SA/NT Region
Welcome to the SA & NT regional page
| SA/NT Regional Chair: | Nick Ford |
| SA/NT Regional Vice Chair: | Keith Barber |
| Contact Email: | sa@cipsa.com.au |
| Click here for SA/NT Events | events@cipsa.com.au |
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SA Calendar of Events
Mark your diary now for these CIPSA events in SA. More dates will arise, so remember to keep an eye out on the SA Events page.
19 August – The CIPS Australia Strategic Procurement Forum – Stamford Plaza
24-25 September - Contract Law Masterclass
20 October - Effective Expediting
The CIPS Australia Strategic Procurement Forum, Adelaide, 19 August 2008
Topic: Supply Chain Management
A new event to the CIPSA Conferences Calendar, The CIPSA Strategic Procurement Forum at the Stamford Plaza Adelaide on the 19th August will address the four key issues facing the profession as well as examining the role of procurement within the broader supply chain context.
Featuring presentations from a variety of senior practitioners, consultants and academics, the programme has been developed to allow sufficient time for interactive discussions at the end of relevant sessions.
Of course conferences such as this are not just about the educational sessions. Feedback from previous CIPSA Conferences indicates that delegates gain huge benefit from the opportunity to network with their peers. With this in mind we have structured the programme to provide delegates with plenty of opportunity to meet and discuss the issues of the day.
As previously mentioned, this is our first foray into South Australia. For those procurement professionals who have not yet experienced a CIPSA Conference, it is a great opportunity to see what you have been missing. For those who have attended other CIPSA Conferences, such as the Annual Conference in Melbourne, it is a great opportunity to engage with your colleagues at the regional level.
Whichever category you fall into I commend the programme to you and look forward to seeing you at the conference,
Jonathan Dutton,
Managing Director
CIPS Australia
For further details contact BTTB Marketing on 07 5573 7493 or by email at cipsa@bttbonline.com
Download the full brochure here.
SA/NT Members - tell your colleagues to start writing now!
CIPSA National Essay Competition
Would you like the opportunity to win $2000 plus an all-expenses paid trip to the 4th Annual CIPS Australia National Procurement Conference in Melbourne, October 2008? Submit your entry into the CIPS National Essay Competition to be in with a chance!
By submitting an essay of 1500-2500 words on one of three questions by the 29th August, 2008 you could become a regional winner of the competition and win $1000.
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?
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.
The competition this year, has been generously sponsored by Curtin University.
People Development + Business Development = People and Business Success
The first CIPSA Event for SA/NT for 2008 provided members with learning’s, insight into innovative initiatives and an assortment of practical tips from two of the 2007 CIPS Procurement Professional Award Winners. The night was attended by over 40 procurement professionals from across industry in South Australia.
BAE Systems Australia and Parmalat Australia sponsored the 19th of March event at the Hilton. Representatives from both companies demonstrated the journey taken to implement the initiatives that won BAE Systems Australia the “Best People Development Initiative and Parmalat Australia the “Best Improved Procurement Operation”. The night ended with a networking opportunity to enable members to discuss these practical ideas with the key speakers so as to utilise the opportunity and possibly implement aspects of both initiatives into their own organisations to secure bottom line impact.
CIPS Australia is committed to sharing best practice and promoting high professional standards and encourages organisations to now look inwards at their own operations and secure the benefits or winning a CIPSA Procurement Professional Award.
Looking for Sponsorship
CIPSA is currently looking for sponsorship for the planned mid year social event. This is a great opportunity to raise your company’s profile within the SA/NT procurement community! If you are interested please contact Nick Ford, Regional Chair, SA/NT CIPSA Committee. Email sa@cipsa.com.au
Contribute to your local news
Always considered yourself a bit of a Clark Kent? Procurement Super Hero by day, sleuth journalist by night? Well we would love to see your talent, and even if you don’t have the talent, we would still love to hear the gossip from your region. Got any news on movers and shakers, big contracts awarded, something local to your region, or country? Send in your article, or link to an article on the web and if we think its newsworthy we will publish it in the monthly newsletter. Deadlines for each newsletter is the last week of each month, so get in your submissions now. Submissions will be by-lined by agreement. Email news@cipsa.com.au with the subject line <Your Region> Newsletter Submission.
Meet your Chair and Vice Chair
SA Chair: Nick Ford MCIPS
Corporate procurement manager, BAE Systems Australia
Nick Ford MCIPS has been re-appointed SA and NT regional chair. He has helped to implement a procurement training and development programme within the company, winning the 2007 CI PS Procurement Professional
Awards category for Best People Development Programme. Nick has worked for BAE Systems in the UK and North America, performing procurement management roles.
Email Nick at sa@cipsa.com.au
SA Vice Chair: Keith Barber
Procurement coordinator, City of Salisbury
As one of only two local government CIPSA members in South Australia, Keith aims to increase local
government CIPSA membership and build the local government procurement network. Keith is charged with developing and enhancing new procurement methods for works and services contracts and tendering, as well as the purchase of goods and services. He is also responsible for monitoring internal procurement processes as well as the external environment to ensure council obtains value for money on quality, service and price.
