May 08
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Contents
- CIPS Australia debuts at #49 on BRW fast starters list
- 3rd Public Sector Procurement forum, 21-22 May, Canberra
- CIPSA sponsored research project
- Finalising CIPS’ 2008 Conference Programme
- Women In Procurement forum, 19 June
- Open Training Courses Booking Out Quickly
- The CIPS Australia Procurement Professional Awards 2008
- CIPSA National Essay Competition - $10,000 Prize Pool!
- CPO Agenda Masterclass Series
- CIPS/Croner Reward salary survey results
- Movers & Shakers
- Gossip
- Dates for Diary
- Local News
- Non-CIPS Events
- International Job Opportunities
- News from Abroad
CIPS Australia debuts at #49 on BRW fast starters list
CIPS Australia has been included in the prestigious listing of the top 100 fastest growing ‘start-up’ companies in Australia, and is proud to debut at number 49.
As a not-for-profit organisation, CIPS Australia will continue to reinvest the revenue back into the organisation to promote the profession, provide member benefits and develop training and educational opportunities.
3rd Public Sector Procurement forum, 21-22 May, Canberra
Procurement teams throughout the public sector will be asked to play a critical role in helping to achieve the challenging target of $10 billion savings at the heart of this government’s fiscal policy.
Helping to address the subject of public sector procurement, the CIPSA Public Sector Procurement Forum will return to Canberra on 21-22 May, presented in conjunction with the Federal Department of Finance and Deregulation and the Australian Procurement and Construction Council.
Speakers include senior procurement practitioners from both the private and public sectors, federal and state, a number of Australia’s leading consultants and training specialists, and expert presentations from leading technology suppliers.
For further information and to view the entire programme, please visit www.cipsaconferences.com.au
The PDF brochure is available for download here.
Following last year’s 2nd Public sector Procurement forum, CIPSA published a white paper highlighting the “Seven challenges facing public sector procurement”. To view this White Paper visit the direct link here.
CIPSA sponsored research project
Commencing later this month will be a CIPSA sponsored research project looking at how manufacturing organisations can improve their ability to innovate by leveraging relationships with their key suppliers. Evidence suggests that involving suppliers early and extensively in new product development projects can produce significant performance gains, yet they know little about how buyers effectively manage this involvement.
Your support will help shed light on this practice and form the basis of a CIPSA white paper. Dr Benn Lawson of The University of Melbourne and Queen's University Belfast is conducting the research. If you would like to be involved, and to ensure you receive a copy of the survey, please pre-register with CIPSA Research. Email research@cipsa.com.au.
Finalising CIPS’ 2008 Conference Programme
CIPSA still has a further seven conferences scheduled throughout the course of the year. Detailed plans are currently being finalised for the following CIPSA conferences:
- The 3rd Public Sector Procurement Forum: 21/22 May 2008, Canberra
- The CIPS NZ Strategic Procurement Forum: 12 June 2008, Auckland
- Women In Procurement, 19/20 June 2008, Melbourne
- The Queensland Supply Chain Conference, Brisbane: 31 July – 1 August
- The CIPS Australia Strategic Procurement Forum – Adelaide: 19 August
- The CIPS Australia Strategic Procurement Forum – Perth: 21 August
- 4th Annual CIPS Australia Annual Conference: 14/15 October, Melbourne
For further details regarding any of the conferences above, visit www.cipsaconferences.com.au or call Nigel Wardropper, CIPSA event director on 07 5549 1092.
Please note the QLD Supply Chain Conference is full endorsed and supported by CIPSA, but is not a CIPSA-run event. Please visit www.qldscc.com for more information.
Women In Procurement Forum, 19-20 June
A new event on the calendar, the “Women in Procurement” forum will provide a unique educational and networking opportunity for those interested in the advancement of women within the procurement profession. While procurement has traditionally been a very male-dominated profession, an increasing number of women have achieved success and recognition in recent years.
