Only a quarter of councils in England have succeeded in finding procurement savings following the introduction of the National Procurement Strategy (NPS) for local government two years ago. Of the 248 councils who took part in the research, 186 of them reported no identified savings or no records of savings achieved. The National Procurement Strategy … Continued

There are certain skills all procurement professionals are required to have, no matter what industry they are in. Buyers need to find the right products at the right price, supply chain staff have to be well organised and all procurement staff need to be innovative when looking at cost cutting measures. When hiring procurement staff … Continued

Public sector and private sector companies are very different in their nature and each have contrasting objectives and goals. While private companies largely operate to produce a profit, public companies primarily exist for the public good. This means that procurement departments in the two spheres and the day to day tasks of their staff often … Continued