I ran this piece (below) back in the summer and was really interested to see that the ‘who owns IT purchasing’ debate is really the hot topic among Sourcing professionals. Thanks to the many who responded and whose comments were included in my last blog. The comments were really terrific and wide ranging...

Argentus Talent Acquisition and its contract arm, Contingent Staffing Solutions @work, is an extremely specialised recruitment leader in Supply Chain Management – an employment vertical which is currently experiencing severe skill shortages across most industries in Canada.  Demand for talent in Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, Planning, Logistics and Vendor Management...

I’m always on the backs of those in my network to demonstrate how job seekers need to know what their message is and how to communicate that message clearly and understandably when networking and applying for their next career move.    But that does beg the question about the other side...

  Leaders in Supply Chain Management know only too well that Global competition has forced organizations to radically improve their Supply Chain Best Practices to shift toward more tightly managed processes to improve the bottom line. Companies are continually challenged to discover new ways of reducing costs and realising value...

CONSIDER WHICH ROUTE YIELDS BETTER BANG FOR YOUR COMPANY’S BUCK? RETAINED OR ‘NICHE CONTINGENCY’. At least a couple or three times a month (and certainly with alarming frequency during these leaner times where everyone is trolling in each other’s hunting grounds) in my 30+ years in the recruitment field, I hear from...

YES – There are Vendor Managers, Procurement Leads, Strategic Sourcing Managers, and Purchasing Sole Contributors ready to hire – really!!! Jobs certainly need not go unfilled as clearly they are right now. There is an on-going big complaint amongst companies seeking to hire Supply Chain Management Professionals (which includes Strategic Sourcing,...