Featuring a wide variety of speakers, the programme will examine the challenges women face as they try to make their way in the fastest growing profession and what lessons and what lessons can be learned from those who have successfully gone before them. The event will explore what strengths women bring to the profession and identify possible areas of weakness – be they imagined or real.
The focus of this event is about networking as much as learning. With this in mind, the format is slightly unusual, with the event commencing midmorning on 19th June and concluding after breakfast the following morning. For the first time, this event is a “residential-style” conference, with accommodation, lunch, dinner and breakfast costs all included in the conference registration fee.*
Download the full brochure here.
There are 5 ways you may register
1) Complete form & fax to: 07 5573 5352
2) Online: www.cipsaconferences.com.au
3) By email to cipsa@bttbonline.com
4) By telephone on 07 5573 7493
5) Complete form and mail to: BTTB Marketing Pty Ltd, PO Box 825, Paradise Point, Qld 4216
Open Training Courses Booking Out Quickly
Courses are filling up quickly for CIPSA’s 2008 Open Training programme. Almost 300 places have been booked, so to avoid disappointment, book your place now!
The programme offers a wide range of non-assessed training courses designed to enhance procurement skills and disseminate relevant professional knowledge quickly and easily. To view a list of courses available visit http://www.cips.org/membership/australia/opentraining/
See the full 2008 Open Training Calendar here.
Download the full PDF brochure here (1.8 MB)
Download an electronic booking form here. (Word).
See Terms & Conditions here
To view Events happening in your state visit the EVENTS page or click the link directly below.
ACT | NSW | NZ | QLD | SA | VIC | WA |
The CIPS Australia Procurement Professional Awards 2008
Following the success of the inaugural Procurement Professional Awards programme last year, CIPSA is delighted to be launching the Procurement Professional Awards for 2008 earlier to allow you more time to complete your entry.
Awards include Best Example of Socially Responsible Procurement, Best Supplier Partnership, Best Cross-Functional Teamwork Project, Most Improved Procurement Operation, Best People Development Initiative, Best Process Improvement Initiative and The CIPS Leadership Award. A new award, ‘Young Procurement Professional of the Year’ has been introduced for 2008.
For more information and to register visit the PP Awards page on www.cipsa.com.au
Start working on your entries now! Entry deadline is 15 August, 2008.
CIPSA National Essay Competition - $10,000 Prize Pool!
Sponsored by Curtin University, the CIPS National Essay Competition is taking place again. This is your chance to share in a $10,000 prize pool. You could win $2000 plus an all-expenses paid trip to the 4th Annual CIPS Australia Procurement Conference in Melbourne, October 2008.
All you need to do is submit an essay of 1500-2500 words on one of three questions (listed below) by the 29th August, 2008 and you could collect $1000 as a regional winner of the CIPS Australia essay competition. The winner from each region will automatically be entered into the national competition with the chance to win a further $1000, and the aforementioned trip to the 4th Annual CIPS Australia Conference on 14 October - so start writing now!
Questions:
- How does the procurement profession avoid “green wash” and ensure truly sustainable sourcing solutions are presented to stakeholders?
- Are a socially responsible procurement policy and a low-cost country sourcing strategy mutually exclusive?
- As the generic cost of production falls, and the generic cost of freight rises, how will carbon trading affect supply chains?
Download the Essay Competition flier here, for full competition terms and conditions and details of how to enter.
The competition this year, has been generously sponsored by Curtin University.
CPO Agenda Masterclass Series
9 Masterclasses - 4 Topics - 4 Master Presenters - 3 Locations
Do you subscribe to the latest thinking? More details coming soon.
CIPS Australia will run a series of CPO Agenda Masterclasses throughout the 2008 business season. Aimed at senior level procurement managers, these Masterclasses will address the most compelling and intractable issues facing senior procurement professionals in daily management of their portfolios. Run in workshop format with a maximum of 16 delegates peer class (plus observers), they will be run by top class facilitators with real expertise in their field.
Masterclasses will enable delegates that attend to gain a thorough grasp of the real issues surrounding the chosen topic and some real strategies and tactics to take-away and try immediately in the real world office environment of a busy procurement team.
