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A lesson in upskilling

In today’s climate, the Amazon EU Ops Procurement team faces an upskilling challenge how to find the right resources and invest time in learning when the pace is ever increasing?

The team is growing at speed, and now even more, Amazon EU Ops Procurement aims to develop its team to be best in class in order to support the business’ growth. Procurement has matured into an instrumental link not only to the Supply Chain but to the business as a whole...

Electrolux

In today’s challenging climate, Electrolux and organisations around the globe, are facing supply chain challenges and pressures that have come about from rising material costs and long lead times. The challenge? How to find the time and resources to invest time in learning and skills for their newest team members.

FSD Africa

FSD Africa is a non-profit finance market development organisation with a culture of excellence in everything it does. Ambitious to understand exactly what this looks like for procurement, the team turned to CIPS. Our Procurement Excellence Programme has enabled the function to become a valued internal advisor, strategic partner and innovator as well as an exemplar of best value for money to its funder, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.

Gentoo

Sunderland based, housing association, Gentoo Group sees apprenticeships as an essential element of its workforce planning strategy and commitment to the local economy. Partnering with CIPS for its first-ever procurement apprenticeship resulted in a strong applicant pool from which a rising star was recruited.

The combination of CIPS’ globally-recognised training and immersion in Gentoo’s values and ways of working enabled this first apprentice to become a highly motivated and skilled member of the team.

Procurement Australia

Achieving the CIPS Procurement Excellence Standard has enhanced Procurement Australia’s reputation as a leading-edge organisation offering internationally recognised procurement solutions.

Xerox

Since achieving their first CIPS Platinum level Procurement Excellence award, the American global corporation Xerox has undergone significant transformation.

And yet, Xerox Global Procurement has maintained an unswerving alignment to its strategic priorities. Here, we reveal how the company continues to meet the requirements of the Advanced Standard at Platinum level.

Sony

In the past, Sony BV Europe’s procurement team struggled to quantify its work in tangible terms.

Besides clear financial impact, Sony BV’s challenge was to demonstrate the full, value it brought to the organisation through committing to– and achieving – the CIPS Procurement Excellence Standard Programme, all this has changed.

Woolworths Group

In July 2019, a cohort of nine people from the Woolworths procurement team embarked on a journey to achieve the MCIPS professional designation through the applied learning path: the Corporate Award Programme, Advanced Practitioner level.

Woolworths Group Limited is one of ANZ’s largest retailers, listed on the Australian Stock Exchange with operations across Australia and New Zealand. In 2020, the Woolworths Group generated over 63 billion in revenue, employed more than 215,000 people and served more than 29 million customers every week across their brands.