Category: Procurement
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Project Management for Procurement
Procurement managers need to wear many hats and one of these might be project management. A PM plans the sequence of activities and delegates work to others. The main actions of a project manager are to plan, delegate, monitor and control. Typically we want to control cost and look for opportunities to reduce cost. When…
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7 Procurement Quick Wins
What can you do to implement a rapid procurement refresh? Quick wins No.1 – Identify issues with the current landscape. This could be setting up controls for new suppliers, reviewing the Goods receipt process, undertaking spend analysis, review scheme of delegation, put in place suitable terms and conditions, standardise tendering process, and review governance procedures. Quick wins No.…
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Business Case for Procurement Managers
This Business Case checklist is for the Treasury Full Business Case A business case provides justification for a project or programme. It helps evaluate the cost-benefit and risk of different options and provides a rationale for the recommended solution. Business cases are live documents that should be updated to show new changes. A version control will…
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Contract Terms A Quick Re-Cap
What is a Contract? A contract is an agreement between 2 or more parties that is legally enforceable. Every contract must consist of: 1)Offer 2) Acceptance 3)Consideration 4)Intention to create legal relations When submitting tenders suppliers should be asked to submit a certificate that they accept unqualified acceptance. If they don’t they should include clauses…
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