Microsoft has introduced a centralised supplier management process to manage its annual £250 million UK budget for bought-in goods and services.
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Colin Lyne, a past CIPS president, has been appointed to the high-profile post of commercial director at the Department for Constitutional Affairs.
Colette Mason has been appointed procurement officer at Wrexham County Borough Council in north Wales.
26 February 2004
Manchester
The Scottish Executive is hoping that the launch this month of its eProcurement Scotl@nd website will persuade the public sector to buy £1 billion of goods and services online.
Legislation to make companies pay bills on time has been branded "a failure" by a new report.
Purchasers continue to struggle with tracking and influencing spend in services "black holes" such as marketing, travel and facilities management, consulting and temporary labour, according to a major new survey.
RMC Group, one of the world's largest suppliers of building materials, has published a report outlining how it meets its health, safety, environmental and social responsibilities.
FreeMarkets is moving its European headquarters to London to better target UK customers as part of its plans to expand throughout the continent.
Purchasers should avoid jargon and speak the language of top management, Office of Government Commerce boss Peter Gershon told this year's CIPS Premier Conference.