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South Australia and Northern Territory
Regional Newsletter

Issue # 27 May 2008

Procurement Jobs

CIPS Australia PMI/PSI/PCI Monthly Service for Members

CIPS Australia endorse the Performance of Manufacturing Index [PMI], Performance of Services Index [PSI] and the Performance of Construction Index [PCI] which are compiled monthly by the AIG. Other supporters include PWC and NTC Research. As a benefit for CIPS Australia members, these indices are available monthly from the CIPSA newsletter.

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CIPSA/PI Indirect Category Indexes and Benchmarking Reports

PI can benchmark credit card merchant fees and other bank related fees to keep procurement professionals well informed of market changes and saving opportunities-see (attachment 1) CIPSA/PI benchmarking (attachment 2) can assist procurement professionals to adopt better practices and provide independent confirmation of value achieved.

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End of Financial Year Training opportunities

Plan next year’s training with CIPSA end of financial year specials..... Read more


Open Training Courses Booking Out Quickly

Courses are filling up quickly for CIPSA’s 2008 Open Training programme. Book now to secure your place!

20 May - Effective Expediting

3 June - Introduction to Procurement

4 June - Improve your Procurement Skills

16 June - Supplier Evaluation

17 June - Risk Management

30 June - Reducing Total Cost (1)

1 July - Fundamentals of Contract Law

9 July - Category Management


Event review: People Development + Business Development = Business Success

The first CIPSA Event for SA/NT for 2008 provided members with learning’s, insight into innovative initiatives and an assortment of practical tips from two of the 2007 CIPS Procurement Professional Award Winners..... Read more


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CIPS Australia debuts at #49 on BRW fast starters list

CIPS Australia has been included in the prestigious listing of the top 100 fastest growing ‘start-up’ companies in Australia, and is proud to debut at number 49.... Read more


3rd Public Sector Procurement forum, 21-22 May, Canberra

Procurement teams throughout the public sector will be asked to play a critical role in helping to achieve the challenging target of $10 billion savings at the heart of this government’s fiscal policy.... Read more


CIPSA sponsored research project

Commencing later this month will be a CIPSA sponsored research project looking at how manufacturing organisations can improve their ability to innovate by leveraging relationships with their key suppliers.... Read more


Finalising CIPS’ 2008 Conference Programme

CIPSA still has a further seven conferences scheduled throughout the course of the year.... Read more


Women In Procurement forum, 19 June

A new event on the calendar, the “Women in Procurement” forum will provide a unique educational and networking opportunity for those interested in the advancement of women within the procurement profession.... Read more


Open Training Courses Booking Out Quickly

Courses are filling up quickly for CIPSA’s 2008 Open Training programme. Book now to secure your place!.... Read more


The CIPS Australia Procurement Professional Awards 2008

Following the success of the inaugural Procurement Professional Awards programme last year, CIPSA is delighted to be launching the Procurement Professional Awards for 2008 earlier to allow you more time to complete your entry.... Read more


CIPSA National Essay Competition - $10,000 Prize Pool!

Sponsored by Curtin University, the CIPS National Essay Competition is taking place again.... Read more


CPO Agenda Masterclasses

CIPS Australia will run a series of CPO Agenda Masterclasses throughout the 2008 business season.... Read more


CIPS/Croner Reward salary survey results

The latest survey in the UK from CIPS and Croner Reward shows a number of interesting findings relating to salaries in the procurement profession..... Read more


MoversShakers

Craig Rawlings.... Read more

Clive Nielsen, MCIPS... Read more

Victorian committee member Ashok Chopra.... Read more

Mick Lavers.... Read more


Gossip

CIPSA Managing Director to visit CIPS headquarters in UK.... Read more


Diary

Upcoming key CIPSA dates for your diary around Australia & New Zealand:

14 May PERTH - Rio Tinto Sam Walsh breakfast - Book now!

14 May WELLINGTON - Leaders' Armchair Forum

15 May SYDNEY - Capgemini Event - Accelerated Solutions Environment

21 May MELBOURNE - Knowledge Bites Lunchtime Lecture Series #2

21 May GLADSTONE - QLD networking event at CQU

21-22 May CANBERRA - The 3rd Public Sector Procurement Forum

28 May AUCKLAND - How can function drive value?

5 June SYDNEY - Steering Group meeting #22 will be held in Sydney

11 June PERTH - Sole Supplier Negotiating Networking Lunch

12 June AUCKLAND – The CIPS NZ Strategic Procurement Forum

19-20 June MELBOURNE - Women in Procurement Conference


LocalNews

Have your say on T&L recruitment

The T&L Industry is invited to “Have Their Say” on staff recruitment as part of a major survey to be conducted within the next month.... Read more


Can outsourced marketing work?

Although almost all major corporations outsource a portion of their marketing functions, what about other parts of the business such as lead management or customer analytics?.... Read more


Portland Group Completes Acquisition of Cyberlynx Procurement Services

Portland Group has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Cyberlynx Procurement Services from Woolworths and the Commonwealth Bank.... Read more


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Strategic Procurement Masterclass, 22-23 May, Singapore

The Strategic Function in Procurement and Supply Chain Management, featuring world class procurement function in procurement and supply chain management will be held on 22-23 May 2008 in Singapore.... Read more


Australia's premier Open Source Conference is only 5 weeks away - Open CeBIT 2008

Would you like to reduce the costs and complexity of your IT infrastructure?.... Read more


14th IFPSM Summer School – 2nd call for papers

The organisation of the 14th IFPSM Summer School is progressing according to schedule.... Read more


Macquarie University Integrated Logistics & Supply Management Executive Course, 28-29 May

Register now for Macquarie Graduate School of Management’s Integrated Logistics & Supply Chain Management Executive Program, taking place for 3 days from 28-30 May 2008.... Read more


Enhanced Project By-law Scheme information seminar

AusIndustry is the Australian Government’s business program delivery division in the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.... Read more


IntJobs

Procurement Director

Central London.... Read more


globalnews

Following is a collection of articles from around the world that may be of interest to procurement professionals.... Read more

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