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.
24-25 September - Contract Law Masterclass
8 October - Climate Change event
Other courses and events you may be intersted in:
17 September - Tender Evaluation (Melbourne)
18 September - CPO Agenda Masterclass - The Winning Agenda (Melburne)
18-19 September - National Sustainable Procurement Conference - Brisbane
22-23 September - Introduction to Procurement & Improve your Procurement skills (Syndey)
25 September - CPO Agenda Masterclass - The Challenge of Sustainable Procurement (Syndey)
6 October - Supplier Relationship Management (Brisbane)
14-15 October - The 4th Annual CIPS Australia Conference (Melbourne)
24 October - Effective Expediting (Brisbane)
29 October - CPO Agenda Masterclass - Fixing the links in the Supply Chain (Sydney)
30 October - Supplier Relationship Management (Melbourne)
12 November - CPO Agenda Masterclass - Fixing the links in the Supply Chain (Melbourne)
Climate Change - Procurement's role in driving a greener future
Climate Change
Darren Bilsborough has become an “Al Gore Ambassador” by undertaking personalised training from the former vice president of the USA, of an Australianised version of the “An Inconvenient Truth” slideshow presentation of which he now presents on behalf of the “The Climate Project”, an initiative of the Australian Conservation Foundation.
Greening Procurement
Maria Straub is the founder and co-director of Green Purchasing Pty Ltd a project management, consulting and training company dedicated to getting environment into business. Drawing on over 25 years of experience in the manufacturing and corporate sectors, she leads the field in strategic green purchasing management. 
See the full invite with more details attached here.
When: Wednesday 8 October 2008
Where: Adelaide Pavilion, Veale Gardens, Cnr South Terrace and Peacock Road.
Parking: On site complimentary car parking;
Closest paying car park - Gilles Street;
Adjacent to tram stop 3 (corner South Tce & King William St); and Serviced by bus route 200.
Time: 5.00pm for 5.15pm.
Cost: $10 for members, $15 non members. Please note that payment must
be made prior to the event to confirm attendance.
Catering: Drinks and cocktail food.
RSVP: Email events@cipsa.com.au by 1 October 2008 or call 1300 765 142. Payment must be made prior to event. )
This event has been sponsored by Canon
Adelaide and Perth CIPSA Conferences score well
The week commencing 18th August saw the CIPSA Conferences team hit the road to present back-to-back conferences in Adelaide on 19 August and Perth on 21 August. Both events scored high satisfaction ratings from delegates – 98% in Perth, 99% in Adelaide
The inaugural CIPSA Strategic Procurement and SCM Forum in Adelaide at the Stamford Plaza attracted 65 delegates, a good turnout for a first major conference in SA. Featuring a diverse range of speakers, including Greg Tunny, CEO of Australian Submarine Corp [ASC], as well as CPO’s from Lion Nathan, Santos and BAE Systems the conference was scored well by delegates.
Detailed programmes can be found at the CIPSA Conferences website www.cipsaconferences.com.au
On to Perth for the 3rd CIPSA Strategic Procurement Forum on the 21st August at the Novotel Langley and feedback was very similar. Presentations included contributions from major resources players Alcoa and Rio Tinto. As in Adelaide, the comments from delegates were overwhelmingly positive regarding the conference.
Delegate numbers increased significantly from previous years, with 115 delegates attending – a reflection perhaps on the growth of the Perth market and the ongoing receptiveness to and relevance of the CIPSA Conference programme.
Both events featured excellent networking opportunities, with formal seated lunches and cocktail functions at the end of the day hosted by the local CIPSA regional committees, both of which were well attended. Our thanks go to both the speakers and sponsors for their support of these conferences, and to the delegates, who continue to demonstrate strong interest in the content.
Our final event of the 2008 conferencing season is our flagship event - the 4th CIPSA Annual Conference on 14-15 October 2008 at Crown Towers in Melbourne. Last year 560 people attended, hopefully this year even more will attend to understand THE WINNING FORMULA. Full details are at www.cipsaconferences.com.au
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.
