Regional member events

Procurement teams are becoming increasingly aware that building and developing relationships is essential in the evolving world of purchasing and supply chain management. Organisations are seeking more innovative ways to create value and excellent relationships are seen as a key differentiator that will add to their competitive edge.

Developing a sustainable future is the topic for the next Cardiff event in March and promises to be another date for your diary not to be missed. Booking your place at the event could not be easier than booking online.  To reserve your place simply select the booking button below. Remember  these events are part of your membership benefits, are completely free and are exclusively for CIPS members.   Remember to book early as these event fill up quickly.

“Developing a sustainable future” is the topic for the next Southampton event on 23rd May and promises to be another date for your diary not to be missed.  Remember that these events are part of your membership benefits, are completely free and are exclusively for CIPS members.  Members are advised to book early to avoid disapointment.

Globalisation - business opportunity or threat? is the topic for the next Belfast event on Wednesday 19th June 2007 and promises to be another date for your diary not to be missed. Remember that these events are part of your membership benefits, are completely free and are exclusively for CIPS members.

 ‘Building & developing effective relationships’ is the topic for this event, which will be held in Stirling on Wednesday 19th September 2007. This promises to be another date for your diary not to be missed. Booking your place at the event could not be easier. To reserve your place simply click on the link below to make your online booking and add the date to your diary now. Remember that these events are part of your membership benefits, are completely free and are exclusively for CIPS members.

Procurement teams are becoming increasingly aware that building and developing effective relationships is essential in the evolving world of purchasing and supply chain management. Organisations are seeking more innovative ways to create value and the ability to develop and maintain stong working relationships with suppliers throughout the supply chain is considered a key differentiator that generates competitive advantage.

We would like to invite you to the next CIPS regional member event. ‘Developing a sustainable future’ is the topic for this event, which will be held at the Holiday Inn at Birmingham Airport on Wednesday 17th October 2007. This promises to be another date for your diary not to be missed. Booking your place at the event could not be easier. Simply click on the link below to make your online booking and add the date to your diary now. Remember that these events are part of your membership benefits – they are completely free and exclusively for CIPS members.

All members are invited to this event, which promises to be another date not to be missed. 

Speakers will discuss the concept of managing risk and building resilience into the supply chain. Practitioners and businesses are becoming increasingly aware that procurement practices need to be resilient if they are to have a long term, positive impact on profitability but many still don’t ‘know’ their supply chain.  

Understanding your supply chain is an essential first step in reducing its inherent risks. Weak links in supply chains need to be identified and carefully managed in order to safeguard the supply chain and make it truly robust.  

In a climate of greater competition and with an increasing number of firms engaged in outsourcing and low cost sourcing, supply chains have arguably never been more vulnerable.  

Through a combination of theory and case studies, this event will explore strategies which can be employed by procurement professionnals to safeguard the supply chain and engender confidence within the business. Can you ever really completely mitigate the risks? What is it that makes a supply chain resilient?

Using Relationships in Purchasing & Supply Chain Management is the topic for the next Regional Member Event on Thursday 21st February 2008 and promises to be another date for your diary not to be missed. Booking your place at the event could not be easier. To reserve your place simply click on the event title and then use the 'book your place' icon. Remember that these events are part of your membership benefits, are completely free and are exclusively for CIPS members.

This one day event will provide members with relevant case studies and contemporary theory. This will allow members to further contribute to the competitive advantage of their organisations through developing and building effective relationships. Members will also be given an insight into how effective relationship management can help them better steer, assess and account for supplier performance.

Understanding your supply chain is an essential first step in reducing its inherent risks. Weak links in supply chains need to be identified and carefully managed in order to safeguard the supply chain and make it truly robust. In a climate of greater competition and with an increasing number of firms engaged in outsourcing and low cost sourcing, supply chains have arguably never been more vulnerable.

Through a combination of theory and case studies, this event will explore strategies which can be employed by procurement professionals to safeguard the supply chain and engender confidence within the business. Can you ever really completely mitigate the risks? What is it that makes a supply chain resilient?

Using Relationships in Purchasing & Supply Chain Management is the topic for the next Regional Member Event on Wednesday 14th May 2008 and promises to be another date for your diary not to be missed.

This one day event will provide members with relevant case studies and contemporary theory. This will allow members to further contribute to the competitive advantage of their organisations through developing and building effective relationships. Members will also be given an insight into how effective relationship management can help them better steer, assess and account for supplier performance.

Using relationships in Purchasing & Supply Chain Management is the topic for the next Regional Member Event on Wednesday 10th September 2008 and promises to be another date for your diary not to be missed.

This one day event will provide members with relevant case studies and contemporary theory. This will allow members to further contribute to the competitive advantage of their organisations through developing and building effective relationships. Members will also be given an insight into how effective relationship management can help them better steer, assess and account for supplier performance.

This is the first CIPS conference to be held in the ASEAN region and it is designed to deliver a valuable member benefit to CIPS members across the ASEAN region. The conference speakers will cover procurement and supply chain management in both the public and private sectors and will highlight the important contribution the profession makes to organisational success regardless of sector. Speakers will also outline the opportunities that are available to qualified professionals across the region. There will be presentations by speakers from Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore as well as the UK. Mark Millar of Strategic Business Development at UPS Supply Chain Solutions will chair the conference. This is an event not to be missed.

Companies operate in an increasingly global & competitive market, & are now faced with growing economic uncertainty. There are too many examples of companies that have tried the 'quick and dirty' approach to cost reduction, only to find that their wins were not sustainable over time. 

This regional member event will highlight examples of good practice & diversity at a time when the spotlight is on procurement professionals.