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THE PERFECT STORM
 
Where Preparation meets Opportunity for Procurement
 
The global financial crisis and subsequent economic downturn has presented the procurement profession with an opportunity. An opportunity to step up. To show the full value of its proactive and strategic approach to the common business of buying things. To demonstrate that professionalism can make a real difference at a critical time for their organisation by turning opportunities into realities and, at the same time, managing the very real threats facing their business from the supply side.
 
The third annual CIPSA conference suggested “it’s not just about cost”, last year’s annual event leveraged off this thought to define The Winning Formula. This earnest desire to meet corporate needs, to create value on the clients’ terms, is now thinking of its time.
 
But the challenge today is to take the OPPORTUNITIES whilst they exist; and to manage the THREATS whilst they are apparent. Playing to our STRENGTHS will help, but knowing our WEAKNESSES might assist just as much. The four streams of seminars will address the SWOT of our profession, offering 24 seminars to help you navigate the storm. 
 
Each contributor to the 5th annual CIPSA conference will address, directly or indirectly, this theme: Getting the professional preparation in good supply-side management to meet the challenge your business now faces.
    
The pressure has been off cost for some time during the boom times. But this pressure has just returned as part of ‘The Perfect Storm’ of the global economic crisis. It is the profession’s opportunity to impress, and to deliver lasting change to their organisations.
 
Our 5th annual conference will help practitioners make a difference back at their buying desk, starting the day after the event. It is an essential and critical incident for all procurement professionals mandated to tackle the problems facing their organisation from the supply side.
 
This event is not a discretionary investment; it is a relevant, compelling and pragmatic programme designed to make a difference to your business from tomorrow onwards...... To help you sail through The Perfect Storm.
 
I look forward to seeing you in Melbourne,
 
Jonathan Dutton FCIPS
Managing Director
CIPS Australia
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