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DuPont Names Shelley Stewart as Vice President of Sourcing & Logistics and Chief Procurement Officer
Monday, June 4, 2012
WILMINGTON, Del., June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — DuPont has named Shelley Stewart, Jr. as Vice President of Sourcing & Logistics and Chief Procurement Officer, effective July 9. Read more:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Appoints New Chief Procurement Officer
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
GLOBALFOUNDRIES today announced the appointment of Magnus Matthiasson as Chief Procurement Officer (CPO). read more
Cranfield sets up strategic procurement centre
Monday, May 9, 2011
09 May 2011 03:37 PM: Cranfield School of Management and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply have created the Centre for Strategic Procurement and Supply Management at Cranfield. read more
Skilled staff are harder to find than ever
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Working in the supply chain may not seem the obvious career for ambitious young arts graduates from good universities. But employers are wooing them as they search for people with the broad range of talents needed to oversee the entire journey of a product from sourcing to customer delivery in today’s globalised market. read more
Heads of Supply Chain heading for the Board Room
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
The Global Chief Supply Chain Officer Strategy Report 2011 reveals the findings of the latest survey from supply chain business intelligence provider, eyefortransport. The report heralds the movement of the supply chain into the boardroom as companies discover the increased importance of supply chain management in overall financial success in the new, post-recession economy. read [...]
50% of supply chiefs on the board?
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Half of companies have a supply chain chief on the board or plan to appoint one within the next two years. Business research analyst Eyefortransport found that 51 per cent of survey respondents said they either have a head of supply chain in the top management team, or plan to have one. read more
One Manager to Five Suppliers Is Ideal, Forrester Says
Friday, November 19, 2010
Successful vendor management requires organisations to have one manager for every five suppliers, according to Forrester.”We see a one to 10 ratio [one vendor manager to 10 suppliers], but the ideal ratio is one to five, so that you can really measure their performance and actively manage them,” Patrick Connaughton, principal analyst at Forrester told [...]
Hilton Worldwide Announces William F. Kornegay as SVP, Supply Management
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Hilton Worldwide today announced the appointment of William “Bill” F. Kornegay, Jr. as senior vice president, Hilton supply management (HSM). read more
