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Job Opening: Purchasing Manager

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

Oversees all City procurement processing, monitoring, bids, solicitations, addenda, administration, clarifications, modification, compliance, negotiations, changing conditions, coordination of legal review, terminations, and purchase orders. Develops and implements the warehouse municipal emergency response capability.

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How I got into SCM without even knowing it

Naomi Clews Consultancy

My aim was to negotiate a better deal than my competitors (Woolworths, WH Smiths, Tower Records, Virgin and independent record retailers) on the Top 40 Singles Chart new releases and to have the most stock of the most popular singles each week. ​ On my travels, I'd ask people working in each department what their job involved.

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Another possible challenge for DoD’s $19B moving contract: No movers

Federal News Network

Their warehouses are not military approved. We’ve had negotiations with TRANSCOM to adjust for the inflation that’s occurred. They’ve signed up a lot of these little two-men-and-a-truck operations and internet movers, but these people have never done a military job in their life.

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Part II: Bridging the Gap between Procurement and Finance. A New Vision for Amrest

ivalua

Creating fuller visibility into supplier risks, Amrest has the power and intel to switch localizations or deliver from different warehouses, creating a stronger supply chain. . Given the varying degrees of flexibility and negotiation involved, contract management must be part of their global strategic payment journey.

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The user experience ensures that procurement policy is followed

ivalua

In this way, we optimise the experience of a user who would like, for instance, to purchase a pair of safety boots from a set of items that are available from catalogues negotiated by the Procurement Department. The two technologies are the top performers for these types of functionalities. . The idea is to offer a holistic experience.

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Trump Tariffs – Canada – Retaliatory Measures Implemented March 4, 2025

Import and Trade Remedies

Canada retaliated swiftly by implementing retaliatory tariffs; however, both sets of tariffs were paused for 30-days while the US and Canada negotiated whether the tariffs would come into force. Despite Canada undertaking extensive measures to secure its border, the US implemented the US Tariffs at 12:01 AM EST on March 4, 2025.

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