PROCUREMENT PERSPECTIVES
Many of us will have been enjoying well-earned summer breaks throughout August, so you may have missed some of our exciting commentary and news the first time around so here’s a round-up of the highlights.
Who wouldn’t want a job in Procurement? What about procurement consulting? As our graduate programs in the US and Europe open for 2025, we asked some of our team to describe their experiences, as well as Global Talent Development Manager Emily Beese . Perhaps you know someone ready to make the leap?
Retail insolvencies continue to be high as the sector wrestles with supply chain challenges and shifting consumer spending patterns. Often operating on low margins, how do retailers prevent passing high costs onto their customers? We asked Elizabeth (Betsy) Pancik to share some thoughts on how and where retailers are tackling their cost challenges.
There’s never a dull moment in the supply chain these days, and our team is right on top of it. Spencer Shute, CSCP talked to Chain Store Age about how the Red Sea crisis continues to extend shipping times and drive up costs for consumers, and Hollie Prouse talked UK food supply chain with iNews.
With supply chain crises ever-present, so is the need to build greater resilience and manage risk. In this interview with CPO Strategy, Gemma Thompson MCIPS explores the state of risk and resilience in the procurement sector, and whether we are in a time of “perpetual disruption”, or simply experiencing an evolution of normalized trading conditions.