Standard Bank case study - Procurement professionals moving forward
Standard Bank’s first draft of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) certification candidates achieved a 100% pass mark in the last assessment period, the only company to do so, which is part of the financial services provider’s re-design of its Procurement function – ‘Project Prologue’.Director of Procurement, Meshern Govender, and Head of Strategic Sourcing, Rafique Jassiem, told SmartProcurement about the project that helped the bank realise significant cost savings and efficiencies. In addition to the savings achieved, the bank managed to achieve a full 20 points on Preferential Procurement (up from the previous year’s 17.37).
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Competence development reigns supreme at procurement awards
Standard Bank was awarded the ‘Best People Development Initiative’ at the CIPS Pan African Procurement Awards last week at Emperor’s Palace in Johannesburg.
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Unleashing employee potential through change management
Managers can deliberately initiate organisational change. It can either evolve gradually within the department, be imposed by specific and compelling changes in policy and procedures, or arise from external forces, Ronald Mlalazi (MCIPS), Education Manager at Commerce Edge Academy, tells SmartProcurement.
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MTN embarks on far reaching procurement education drive
Leading cellular network provider MTN, has embarked on a 3-year programme to elevate the status of its procurement organisation across the group by ensuring that all its company procurement practitioners achieve an internationally recognised procurement qualification from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS). The programme will be delivered by leading procurement education and training organisation Commerce Edge Academy (CEA), a registered CIPS international study centre.
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Professional development and procurement training road show comes to Gauteng
Tomorrow’s supply management professionals will be charged with developing and executing value creation strategies that find new value in the supply base, deliver value as quickly as possible within the cost parameters defined by the demand market and maximise the return to the company.
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Procurement Competency Development initiative acknowledged by IPSA
eThekwini Municipality’s initiative to uplift procurement competency has been recognized at the Institute of Purchasing and Supply South Africa’s (IPSA’s) 2009 awards, Sandile Ngcobo, Deputy Head: Supply Chain Operations at eThekwini Municipality, told SmartProcurement.
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Supply Chain training: CEA launches TEBLOS
Commerce Edge Academy (CEA) has launched its online student support technology, TEBLOS, which has enabled the registered international study centre for the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) to begin tutoring students studying CIPS Level 4: Foundation Diploma in Purchasing & Supply, Andrew C. Hillman, Director of Commerce Edge Academy, tells SmartProcurement.
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KZN: Continuous Professional Development remains high on Agenda
Despite the economic downturn, the bumper attendance at Commerce Edge and SmartProcurement’s KwaZulu Natal Roadshow has affirmed that continuous professional development remains high on South African supply chain professionals’ priorities.CONFERENCE SUCCESS
Presenters, Alan Low of Purchasing Index and Bernie van Niekerk of Commerce Edge (3rd and 2nd from right), with delegates at the Road Show venue in Durban. Photograph courtesy of Hanck van Laar.
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Beat the Recession - Continue Your Education
During a recession, the cost of adult education may seem impossible to afford, nevertheless, the cost may not be as high as perceived.“Continuing education increases an employee’s value to a company and for those seeking new jobs provides increased skills to make finding a new job easier”, Andrew Hillman, Director of the Commerce Edge Academy, told SmartProcurement.
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Commerce Edge Launches CIPS Academy
Due to increased and widespread demand for accredited procurement and supply management qualifications, Commerce Edge, a world-class procurement training provider, has announced that it is launching a CIPS academy. Commencing in January 2009, individuals can start studying on a part-time basis (Saturdays) for a qualification of their choice.
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The Institutes of Southern Africa Procurement Academy: A Joint Venture Partnership between IPSA & CIPS
In today’s highly competitive business world it is increasingly important to both organisations and Public Enterprises that all their internal departments continually raise their game. This is becoming especially true for those in Procurement and Supply Chain Management, where a real difference can be made between delivering a winning strategy and losing customers and profit.
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World Class Operational Procurement: Training, Training, Training
Part 4 of a ten-part series that examines key operational aspects of the so-called "Purchase-to-Pay" value chainby Independent Contributor, Peter Alkema - Head: Purchase to Pay at ABSA
"The Purchase-to-Pay (PTP) value chain is a series of business events that are usually enabled by a system such as SAP. Knowledge of this process, as well as the physical steps within the enabling system is critical to drive a culture of world-class procurement within an organisation where third party spend is significant."
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15 Simple Rules for effective Negotiations
"Organisations can no longer only rely on their products and services to differentiate themselves", Tom Beasor, an acclaimed international negotiator told SmartProcurement. "Often, it is the actual level of training of their personnel that makes the deciding difference."
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New CIPS procurement training courses launched in SA
Commerce Edge, a SETA (Services Sector Education and Training Authority) accredited procurement training company is launching five brand new courses in affiliation with CIPS (UK) (The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply) and, IPSA (The Institute of Procurement and Supply, South Africa). Posted by StaffWriter at 2:56 PM | Comments (0)
Professional status for the Purchasing and Supply Management environment
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Procurement talent development solution launched
Local provider of World Class Procurement training, Commerce Edge, has launched a solution that enables Procurement Departments to initiate, manage and track the development of key World Class Procurement Skills.
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CEC acquires local World Class procurement training provider
Commerce Edge, a provider of World Class Procurement training solutions, has sold a majority stake in its South African business to CEC (Cutting Edge Commerce), a leading BEE supplier of Procurement information, analysis and consulting services...
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