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Dear Client,
In the March 2017 edition of the Bespoke Procurement Bulletin, we interview Agnieszka Morton, the sourcing and procurement manager at Prominent Paints South Africa, and attempt to upack what South Africa's SONA and the Budget Speech 2017 mean for local procurement. We take a deep-dive look into managing diffiicult product and service procurement categories, share the news of ArcelorMittal's new distribution centre, and explore the flipside to the increasing array of choices we all now face. The usual round-up of recent top procurement news and worthwhile upcoming events is included.
Enjoy the read!
Publishing Editor | Andrew C. Hillman | Bespoke
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Leadership in procurement: PPG’s Agnieszka Morton
ArcelorMittal South Africa opens Isando Distribution Centre
Procurement Categories: Tackling the difficult ones
What SA's SONA and the Budget Speech hold for procurement and SCM
The pros and cons of the freedom of choice
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Leadership in procurement: PPG’s Agnieszka Morton
Procurement leader interview, PPG, continued development, technical skills,
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| Agnieszka Morton is the sourcing and procurement manager at Prominent Paints South Africa, and part of the SA leadership team of this global brand. Although she only joined the Prominent Paints Group (PPG) late last year, Agnieszka has years of experience in the procurement and sourcing industry, all of which has been within the manufacturing vertical. And she already has ambitious plans for streamlining their procurement processes and aligning these to their global values. Read More.
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ArcelorMittal South Africa opens Isando Distribution Centre
ArcelorMittal, distribution centre, logistics, supply chain, DTI, event, news
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| The official opening of the ArcelorMittal South Africa’s Isando Distribution Centre signalled an important milestone in the history of the company and its strategic partners. Stakeholders celebrated with a cake-and-ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, 24 February 2017. The event was attended by the Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies, who expressed government’s firm commitment to protect the local steel industry. Read More.
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Procurement Categories: Tackling the difficult ones
Procurement, category management, legal, marketing,IT, contracting
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| Mature procurement teams have influence over the majority of the third-party controllable expenditure in their organisations. For others, some categories of spend may be no-go areas. Either for historical reasons or because they seem too difficult to grasp. Indirect spend on support services is the most difficult area to tackle. Read More.
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What SA's SONA and the Budget Speech hold for procurement and SCM
Budget speech, SONA, public procurement and supply chain
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| In February every year, economists, financial experts, procurement professionals, and the general public await with bated breath any changes that the annual State of the Nation address and Budget Speech might herald. In 2017, with a relatively fraught political air, these events presented us with a delicate balance of “staying the course” and “radical transformation”. Read More.
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The pros and cons of the freedom of choice
Soft skills, choices, stress, free will
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| To have limitless choices is naturally something that we as human beings, born with free will, see as the ideal situation. Twenty first-century life and making choices go hand-in-hand. The increasing number of consumer products is one obvious example. But is it ideal? More disposable income translates into even more choices, and potentially more stress. Read More.
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| Brexit set to change SA’s bilateral economic relationship with the UK
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| Last month, during the debate regarding the 2017 State of the Nation address in Parliament, in Cape Town, Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies highlighted: “[A]s the UK government prepares to trigger exit negotiations from the EU (European Union), we need to prepare for a new trade arrangement with the UK. Read More.
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| Tanzania bans metals, minerals exports in bid to increase domestic beneficiation
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| Aim-listed Acacia Mining on Friday said it had ceased exports of gold and copper concentrate from its operations in Tanzania, following a directive from the country’s Ministry of Energy and Minerals that all such exports be banned. Read More. |
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| Measures in place to mitigate effects of National Minimum Wage
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| Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says government has measures in place to ensure that the recently announced National Minimum Wage does not have a negative impact on businesses and jobs. Read More.
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| Changes to procurement rules open R150bn opportunity for small firms – Zulu
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| Changes to South Africa’s preferential procurement regulations, which take effect on April 1, will open a R150-billion opportunity for small businesses and cooperatives, Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has acknowledged. Read More.
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| Growth in copper supply to slow through 2020 – ICSG
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| Global copper mine production growth is expected to slow to 2.5% a year through 2020, down from an average growth rate of almost 4% a year in the last five years, the International Copper Study Group (ICSG) said on Thursday. Read More.
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| South African government commits to R200bn in IPP procurement
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| Government has committed to procure up to R200bn in renewable energy from independent power producers (IPPs). As at March 2017, exposure to IPPs – which represents the value of signed projects – is expected to amount to R125.8bn. Read More.
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| Index points to manufacturing investment recovery despite ‘fragile’ economy
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| The Manufacturing Circle Investment Tracker, a quarterly index that tracks investment trends in the manufacturing sector, fell to 58 points in the fourth quarter of 2016 from above 70 points in the prior quarter. Read More.
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| Gauteng enters "second wave" of empowerment
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| The Gauteng Government has entered into the “second wave” of empowerment which will ensure that black businesses and township enterprises become more sustainable by participating in the other sectors of the economy. Read More.
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| Construction sector ‘pushing boundaries’ of transformation
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| Creamer Media's Chanel de Bruyn speaks to Engineering News Editor Terence Creamer about the agreement between government and South Africa’s construction industry to accelerate transformation in the sector
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| South Africa government to pursue radical economic transformation "vigorously"
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| President Jacob Zuma says government will not be apologetic in pursuing socio-economic radical transformation “vigorously” to improve the lives of the majority of South Africans. The President said this when he replied to a debate on his State of the Nation Address at the National Assembly last month. Read More.
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Publishing Editor: Andrew C. Hillman | Contributing Editor: Kate Ferreira
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