Spotlights

Submit your entries now for the Procurement Professional Awards

As many of you will recall, the first inaugural CIPS Australia Procurement Professional Awards were held last year, recognising the best people the profession has to offer and the best procurement practices in place by innovative organisations. Given the success of the awards programme and the huge amount of interest generated, submissions are being accepted even earlier this year, so start preparing your entries!

Awards include Best Example of Socially Responsible Procurement, Best Supplier Partnership, Best Cross-Functional Teamwork Project, Most Improved Procurement Operation, Best People Development Initiative, Best Process Improvement Initiative and The CIPS Leadership Award.

One award category has been also added to the list for 2008, Young Procurement Professional of the Year.

The ‘Young Procurement Professional of the Year’ award requires organisations to nominate up-and-coming procurement professionals who have demonstrated outstanding achievements. It is open to all CIPSA members, except affiliates, aged 30 or under when the project or initiative was started. Judges will look for evidence of achievement that is significant and beyond what is normally expected from managers of this age and experience.

CIPSA looks forward to seeing you at the Awards dinner on the evening of 14th October, which will be a great chance to get dressed up and celebrate with your professional peers.

For more information and to register visit the PP Awards page on www.cipsa.com.au

Entries for the Awards close on 15th August 2008.

Start writing now and get your essay in for the 2008 Essay Competition!

You could win $2000 plus an all-expenses paid trip* to the 4th Annual CIPS Australia Procurement Conference in Melbourne, October 2008.

Submit an essay of 1500–2500 words on one of the 3 questions that are listed above by Friday 29 August 2008 and you could be a regional winner of the CIPS Australia essay competition and win $1,000.

1. How does the procurement profession avoid “green wash” and ensure truly sustainable sourcing solutions are presented to stakeholders?
2. Are a socially responsible procurement policy and a low-cost country sourcing strategy mutually exclusive?
3. As the generic cost of production falls and the generic cost of freight rises, how will carbon trading affect supply chains?

Click here to download the flyer for full details.

Send your essays to marketing@cipsa.com.au with the Subejct <YOUR REGION> Essay Entry.

ENTRIES CLOSE FRIDAY 29th AUGUST! NO EXTENSIONS WILL BE GIVEN.

The full programme for the Sydney Category Management conference is out now. Click here for more information.

The CIPS Australia 2008 Open Training Programme is out now, book early to secure your spot on essential procurement training this year.

The Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand recently spoke at a CIPS event on 15th June at The Westin Hotel Sydney.