CIPS Australia was formed in January 2005 as a wholly owned subsidiary of CIPS and has similar objectives to its UK based parent. CIPS Australia provides a programme of continuous improvement in professional procurement standards and activities to raise awareness of the benefits that effective procurement practices can provide to corporate, national and international
prosperity for the benefit of
all. CIPS Australia now has over 4,000 members throughout Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific islands. Indeed, 78 of the top
100 most profitable companies in Australia have CIPS members as employees within their procurement teams. About CIPS:
• Established in 1932 and awarded a royal
charter in 1992, celebrated 80th anniversary
in 2012
• Partnering with United Nations Secretariat,
UNOPS and UNDP to deliver procurement
best practice to the developing world
• Supporting thousands of studying members
across the globe
• A network of professionals across the world
in the private, public and third sectors, in
academia, business and professional practice
• Offering public sector procurement values,
principles and standards with the US National
Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP)
• Linking governments, businesses, the third
sector and various other organisationsto
achieve best practice in procurement. Who we are:
• The world’slargest procurement and
supply professional organisation
• A global not-for-profit organisation,
with regional offices in the UK, Africa,
Australia, MENA and China, supporting
corporates, public sector and SMEs in
all sectors
• Provide leading edge thinking, for the
procurement and supply management
profession
• Recognised throughout the world as
the voice of the procurement and
supply management profession with
globally-recognised qualifications
• Representing members’ views concerns
and needs.
