CIPS officials during the Annual General Meeting.
DOHA: The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) Qatar Branch recently brought together their members and other senior procurement staff in Qatar for their Annual General Meeting (AGM). During the session, CIPS elected a new governing committee for the country and invited two experts from KPMG in Qatar’s Operations Consulting practice to brief attendees on the latest developments in the field.
KPMG’s Head of Management Consulting, Kenan Nouwailati and Associate Director for Operations Consulting, Ramzi Sinokrot briefed delegates on procurement cost optimization – a hot topic for procurement departments in both the public and private sectors in Qatar.
Nouwailati and Sinokrot demonstrated some of the ways that organizations can enhance their procurement maturity by running spend transparency and analytics and identifying and implementing strategic sourcing opportunities.
On this, Sinokrot noted: “By automating processes using digital technology including KPMG’s value-based analytics tool “KREO” and category management solution “P365D”, procurement departments can not only identify ways to improve the business’ bottom line but also save considerable time traditionally used to manually carry out this work.”
During the AGM, CIPS voted for a new Qatar Branch Committee who will carry forward the agenda of galvanizing the procurement community in Qatar and promoting best practice. Sam Achampong, Head of CIPS MENA stated “2018 promises to be an excellent year for CIPS in Qatar, as we welcome on board new committee members who are willing, passionate and enthusiastic to see the industry develop in the country. I am sure that our new committee will bring in new ideas and energy whilst ensuring that the best professional standards are upheld in the country.”