The programme is being finalised shortly and will focus on four Masterclass topics covering Stakeholder Buy-In, Socially Responsible Procurement, Performance Measurement and Supply Chain Effectiveness from a procurement perspective. More will be revealed soon! To register your interest email training@cipsa.com.au
CIPS/Croner Reward salary survey results
The latest survey in the UK from CIPS and Croner Reward shows a number of interesting findings relating to salaries in the procurement profession.
There has been a significant increase in Senior procurement managers’ salaries over the last 12 months. Heads of function and senior buyers are paid well above their peers in comparable professions, representing an increase of 10.3 per cent on last year. Salaries increased as follows over the past 12 months: 5 per cent for heads of purchasing; 2.9 per cent for middle managers; 0.4 per cent for junior managers; 6.2 per cent for senior clerical staff; and 6.7 per cent for assistant managers.
The survey also revealed that on average, male buyers are earning more than female buyers, particularly at more senior levels. For procurement directors the average female salary is 25 per cent below that of their male counterparts. Male senior managers are also generally earning more than female directors. It appears that with more junior roles, the pay gap between males and females is less.
Overall, the survey indicated that in the UK, procurement professionals can expect higher basic salaries than comparable roles in other professions, with heads of procurement able to expect 17.6 pre cent more than the national average for other functions and 10.7 per cent for senior managers.
An executive summary of the report can be found at www.supplymanagement.com
- Craig Rawlings is moving leaving IBM to join another consulting organisation.
- Clive Nielsen, MCIPS, is now managing the Perth office for Portland Group.
- Victorian committee member Ashok Chopra has left Shell and joned Johnson Controls
- Mick Lavers is leaving Raytheon’s procurement team in Canberra to join EDS as Travel Manager for the Asia-Pacific region.
- WA Commitee member Andrew Blitz received MCIPS through PDP
- Gregory Oke received MCIPS through PDP
- Brett Rigden has moved from NZ Defence Force to be National Procurement Manager at NZ Ministry of Justice
CIPS Australia Managing Director, Jonathan Dutton will be visiting CIPS headquarters at Easton House in England again in July 2008.
Upcoming key CIPSA dates for your diary around Australia & New Zealand:
- 14 May PERTH - Rio Tinto Sam Walsh breakfast - Book now!
- 14 May - WELLINGTON - Leaders' Armchair Forum
- 15 May SYDNEY - Capgemini Event - Accelerated Solutions Environment
- 21 May MELBOURNE - Knowledge Bites Lunchtime Lecture Series #2
- 21 May GLADSTONE - QLD networking event at CQU
- 21-22 May CANBERRA – The 3rd Public Sector Procurement Forum
- 28 May AUCKLAND – How can function drive value? With Richard Lowthia, Westpac
- 5 June SYDNEY - Steering Group meeting #22 will be held in Sydney
- 11 June PERTH - Sole Supplier Negotiating Networking Lunch
- 12 June AUCKLAND – The CIPS New Zealand Strategic Procurement Forum
- 18 June BRISBANE - Breakfast Seminar Event (Keep an eye on this page for more info)
- 19-20 June MELBOURNE – Women in Procurement Conference
Have your say on T&L recruitment
The T&L Industry is invited to “Have Their Say” on staff recruitment as part of a major survey to be conducted within the next month. Between the 28 April and 9 May many employers in the industry will be contacted by DEEWR about their recent recruitment experiences and asked to participate in a short phone survey.
The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) is excited to be working in consultation with the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) to investigate the recruitment experiences of employers in the logistics industry.
The ALC is assisting DEEWR in identifying recruitment experiences and success experienced by industry in filling vacancies in their businesses within the last twelve months. The results of the survey will enable industry specific information to be gathered on the nature and extent of recruitment difficulties that are affecting employers.
