Four Supply Chain Disruptors for 2019
With the extensive, interconnected supply chains that businesses are using today, the likelihood of disruption is higher than ever. In fact, according to a 2018 study, disruption within the supply chain continue to grow at an alarming rate, and is at its highest since records began in 2010. This could be down to a number of factors, and picking ...
What are organisations looking for in a future CPO?
Recently, we hosted an insightful roundtable event on the future of procurement and the skills that future CPO’s will need, with procurement leaders from a range of organisations. Discussions were thought-provoking, and covered a variety of topics. Most of the panel concluded that while traditional procurement skills are still relevant, modern C...
2020 Private Sector Off-Payroll working & IR35 – AS CLEAR AS MUD?
So, at last we have some clarity on the introduction of the off-payroll working rules – otherwise known as IR35 - into the private sector. Or do we? The Chancellor announced in the Budget that, to bring the private sector in line with the public sector, businesses will become responsible for assessing an individual’s employment status. However, ...
Are procurement teams 2020 ready?
Back in 2012, Deloitte produced a report outlining what procurement needed to do to transform itself by 2020. Deloitte’s report at the time suggested that procurement was a service provider, an integrator and was building sustainable transformation through category leadership, advanced sourcing and performance tracking. The vision for 2020 was a...
What Next for the Procurement Skills Agenda?
According to a recent Raconteur report in The Times on the future of procurement, the job of a CPO does not feature widely in children’s lists of the top ten things they want to do when they grow up. Hardly surprising I hear you say, but a CPO is arguably one of the most varied and challenging jobs in business – especially given the evolving nat...
