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Mssrs. Sarbanes and Oxley would be *so* disappointed!
“A former Kraft Foods purchasing manager was sentenced to two years and three months in prison today for taking $158,000 in bribes from a broker for a Central California tomato processor…… more →
The Procurement Chronicles
Mssrs. Sarbanes and Oxley would be *so* disappointed!
Poster to be named later wrote 3 months ago: “A former Kraft Foods purchasing manager was sentenced to two years and three months in prison … more →
Seriously, you can't make this up.
Poster to be named later wrote 6 months ago: Motivational (?) poster that was hung up about a month ago (right after our company was acquired) in … more →
How to boost an economy
Poster to be named later wrote 6 months ago: Smoke more. Make it mandatory. The Obama administration can thank me later. … more →
Just shut your eyes and place the PO
Poster to be named later wrote 6 months ago: Working in a procurement organization gives one a *fabulous* glimpse into the inner workings of The … more →
Mind. Boggled.
Poster to be named later wrote 7 months ago: I’m not the most politically astute of people. I glance at the headlines on Google and listen … more →
It ALL matters
Poster to be named later wrote 10 months ago: So, if I may be so hamfisted as to boil down the much vaunted Procurement Cycle, the song goes a lit … more →
Ah yes, this is why SOX matters
Poster to be named later wrote 11 months ago: Remember in my post yesterday I mentioned how every company has a horror story that illustrates thei … more →
It had to happen sometime
Poster to be named later wrote 11 months ago: In these very pages I’ve spent some time railing against the absurdity of the haphazard implem … more →
A gap so wide you can drive a truck through it
Poster to be named later wrote 12 months ago: Yes, I have to report today on a topic that has suddenly become near and dear to my heart. Contract … more →
It's always and never the same
Poster to be named later wrote 12 months ago: This crazy procurement business of ours can be a lot of fun. And it can be a huge pain in the tookus … more →
Whatever Lola wants, Lola gets
Poster to be named later wrote 1 year ago: Replace “Lola” with “CFO” and you have the fire drill du jour in my life. Se … more →
Where simplicity meets tenacity
Poster to be named later wrote 1 year ago: That’s where you’ll find Procurement. Was talking to a coworker today. Her team manages … more →
Whoa, oh, domino
Poster to be named later wrote 1 year ago: My jaunty reference to ol’ Van Morrison might date me a bit, but what the heck. On a day when … more →
Just going to have to quote directly…
Poster to be named later wrote 1 year ago: From the “You can’t make this up” files. An actual quote from an actual potential … more →
Theme Song
Poster to be named later wrote 1 year ago: Got into one of my silly moods today while reading RFP proposals and listening to iTunes. I think my … more →
What's the deadline?
Poster to be named later wrote 1 year ago: Rules are made for a reason, right? In this crazy life, it seems people *love* to interpret rules to … more →
Rules of the Road
Poster to be named later wrote 1 year ago: Things I wish I could write into RFx instructions: 1. No whining. Self-explanatory. You’d thin … more →
From The Department Of…
Poster to be named later wrote 1 year ago: …You can’t make this #$%@ up. One of the Rock Star Contract people on my team has a HUGE RFP u … more →
Kick-Back Baked Goods
Poster to be named later wrote 1 year ago: This is a continuation of the previous post. The saga continues… The sales person tried a new tactic … more →
