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Six pillars for successful SRM (Part 4)

Welcome to part 4 of our blog examining the six pillars of SRM. In this edition we will focus on people and skills. What the people and skills pillar of SRM seeks to promote is a people and skills development strategy that starts long bef ...

28 Jun 16

Six pillars for successful SRM (Part 3)

In part 3 we examine governance and processes which could be regarded as the SRM framework. It should create a structure and rhythm of activities that drive SRM forward and it all begins with a best practice approach to supplier segmentation. ...

16 Jun 16

Six pillars for successful SRM (Part 2)

In order to affect any significant change in the way supplier relationships are managed, a vast number of people or stakeholders will need to be engaged within your organisation. There are three main groups of stakeholders you need to engage t ...

13 Jun 16

Just rewards

Are you rewarding acts of bravery or performance? (Part 1) So you’re thinking about how you could introduce a supplier recognition or awards programme. In this three part blog Alan Day looks at what questions you should ask before sett ...

13 Jun 16

Welcome Australia & New Zealand new leadership team

For the past three years clients’ in Australia and New Zealand have been amazingly supportive. Companies there are moving quickly to embrace supplier relationship management (SRM) and we are pleased to be able to introduce our new leader ...

9 Jun 16

Six pillars for successful SRM (Part 1)

How do I make SRM work in my organisation? This is one of the most commonly asked questions asked by large multi-nationals. We’ve observed throughout 8 years of research into supplier relationship management excellence that there are a r ...