Email Keith at sa@cipsa.com.au
Committee Member Profile – Kathryn Heard
Kathryn first ‘fell’ into Procurement when offered a role with SA Water on their Procurement Reform Initiative and was later promoted to Strategic Contracts Manager leading major tender processes.
Kathryn had a passion to work in the Aid and Development sector and in 2004 accepted a role as a Contracts Manager AusAID in Canberra where she managed tendering processes for major international aid projects.
A desire to return to Adelaide saw Kathryn taking on a role as a Contracts Analyst at Santos where she was responsible for managing over 30 contracts and leading major Strategic Sourcing Initiatives.
In June 2006, Kathryn joined Coffey International Development as the Procurement Specialist. Coffey International Development is a project management and consulting company who deliver foreign aid projects with a mission of ‘improving the lives of communities’.
Kathryn’s role at Coffey International Development includes;
• Developing an integrated and comprehensive on-line Procurement System;
• Helping projects adapt the procurement system to project and location specific requirements;
• Advising on various projects in locations such as Indonesia, Philippines and PNG;
• Developing a Sustainable Procurement Policy and associated tools;
• Providing Procurement and Contracts Management Training to local project staff;
Kathryn’s role within the committee:
Kathryn brings enthusiasm, commitment and extensive event and project management experience to the committee. Kathryn’s desire is to help develop and grow a professional development and networking community for procurement professionals in Adelaide.
Learn after work
CIPSA SA/NT would like to introduce Evening Lectures to the services offered by CIPSA for South Australia. CIPSA is proposing a series of presentations and discussions, led by experts on a variety of interesting topics relevant to the procurement professional. CIPSA SA/NT will be offering members an opportunity to express their interest in procurement topics so that the SA/NT steering committee can tailor a programme to meet the needs of our members. Email sa@cipsa.com.au to send your suggestions.
It is intended to offer these evening lectures in convenient locations on a bi-monthly basis. This will be an excellent opportunity to broaden interest in procurement topics and to network. Keep an eye on www.cipsa.com.au for more details as they become available.
New professions look towards their future
The Department for Families and Communities, on behalf of CIPSA, hosted Stephen Rowe FCIPS, CPO of Parmalat Australia as the principal keynote speaker at the recent Future Talent Forum event on 24 October 2007.
The afternoon began with a welcome and introduction from Andrew Richmond, Director, Procurement from the Department for Families and Communities and addressed the improvements in their procurement function, and the benefits this has achieved.
Stephen presented on his journey from Purchasing Manager to CPO and went through the evolvement of the procurement profession into a more strategic role within organisations. During his presentation, the importance of gaining experiences across multiple categories and sectors was encouraged. Finally, Stephen discussed the importance of communication and networking in developing your career and this set the scene for a great networking session afterwards involving new professionals across various sectors.
New ideas for future events next year are more than welcome so please feel free to email any suggestions to Marissa Brown on marissa.brown@baesystems.com
September SA/NT Regional Event – Codan Limited
The SA/NT Region recently held its September 2007 event at Codan Limited.
The event which was presented and hosted by Codan focused on the journey undertaken over the past 5 years that has lead to Codan achieving worldwide recognition in the field of design, manufacture and support in the electronics industry.
Presenters Richard Burley, Dave Pilcher and Donny Simile provided attendees with an exceptional overview of the operational, systemic and cultural changes which have positively impacted on all facets of the organisation and specifically its inventory management practices.
Where the heart of the presentation was supply chain management attendees, who represented a number of different procurement roles and organisations, found benefit from the change management techniques and the honest and open approach to client servicing that is the focus of Codan.
A tour of the facility and refreshments concluded the event.
On behalf of the CIPSA SA/NT Regional Committee thank you to Richard, Dave and Donny and all those at Codan for their efforts and for supporting CIPSA and the procurement community.
SA event at BHP
The SA/NT Region's recent event was hosted by BHP Billiton in Adelaide.
The event was well attended by in excess of 50 people from a diverse range of industries and Government.
The focus of the event was Olympic Dam, a world-class mining and mineral-processing operation, owned by the BHP Billiton Group. The Olympic Dam operation comprises a mechanised underground mine, a copper concentrator, a hydrometallurgical plant, a copper smelter, a copper and uranium refinery and a combined precious metal plant for gold and silver.
Peter Morichovitis, the Olympic Dam Manager Supply gave a fascinating overview of the challenges faced by Olympic Dam Supply including the Olympic Dam Expansion Project and BHP Billiton's Supply Process Review evaluation methodology for assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of Supply management processes against leading practice standards.
Committee Member Profile – Steve Smith
Steve has an extensive background in organisational development where he contributed to capability development within the Justice agencies of the SA Government. He is now the Manager, Professional Development working to support the State Procurement Board in developing procurement capability across Government.
The professionalisation of procurement is a key driver for the development of capability as Government seeks to realise benefit to the community in its relationships with the market. The role of Committee Member of CIPS is extremely useful for Steve in being able to apply professional standards to the public sector.
