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  • The Big Interview With Neil Clarke

    • 20 Feb 2020
    • Supply Chain Online

    For this month's Big Interview, Chizoba Uzuegbunam caught up with Neil Clark MCIPS to hear about his Procurement career and role as Education Liaison Officer of the CIPS South England Branch.

  • Huawei Highlights Modern Data Security Concerns In Supply Chain

    • 19 Feb 2020
    • Supply Chain Online

    Huawei Highlights Modern Data Security Concerns In Supply Chain

  • The Big Interview with Vernon Smith - Head of Procurement for Customer and Operations for Virgin Atlantic

    • 20 Jan 2020
    • Supply Chain Online

    In this month’s Big Interview, Sophie Cook caught up with Vernon Smith, Head of Procurement for Customer and Operations for Virgin Atlantic, to hear about his career in Procurement.

  • New Supply Chain Officer at M&S

    • 20 Dec 2019
    • Supply Chain Online

    Marks & Spencer and the American company behind the Wella, Calvin Klein (fragrances), and the Covergirl brands have made appointment changes at the top of their supply chain management.

  • Procurement Heads to donate £500 to Macmillan Cancer Support for every successful December referral.

    • 9 Dec 2019
    • Supply Chain Online

    Procurement Heads, which recruits procurement professionals across London and the South Coast, will donate £500 to Macmillan Cancer Support for every successful referral it receives in December.

  • Supply Chain Online partner with Procurement Leaders

    • 5 Dec 2019
    • Supply Chain Online

    Supply Chain Online, the UK’s leading Procurement and Supply Chain job board, is proud to be partnering with Procurement Leaders ahead of next year’s Americas Procurement Congress, and World Procurement Congress events, to be held in Miami and London respectively.

  • Post-Grenfell Procurement Needs a Change of Culture

    • 2 Dec 2019
    • Supply Chain Online

    The construction sector needs to undergo a cultural change to address procurement issues. That is the assessment of the Hackitt Review, set up following the Grenfell Tower disaster of 2017 that resulted in the deaths of 72 people.

  • 30 Procurement professionals attend recruitment agency's annual wine tasting event

    • 29 Nov 2019

    Thirty procurement professionals from Hampshire and Dorset joined Southampton-based recruitment consultancy Procurement Heads at its recent annual south coast wine tasting event at the Green Man in Winchester.

  • McDonald's Coffee Supply Chain Achieves 100% Sustainability

    • 25 Nov 2019
    • Supply Chain Online

    McDonald’s has achieved 100% sustainability of coffee sourcing for its US branches through a programme of support, training and technical guidance to farmers.

  • Controversial JEDI Contract Award; Amazon Prepare To Appeal

    • 21 Nov 2019
    • Supply Chain Online

    Reports claim that Amazon are preparing to launch an appeal against the US Department of Defence’s (DoD) awarding of a major contract to Microsoft, following concerns about alleged political interference by Amazon.

  • INTERVIEW: Ben Waterman, CFO at Outwood Grange Academies Trust

    • 19 Nov 2019
    • Supply Chain Online

    As we speak with Ben Waterman, Chief Financial Officer at Outwood Grange Academies Trust, it’s clear that even though there is an uncertain economic climate to contend with, the Trust is expanding and planning for further success as it continues to make a meaningful difference to the 25,000 children who attend Outwood academies.

  • The Big Interview With Clayton Hudson

    • 12 Nov 2019
    • Supply Chain Online

    In this month’s Big Interview, James Dobbin caught up with Senior Procurement professional Clayton Hudson, to hear how the chance to play baseball professionally resulted in him getting onto the Procurement career ladder.

  • The Impact of E-Procurement on Small Businesses

    • 8 Nov 2019
    • Supply Chain Online

    There were 5.82 million small businesses in the U.K. at the beginning of 2019. If you're one of that number, you know that sustaining a small business can be challenging.

  • As Brexit Approaches, it is Time to Get Your Customs Clearance Sorted Out

    • 8 Nov 2019
    • Supply Chain Online

    According to CIPS economist John Glen, while everyone in the country has been busy dealing with the uncertainties of Brexit, the next challenge to be overcome is to understand how the UK can maintain prosperity when the global economy is in decline.

  • Controversy After $10bn JEDI Contract Goes To Single Supplier

    • 4 Nov 2019
    • Supply Chain Online

    Controversy surrounds the recent award of a US Department of Defense (DoD) cloud-computing contract. The single winner, Microsoft, was declared after President Trump had intervened in the procurement process. 

  • Don’t Have Full Supply Chain Visibility? You Could Be In For Some Risky Business

    • 30 Oct 2019
    • Supply Chain Online

    ‘Risky Business’ is a report recently published by Ivalua, examining UK businesses’ risk exposure in terms of risk origin; mitigation; impact; and contingency measures

  • What Effect Will Brexit Have on Supply Chains?

    • 28 Oct 2019
    • Supply Chain Online

    Given the complexity of, and widely felt impact of Brexit across a multitude of industry sectors and businesses, it is prudent to focus on some of the more overarching issues of supply chain management post Brexit.

  • Environmentalism In Procurement Isn’t A Simple Change

    • 15 Oct 2019
    • Supply Chain Online

    With retail at the forefront of public consciousness, the waste produced in supply chain and procurement is often poorly covered in the media.

  • The Procurement Opportunity of the DfE

    • 8 Oct 2019

    Claire Benham, Commercial Director in the Department for Education, talks openly about the challenges she has faced, transferable skills and the huge opportunity for procurement professionals in the DfE.

  • The Supply Chain Social - Interview with Angharad Kenward - Senior Director at Investigo

    • 8 Oct 2019
    • Supply Chain Online

    Investigo is a leading specialist recruitment agency with experience across multiple specialisms, for candidates and employers in the public and private sector.