This survey will investigate the:
- Extent of recruitment difficulties in the industry;
- Occupations for which difficulties were most pronounced;
- Causes of recruitment difficulties, including reasons that participants are commonly unsuitable for jobs; and
- Regional differences in recruitment difficulties.
The ALC strongly encourages all industry representatives to be involved in this survey. If your organisation wishes to be involved contact DEEWR to ensure you are included in this survey.
Participation will enable data to be produced that will assist the logistics industry to develop strategies that address the labour supply and skills challenges facing employers. An analysis of the survey findings will be made available to all industry stakeholders.
If you require any further information on this project please contact the 'DEEWR survey hotline’ on 1800 059 439 or email: recruitmentsurveys@deewr.gov.au.
Can outsourced marketing work?
Source: B&T, 11 April 2008
By: Anila Azhar
Although almost all major corporations outsource a portion of their marketing functions, what about other parts of the business such as lead management or customer analytics? Increasingly, expertise in marketing lies outside the walls of most businesses. This realisations has led to a growing number of advertisers partnering up with ad shops for help.
Last week, marketing communications company Twenty20 Communications Group announced an outsourcing marketing partnership deal with home-builder Simonds Homes. Twenty20 will supply strategy, planning, creative and project management for all Simonds’ marketing needs, manage the selection of a new media planning and buying agency, research and print suppliers. And there are other examples of these deep-seated partnerships too – Brisbane-based creative agency De Pasquale has a similar partnership with ABC Learning which continues despite the company’s current stock market woes. Twenty20 also provides a similar service to a number of its other clients including Salmat Limited.
Rod Curtis, Twenty20 director says “a primary benefit of the arrangement is the agency’s ability to provide good quality results at a lower cost..... Read the full story here.
Portland Group Completes Acquisition of Cyberlynx Procurement Services
Portland Group has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Cyberlynx Procurement Services from Woolworths and the Commonwealth Bank. Cyberlynx is a procurement outsourcing/managed services business that was established by a number of large companies back in 2000 to provide them with leading procurement services and technology.
The acquisition of Cyberlynx builds on Portland Group’s existing managed services business and will allow them to offer clients a wider range of category management services as well as end to end supply chain solutions, further enhancing their ability to work with clients to improve their efficiency and profitability through sustainable procurement and supply chain improvement.
Portland Group’s strategy is centred on providing “deep expertise” in procurement and supply chain activities, striving to provide the most qualified people, processes and systems to drive value for our clients.
Strategic Procurement Masterclass, 22-23 May, Singapore
The Strategic Function in Procurement and Supply Chain Management, featuring world class procurement function in procurement and supply chain management will be held on 22-23 May 2008 in Singapore.
Cutting Edge Highlights include:
• Acquire best practices of procurement and supply chain management
• Identify how your business can make profits and minimise losses through successful strategic sourcing techniques
• Understand the essentials of category management
• Analyse the supply chain dynamics in your organization
• Benchmark your organization against world-class performance
• Procurement Professional Magazine
• Networking opportunities
• Understand how to undertake a world-class approach to supplier evaluation, negotiation and contract award
For further details click here.
Australia's premier Open Source Conference is only 5 weeks away - CeBIT 2008
Would you like to reduce the costs and complexity of your IT infrastructure?
Are you also looking to increase the flexibility, reliability & scalability at the same time?
Join up to 200 business professionals at Open CeBIT, the nations premier event for business leaders wanting more from their technology investment. Hear from the experts and network with your peers to gain a winning strategy for your business.
Contact Open CeBIT 2008 by emailing sales@cebit.com.au or call +61 2 9280 3400 if you are interested in becoming a delegate at the Open CeBIT Conference.
14th IFPSM Summer School – 2nd call for papers
The organisation of the 14th IFPSM Summer School is progressing according to schedule.
