http://news.peopleinprocurement.com Thu, 21 May 2009 13:26:23 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://news.peopleinprocurement.com/2009/02/12/would-you-recommend-procurement-to-your-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Nick Dobney Thu, 21 May 2009 13:26:23 +0000 http://sustainable-sourcing.com/peopleinprocurement/?p=13#comment-3 As someone who has deliberatley taken up a career in the profession, rather than having 'fallen' into it, I'd recommend it to my kids. Buying and selling is at the heart of business and always has been. What better role to have in a business than being an expert in buying, last nights candidate on Alan Sugars Apprentice got fired because he didn't negotiate. Let's not over complicate things arguing about the semantics of what name we give our profession be it buying, purchasing, procurement, relationship management or some other term. Why don't we think of oursevles as business people first who specialise in buying. I don't think marketing or finance have such tedious debate. Should my children choose a career in business, I'll certainly encourage them strongly towards being excellent at buying. As someone who has deliberatley taken up a career in the profession, rather than having ‘fallen’ into it, I’d recommend it to my kids. Buying and selling is at the heart of business and always has been. What better role to have in a business than being an expert in buying, last nights candidate on Alan Sugars Apprentice got fired because he didn’t negotiate.
Let’s not over complicate things arguing about the semantics of what name we give our profession be it buying, purchasing, procurement, relationship management or some other term. Why don’t we think of oursevles as business people first who specialise in buying. I don’t think marketing or finance have such tedious debate. Should my children choose a career in business, I’ll certainly encourage them strongly towards being excellent at buying.

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