful impact.
09:12, 14 Jul, 2009
Virtual procurement training facility launched
An online academy aimed at training up aspiring procurement professionals has been launched by ADR International, in conjunction with the Institute of Supply Management, in the US.
08:38, 08 Jul, 2009
7,000 BA staff accept pay cuts
In a stark example of the problems blighting the airline industry, iconic airline British Airways was forced to go to its staff, cap in hand, asking for money.
09:03, 26 Jun, 2009
Procurement sharpens up its act to take lead on recruitment
As unemployment continues to rise across Europe procurement is playing an increasingly important role in labour recruitment - an area that is being scrutinised more heavily than at any time in generation.
11:23, 19 Jun, 2009
Procurement salaries on the rise
The salaries of US-based supply management professionals increased by almost 7% in 2008 over 2007 levels, according to Institute of Supply Management research.
09:00, 04 Jun, 2009
Media giant adds procurement expertise
Media agency, Omnicon, one of the largest advertising agencies in the world, is appointing two senior procurement experts to help in its own negotiation processes.
08:57, 15 May, 2009
Consumer confidence hits all-time low
Despite murmurings of a recovery, a new survey by the British Retail Consortium suggests that confidence among UK consumers is at a record low, with concerns over job prospects in particular a cause for concern.
09:14, 11 May, 2009
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