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Procurement: should you separate operational and strategic buyers?

Posted on January 28, 2013 by David Atkinson

I was recently involved in an exchange on the subject of a reorganisation of Procurement at a service-industry client.  Being proposed was that the role of the buyer would be split into two: an operational buyer responsible for managing the … Continue reading →

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Cost cutting – a Warning

Posted on February 22, 2012 by David Atkinson

This month’s SM provided confirmation that, amongst 3000 respondents, cost-cutting was their #1 priority for 2012. It would be a foolish professional who suggested that this topic was ever going to be eliminated from the role of the buyer. It … Continue reading →

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Make SRM your priority for 2012

Posted on February 22, 2012 by David Atkinson

How encouraging it is to see SRM and Risk Management being recognised amongst the main levers of procurement’s business contribution in this month’s News Focus – Supply Management 2011 Reader Research The responses of 3000 professionals identified SRM as the … Continue reading →

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