Most of the invited professors and speakers have already accepted invitations, including:
- Giovanni Atti (AgustaWestland, Italy)
- Svante Axelsson (SILF, Sweden)
- Philip Carter (CAPS Research, USA)
- Ken James (CIPS, UK)
- Stuart Humby (University of Southampton & Bath University, UK)
- Michiel Leenders (The University of Western Ontario, Canada)
- John Ramsay (Staffordshire University, UK)
- Jan Telgen (University of Twente, The Netherlands)
Attached please find the electronic copy of the announcement of the 14th IFPSM Summer School on Advanced Purchasing Research to be held between July 3 and 8, 2008 in Salzburg, Austria.
Paper outlines should reach the committee by April 21st, 2008. A decision as to most-deserving paper will be made that week so that the registration deadline of 1 May can be met. Please send your submission (and any queries) to Dr. Barb Allen at b.a.allen@bham.ac.uk.
Please note the following deadlines:
Deadline for applications: May 1, 2008
Deadline for submitting papers: June 1, 2008
Macquarie University Integrated Logistics & Supply Management Executive Course, 28-29 May
Register now for Macquarie Graduate School of Management’s Integrated Logistics & Supply Chain Management Executive Program, taking place for 3 days from 28-30 May 2008.
Presenters include:
John Bartholdi, Professor in the School of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology;
Lew Roberts, president and founder of L. Roberts & Associates Inc.;
Professor Aditya Ghose, Head, Decision Systems Laboratory, University of Wollongong;
Dr Simon Dunstall, Leader, Adaptive Supply Networks (ASN), CSIRO.
For more details see the attached course brochure.
Enhanced Project By-law Scheme information seminar
AusIndustry is the Australian Government’s business program delivery division in the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. AusIndustry delivers a range of more than 35 business programs - including innovation grants, tax and duty concessions, small business skills development, industry support and venture capital.
One of those programs, the Enhanced Project By-Law Scheme (EPBS), is targeted specifically at major project procurement. The EPBS provides tariff duty concessions for imported capital goods for major investment projects. It incorporates an Australian Industry Participation Plan to encourage the use of Australian industry in projects and global supply chains, and the concession is only available for goods that are not produced in Australia.
To be eligible for the EPBS, the total value of eligible goods for the project must exceed $10 million and the project must be in any one of the following industries: mining, resource processing, food processing, food packaging, manufacturing, agriculture, gas supply, power supply and water supply.
So far, the EPBS has delivered import duty savings of more than $248 million to over 187 companies. These companies also report that developing and implementing an Australian Industry Participation Plan has improved efficiency and saved them money. A diverse range of companies such as Fosters, Cadbury Schweppes, Enertrade, Woodside and Murray Goulburn Co-operative have netted benefits through the EPBS.
On 7 May 2008, AusIndustry will be holding an EPBS Seminar in Melbourne. This seminar will provide a detailed overview of the EPBS, including application processes and how to prepare a good Australian Industry Participation Plan.
To find out more about the EPBS or the EPBS Seminar, contact the AusIndustry hotline on 13 28 46, email aivic@innovation.gov.au. or visit www.ausindustry.gov.au
International Qualifications = International Jobs
Are you keeping up with the world of MCIPS?
Procurement Director
£100-110,000 +Bonus + Benefits Services organisation
(ref: MSF/284980)
Central London
The successful applicant will have a proven track record as a strong leader,change agent and project manager and will have engaged with the most senior of stakeholders on a regular basis.
This is unique opportunity to navigate a highly viable procurement function through a path of major change and challenge.
Email: stephen.fletcher@psdgroup.com
Senior Procurement Manager
£competitive + benefits. St Albans location
Premier Foods - Join our leading procurement team in this influential role and you'll source the very finest financial, legal and management services available while managing key stakeholders within our own business - right up to board level. Read more here...
To find out more and apply, email your CV and covering letter to richard.palmer@premierfoods.co.uk
Five Actions CPOs Should Take Now to Address an Economic Downturn
Panel of experts offers advice on taking control of spending and reducing costs in an uncertain economic environment
By Editorial Staff
Source: www.sdcexec.com
Burlington, MA — April 24, 2008 — A panel of financial and procurement experts that have worked and consulted with leading Fortune 1000 companies offered their advice to chief procurement officers on actions to take to weather, and even excel in, a potentially uncertain economic environment. The panel discussion was sponsored by Emptoris, a provider of enterprise supply and contract management software.
