Pay’s gone over the top
3 April 2012
Lots of senior purchasers are overpaid. The real work is done by less senior buyers and they deserve more, argues Christopher Barrat
The reports of the recent pay survey by CIPS and the Reward Group left me with a view that could get me hounded out of the purchasing fraternity - lots of senior purchasing people are basically overpaid for what they do.
At £63,000, the national average is a reasonable rate for a senior manager. However, I suspect the “averaging” figure is misleading. I know of...