Aircraft systems manufacturer Smiths Aerospace Components has reorganised its purchasing department and created three new category manager positions.
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Logistics providers will need to expand their services to stay ahead of the competition, according to the new managing director of ACR Logistics.
Purchasers have an opportunity to step into a new top-level job called a chief relationship officer (CRO), sitting beside the chief information officer and chief financial officer.
Change programmes can be “embedded” within manufacturers with the launch of PeopleSoft’s revamped EnterpriseOne supply chain tool, the company claims.
Almost half of UK decision-makers have problems with accurately forecasting demand, according to a recent survey.
9 March 2005
Darlington
Stuart Carruthers has been appointed to the new role of head of secretariat for Proc-HE, the procurement strategy implementation group for the higher education sector.
Purchasing salaries are rising because the economic recovery has made it possible for companies to reward their staff, according to the latest quarterly survey by recruitment consultancy Purcon (see chart below).
The Ministry of Defence has announced a dramatic departure from its normal procurement processes by putting technology consultants in charge of a £6 billion programme to build the army's next generation of armoured vehicles.
Female purchasing managers have caught up with men in the pay stakes, says a new survey from CIPS/Croner Reward.