QLD News
| QLD Regional Chair: | David Allen MCIPS |
| QLD Regional Vice Chair: | Billie Gorman MCIPS |
| Contact Email: | qld@cipsa.com.au |
Latest News and Events
QLD Networking Event, Brisbane - 16 April
Attracting and Retaining Gen Y!
CIPS Australia presents a networking forum based on the possibilities the current and future generation procurement professionals will offer to organisations.
The function will commence with a meet-and-greet with our peers, then a panel for the evening will discuss with the audience the profile of future procurement professionals and what it will take to motivate them and keep them in the profession.
The panel will consist of the following procurement experts:
Sharyn Scriven, Group Manager, Procurement at Energex
Sean Johnson, Senior Consultant, Supply Chain & Procurement Hudson Recruitment
Evelyn Jelliffe, Queensland Government Chief Procurement Officer
Venue: Novotel Hotel, 200 Creek St, Brisbane.
Date: Wednesday 16th April, 6.00pm - 8.00pm. Please note time has changed from 7pm to 6pm start!
Price: CIPSA members $20, Non-members $25.
RSVP: Email events@cipsa.com.au to register by Monday 14th April.
CIPSA hopes you can come along to what should be an excellent procurement networking evening.
QLD Networking event, Gladstone - 21 May
Join CIPS Australia in Gladstone for a networking event on Wednesday 21 May at Central Queensland University. More information will be available soon. Please note the date in your diary now.
Open Training Courses Booking Out Quickly
Courses are filling up quickly for CIPSA’s 2008 Open Training programme. More than 200 places have been booked during March, so to avoid disappointment, book your place now!
The programme offers a wide range of non-assessed training courses designed to enhance procurement skills and disseminate relevant professional knowledge quickly and easily. To view a list of courses available visit http://www.cips.org/membership/australia/opentraining/
See the full 2008 Open Training Calendar here.
Download the full PDF brochure here (1.8 MB)
Book Now - 200+ bookings already in March!
Download an electronic booking form here. (Word).
See Terms & Conditions here
Mark your diary now for these QLD events coming up in 2008. More dates will arise, so remember to keep an eye out on the QLD Events page.
16 April - Attracting and Retaining Gen Y. BOOK NOW!
22 April - Effective Expediting (1)
21 May - Gladstone evening networking event at CQU
6 June - Business Negotiation
11 June – Category Management
18 June - Breakfast Seminar Brisbane
16 July - Site visit to Golden Circle
17-18 July – Supplier Evaluation & Risk Management
31 July–1 August - QLD Supply Chain and Logistics Conference
5 August - Reducing Total Cost
20 August - Brisbane Networking Event
28-29 August - Stakeholder Influencing Skills
15 September - Fundamentals of Contract Law
17-18 September - National Buy Green Conference - Brisbane
6 October - Supplier Relationship Management
22 October - Townsville evening event
24 October - Effective Expediting (2)
19 November - Brisbane breakfast seminar
Sydney courses you may be interested in:
3 April - Tender Evaluation (Parramatta)
15 May - Introduction to Socially Responsible Procurement
7-8 August - Contract Law Masterclass
20 August - Introduction to Socially Responsible Procurement (Parramatta)
1-2 September - Negotiation Masterclass
Contribute to your local news
Always considered yourself a bit of a Clark Kent? Procurement Super Hero by day, sleuth journalist by night? Well we would love to see your talent, and even if you don’t have the talent, we would still love to hear the gossip from your region. Got any news on movers and shakers, big contracts awarded, something local to your region, or country? Send in your article, or link to an article on the web and if we think its newsworthy we will publish it in the monthly newsletter. Deadlines for each newsletter is the last week of each month, so get in your submissions now. Submissions will be by-lined by agreement. Email marketing@cipsa.com.au with the subject line <Your Region> Newsletter Submission.
QLD Future Leaders Award - Call for Nominations
Introducing the Queensland Future Leaders Award and Industry Futures Award for the Transport, Supply Chain & Logistics Industries... Have you got what it takes?
The Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia, in conjunction with the Australian Logistics Council, APICS and the Queensland Transport Industry Capability Unit are proud to present the inaugural SCLAA Industry Development Awards. Winners will be announced on Thursday 31st of July 2008 during the Queensland Supply Chain & Logistics Conference. All fi nalists will be invited to attend the awards dinner. Nominate today! Submissions are due by Friday the 13th of June 2008. Read more here.
