Now is a good time to be a telecommunications buyer. Merger mania and cut-throat competition means that tariffs have been reduced and solutions customised, as companies battle for a share of today’s turbulent market. Although BT still...

... about his career progression, he says: “The IFPMM is what we really should be talking about.” Chikan’s passion for purchasing ... was very young when I started and I really cannot tell you what it was that first got me interested in inventories, but it was a ...

... of another recession. But beyond this frenzy of speculation, what do the figures really tell us? Though still far short of real prices in ... deal with it in their cost management, just as we do." So what can purchasing managers do to keep costs down in the face of soaring gas ...

... the years, people build up their own references about what are the right and wrong ways,” says Sten Loekke Pedersen, a partner with ... he says. “As soon as we scan it, we can tell a lot about what is in that package.” Triggers can be set in the back office to ...

... this was meant to be a Pre-Budget Report, giving a taste of what is to come next March 2001, it turned into a Mini Budget with give-aways ... whether companies should enjoy a tax exemption regardless of what they do with the proceeds. • Intellectual property reform. This is ...

... the PR and communications market and knows exactly what its clients need,” she says. However, her agency work only makes up ... by numbers How fast is the market growing, and in what sorts of companies? * Of clients running HR departments larger than ...

... the self-employed in the new Parliament." What are your thoughts on the results and its effect on the recruitment ...

... CEO told Recruiter he is giving careful consideration to what his next steps should be. “What I am going to do next? I don’t know. It’s been so busy over the last ...

... its business strategy and have the competence to know what buttons to press. Whoever is hired will be scrutinised heavily by ... profile. The chairman [Sir Ken Morrison] would need to show what he feels is the short and long-term strategy for the business,” he adds. ...

... the confidence to negotiate, persuade or influence, which is what you need,” she said. Edwards-Dashti said those early experiences ... saturated market and I think you have to truly believe in what you are doing.” Although a strong biller, Allen is actively involved in ...