Christchurch event - 11 February 2010
21 Jan 2010
Procurement and its value - how to educate and influence the organisation
CIPS New Zealand and the Christchurch Committee warmly invites you to our first event for the year to hear Bruce Gordon of PGG Wrightson Ltd, talk about the value of procurement.
Bruce has over twenty years of commercial experience leading significant change in several markets and industries and he will discuss how to educate and influence your organisation. Bruce will be taking questions from the floor, so please think about topics you would like to have him address.
The Christchurch Committee will provide an overview of the 2010 events programme. Also up for discussion is the Government Procurement Development Programme (GPDP). The programme aims to build the capabilities and capacity of State sector procurers and provide education and training opportunities within both the public and private sectors.
Attendance is encouraged for professionals interested in education, whether for themselves or their teams. We believe this will benefit practitioners responsible for driving organisational change and those currently experiencing resistance to sourcing and procurement innovations.
Speaker
Bruce Gordon, General Manager Corporate Services, PGG Wrightson Ltd, was originally a retail banker, specialising in distribution channels and was at the forefront of implementing technologies like ASB’s Fastphone, BNZ’s Internet Banking services and mainstreaming EFTPOS. He is also experienced as a Retailer spending five years at The Warehouse Group, leading Innovation & Development and running Operations for the ‘Red Sheds’. In 2005, Bruce joined Cullen Investments where he was Chairman of the Bendon Group, and managed strategic recovery at PowerHouse (UK), and the Hanover Group through 2007 & 2008.
Currently Bruce is a member of the Group Leadership Team at PGW, New Zealand’s largest rural services provider and has been responsible for establishing a non merchandise procurement function for PGW to improve procurement practice, reduce total costs of ownership and leverage synergies across the Group.
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Event Date: Thursday 11th February, 3:30-5:30
Event Venue: Christchurch Art Gallery, Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch
Catering: Coffee and muffins
Cost: CIPS Members AUD$20*, CIPS Non members AUD$30*
RSVP Online: Friday 5th February
Please book online at www.cips.org/australasia/events/newzealandevents/default.aspx
*Please note prices listed are for online bookings only. All manual bookings incur 12.5% NZ GST.
For any queries contact Jayne on 021 278 8511 or Karen on 021 429 117 or email nzevents@cipsa.com.au.
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