Commitee Profile - Tage Tveit
Tage arrived in Australia 2001 from Norway with the intention of staying 3 years to complete Bachelor degree. He completed his Bachelor of Business at the Queensland University of Technology, graduating in 2003. He also completed a Master of Science in International Business from the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, graduating in 2005.
By this time the attraction of Australia was pretty strong, and he was in the first intake of graduates in the Queensland Government’s Procurement Professional Graduate Programme selected at the end of 2005. In early 2006, Tage commenced work in Queensland Purchasing (now Queensland Government Chief Procurement Office) where he worked initially on standing offer arrangements before moving to the policy area. In late 2006, Tage moved to Parmalat, Australia where he manages several significant contracts. In 2007 he achieved his MCIPS.
Evening seminar
On Wednesday evening, 20th February 2008, over 50 CIPSA Queensland Region members and guests gathered at the Novotel, Brisbane for their most recent evening event. The guest speaker at this function was, Mr Glen Hamilton, who is the Manager Group Procurement, Stanwell Corporation Limited.
Glen drew on his 25 years experience in the electricity industry to provide those gathered with an insightful presentation on progressive procurement reforms initiated by him at Stanwell. In particular, Glen highlighted the reforms currently underway at Stanwell on the sourcing of engineering consultancy services which included an explanation of the new systems, live panel arrangements and dynamic VFM for the different categories of services.
This presentation provided an insight into how Stanwell is addressing the sourcing of engineering consultancy services which is a commodity vital to the operation of an industry built on engineering expertise. There were parallels to be drawn for all those involved in engaging professional consultancy services. After the presentation members were keen to question Glen further on his experiences and expertise.
As always members and guests were able to mingle before and after the event over some light refreshments. These events are proving to be an excellent opportunity to network with colleagues from the procurement profession.
Meet your Chair and Vice Chair
Qld Chair: David Allen MCIPS
Senior consultant, Turner & Townsend Pty Ltd
Currently contracted to BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance, David has spent the last two years on implementing investment systems and processes across the business. Until recently David was the manager of strategic sourcing for Adelaide-based company, Santos Ltd. David has an engineering background with a Post Graduate Certificate in Procurement and Materials Management from RMIT University.
Email David at qld@cipsa.com.au
Qld Vice Chair: Billie Gorman MCIPS
Head of strategic sourcing, Bank of Queensland
Billie commenced her career in procurement in 1995 when she started as an IT buyer for London Underground Limited. Within three years she moved to Oracle to become the company’s senior buyer of marketing and services. Billie has also worked at BskyB as the head of procurement before being invited to head up the IS Procurement Department back at London Underground. In 1999, she gained her MCIPS qualification through Thames Valley University. In 2002, Billie returned to Australia and became procurement and contracts manager at Pine Rivers Shire Council, then national category manager at Parmalat Australia.
Email Billie at qld@cipsa.com.au
SCLAA events in QLD
SCLAA members and CIPSA members, will now receive member discounts at each associations events. Please see the attached list of SCLAA events for 2008. If you have any queries about SCLAA events email your query here.
Moving Forward: Supply Chains of the Future
With over 400 delegates anticipated to attend, and a theme of “Moving Forward: Supply Chains of the Future”, the 2008 Supply Chain & Logistics Conference is expected to be the biggest supply chain and logistics event ever held in Queensland. Running from the 31st July to the 1st of August 2008 at the Sofitel Hotel, Brisbane, the 9th annual conference will have a comprehensive and dynamic program that includes presentations from highly distinguished Australian and overseas speakers. Building on the success of the 2007 event the conference will have exciting additions to the program with the Industry Round Table and Executive Forum. Organisers are promising a "comprehensive and dynamic program" including presentations from distinguished Australian and overseas speakers and the annual industry round table and executive forum. In addition to the extensive business program, the social program is designed to provide the opportunity for your company to renew existing friendships, develop additional contacts and reinforce your position within the industry.
The Supply Chain and Logistics Conference is organised by leading industry associations including the Supply Chain and Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA), the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP), QUT School of International Business, CIPS Australia, the Australasian Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) and the South East Queensland Procurement Network group
See the PDF brochure for download here.
