Support from the top is crucial to SRM
17 May 2013
If the board executives don’t think strong relationships with suppliers are valuable, it’s tough for procurement to succeed with this agenda.
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Rebecca Ellinor is the managing editor of Supply Management Rebecca started her journalism career at The News, Portsmouth’s daily newspaper. She joined as a trainee news reporter then worked as a district reporter, senior reporter, health specialist and latterly on the news desk before leaving to travel around the South Pacific. Following this she undertook regular shifts at a number of London-based papers including The Guardian and The Evening Standard. She then became news editor of a weekly magazine for social care professionals before joining Supply Management as news editor in 2005. Rebecca then switched to doing features for the magazine before being promoted to managing editor. Work on the SM team has included assignments in Europe, the UAE, US, South Africa and China. She has a degree in literature and sociology and a journalism diploma.
The risk factor
7 May 2013
Risk is back in the headlines after the recent garment factory collapse in Bangladesh, and Rebecca Ellinor looks at the ways organisations can address such tragedies.
Throwing down the gauntlet
9 April 2013
From retaining graduate talent to the job opportunities for senior professionals, Rebecca Ellinor takes a look at recruitment at all levels.
The generation game
12 March 2013
The future of procurement depends on finding ways to help your organisation generate income, says Rebecca Ellinor.
Learn lessons from purchasing peers
12 February 2013
Don’t be afraid to learn from others when they make mistakes, and build on their triumphs when they are successful, says Rebecca Ellinor.
Innovate and be appreciated
15 January 2013
Rebecca Ellinor looks at ways to improve the profile of procurement in the new year.
The only way is ethics
11 December 2012
Tweet The broad subject of business ethics has been highlighted over the past few weeks. For a start, there has been much unease surrounding companies that are believed to be avoiding paying their full viagra lowest price and proper share of corporation tax in the UK. Starbucks was one of the companies under fire and, [...]
A helping hand
10 December 2012
Have you ever informally asked a procurement peer at another company for their help or advice? Rebecca Ellinor believes purchasers are very good at assisting one another.
Is corporation tax-avoidance an issue of corporate responsibility?
3 December 2012
Will shoppers on this busiest of gift-buying days avoid firms they feel are behaving immorally?
Introducing Supply Business, the quarterly supply review for business leaders
27 November 2012
From January, CPO Agenda will be relaunched as Supply Business. Editor Rebecca Ellinor explains the reasons behind the change and what this means.
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