Purchasing managers have had the biggest salary increase of all procurement professionals with an annual rise of 8.3 per cent to £64,949, according to the latest quarterly survey by recruitment consultant Purcon.
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Software giant Oracle is rolling out two applications designed to tackle contracts and services in procurement, joining the other products in the Advanced Procurement software suite.
Wakefield Borough Council has appointed four people to head its new procurement department.
Purchasers should forge closer ties with their IT departments to make sure their systems work more effectively, according to a leading analyst.
Haulage customers are prepared to pay towards new road charges facing suppliers to receive more predictable delivery times, according to the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.
Dan Bates has joined car maker Honda as purchasing co-ordinator for indirect materials.
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The Boots Company has scooped the top prize at this year’s CIPS Supply Management Awards.
Despite the current high profile of security-related issues, a quarter of employees admit that it would take a major disaster to make them more security conscious.
The chemicals industry has been urged to improve its supply chain knowledge and efficiencies or miss out on innovation, eventually losing competitiveness.