Procurement Professional is the official publication of CIPS Australia.

Professional Resources

Professional Resources are a range of information services and tools designed to assist procurement professionals in the execution of their day-to-day work.

In order to access the full range of Professional resources you must be a CIPSA Member (only exception is the Procurement Professional archive which is also available to PP Subscribers).

Please see below a brief description of the resources and link to more detailed pages.

Purchasing Indices

CIPSA currently endorse and provide as a benefit to members three different indices from The AIG (Australian Industry Group) and Category Indices and Benchmarking reports  from Purchasing Index.

White Papers

White Papers are brief, user friendly, booklets on topical issues facing the modern procurement professional. Published bi-monthly they cover a broad range of subject matter at different levels. Free copies of these printed booklets are also available from the CIPS Australia office, subject to availability.

The Knowledge Club

The Knowledge Club is a quarterly digest of relevant and practical articles to support the procurement practitioner in delivering the finer points on their day-to-day job.

Procurement Professional Archive

The archive is currently in the form of PDF documents of all articles from previous issues. By clicking on the relevant year below you will be taken to a page that lists each issue and the articles it featured. This relates to issues of PP from 2005-2008.

Procurement Templates 

CIPS Australia has great pleasure in providing a package of procurement template documents and guidance notes for the benefit of our members