U.S. Seen Emerging as Low-cost Country
Weak dollar is opportunity for European businesses, BrainNet believes; lower labor costs, good infrastructure can tip scale in favor of U.S. market
By Editorial Staff
Source: www.sdcexec.com
Bonn, Germany — March 26, 2008 — The continuing weak performance of the U.S. economy is straining economic expectations around the world. However, the weak dollar has another, positive side as the United States becomes an attractive procurement prospect for European companies, according to a German supply chain consulting firm.
High-tech Goes Green
When your business is fairly clean to begin with, it's trickier to make a difference; purchasing renewable energy certificates to offset energy consumption
By Editorial Staff
Source: www.sdcexec.com
Manchester, NH — May 2, 2008 — It's one thing to develop Earth-friendly policies when you're a manufacturer or a retail operation — efforts such as recycling, using renewable energy sources, and scrubbing emissions to remove pollutants are all options.
But what if you're a high-tech company whose products appear only in cyberspace? How do you reduce your carbon footprint when it's largely an electronic footprint?
Croydon inks £83m deal with Capgemini
Outsourcing extension to cut costs and improve services…
By Andy McCue
Published: 23 April 2008 11:49 BST
Source: www.silicon.com
Croydon Council has signed an extension to its IT outsourcing deal with Capgemini, worth an estimated £83m over five years…
ICT suppliers told to go green or lose govt deals
Sustainable procurement policy to be mandatory for central government agencies
By Darren Greenwood Auckland | Monday, 5 May, 2008
Source: www.computerwold.co.nz
ICT suppliers will soon have to meet sustainability standards if they want to sell products or services to the government and the wider public sector. If businesses don’t make the grade, they may not win government business.
The Ministry of Economic Development (MED) is devising a sustainable procurement policy, which it expects will become mandatory for central government agencies — and with the expectation it will be adopted by the wider public sector, including local councils.
Eurolift Secures Multi Million Dollar Contract
Thursday, 1 May 2008
Press Release: Hellaby Holdings
Source: www.scoop.co.nz
Hellaby Holdings subsidiary and materials handling equipment supplier, Eurolift NZ Ltd, has been awarded a five year, multi-million dollar contract from Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd to supply and service the group’s forklift trucks. Outgoing General Manager of Eurolift, Tony Curran, who was instrumental in securing the contract says, “Eurolift is now the exclusive supplier of the core forklift truck fleet at 34 of Fonterra’s manufacturing and warehousing sites in New Zealand.”
What's the price of milk? Tricky question
Fairfax Media | Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Source: www.stuff.co.nz
Land of milk and honey it might be, but as Michael Field reports, New Zealanders pay more than most for it.
Boeing wins two contracts totaling $39M
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
St. Louis Business Journal - by Matt Allen
Source: www.bizjournals.com
Units of Boeing Co.'s Integrated Defense Systems were awarded two contracts totaling $39 million by the U.S. Navy, the Department of Defense announced Monday.
Boeing was awarded a $23.8 million contract for the procurement of ancillary mission equipment for the F/A-18 E/F and E/A-18G aircraft. Some work will be performed in St. Louis with the majority of work done in Mesa, Ariz. Work is expected to be completed in January 2010.
Grain Shortages & Fallow Land
Shyam Ponappa / New Delhi May 01, 2008
Source: www.business-standard.com
Shyam Ponappa discusses what ails wheat and rice farming, and how to fix production and distribution.
Mercifully, A Good Harvest…
With another lease of life, this is an opportunity to consider how to mitigate food shortages. Food supply and demand are closely matched. Sudden developments — drought in Australia, pests in Vietnam — create imbalances. Defensive national reactions exacerbate these imbalances. With fears of shortages receding in India after good wheat harvests and with record prospects for rice, now is the time to think and act for the future….
