Which of the following are NOT one of the four key principles of procurement in the EU?
In public sector procurement, according to EU legislation, certain items must be procured via open-competition. What type of items are these?
If a stakeholder has high power in a business but isn’t interested in your procurement activity, what should be your management style for dealing with this stakeholder?
Early Supplier Involvement can be described as a collaborative relationship between a buyer and a supplier to develop a new project. Handfield’s model describes four different levels of supplier involvement ranging from none to ‘black box’ (which is when the design is primarily driven by the supplier. What other level features on this model?
Barry is a procurement manager at Sea Biscuits, a company which manufactures biscuits in the shape of dolphins and starfish. He works in an office that orders stationary regularly for its 100 person workforce. Stationary is a low-spend category item and Barry often orders stationary from different suppliers based on which supplier can provide the item the cheapest at that point in time. According to the Kraljic matrix, what type of suppliers provides stationary to Barry?
Mandy is looking to source windows and doors for a new build apartment block. She has done some initial research and has discovered that there are many suppliers in the marketplace that can supply the items she needs. As it is a high-value project she is thinking of running a formal tender. What should be Mandy’s first step?
Innovation is a key consideration when entering into a partnership. Is this statement true?
Which of the following are possible drivers for partnership sourcing? Select THREE.