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Sebastian Moritz used game theory to help a client negotiate better terms with a supplier and a better deal as part of an IT upgrade.

MCIPS opened doors for her career says Victoria Proctor, procurement manager at dentsu.

When Sainsbury’s launched Smart Charge, its brand-new ultra-rapid electric vehicle charging network at its supermarkets, it sought to bolster an area of UK infrastructure that falls short – and procurement was a vital player in the initiative.

Education, communication and collaboration are the answers to raising the profile of procurement and supply within an organisation says Dr Vera Ndrecaj.

We hear from our 2023 CIPS Symposium winners and finalists, looking at the research pitches that won them the trophy.

Innocent’s game-changing overhaul of its supply chain saw the 25-year-old drinks company bring 80% of its production in-house. It built its own sustainable factory at the port of Rotterdam and pioneered one of the world's first fully electric juice tanker trucks to produce greener drinks – a move that won Innocent the CIPS Excellence in Procurement Awards 2023. Find out how this trailblazing pivot has paid off.