National Association of Educational Procurement, New England

03/17/2015

Interesting commentary

Students know what they need to build satisfying lives, and it’s not just job skills.

03/16/2015

You have to start them young! Way to go MIT!

Is it possible to teach programming concepts to a four-year-old? A research project at MIT is examining just that question.

03/13/2015

Here we go- it's that time of the year! Who was your commencement speaker?

03/13/2015

Good quick read - The Procurement Talent Challenge 2015

Procurement is once again at a dramatic inflection point as a profession. Whereas the 90s heralded the retooling of the profession with an emphasis on Strategic Sourcing and Shared Services, and the 00s built upon this foundation by adding sourcing and procurement automation, category management and…

03/05/2015

There's a new job opportunity at Northeaster University (Boston)

Below you will find the details for the position including any supplementary documentation and questions you should review before applying to the opening. To apply to the job, please click the Apply to this Job link.

03/05/2015

Opportunities for collaboration continue to grow.

The sharing economy presents a huge chance for procurement professionals. Why should we stay focused on buying while everybody else is sharing?

02/16/2015

It has been over a month, and this issue is not going away. Keep an eye on your orders, and be sure to plan ahead if shipments for your orders are coming through the West coast.

With idled cargo ships piling up along the coastline, President Obama ordered his labor secretary to California to try to head off a costly shutdown of 29 West Coast ports.

01/30/2015

Boston University is looking for a Category Manager: http://naebnewengland.org/jobs/category-manager/

01/30/2015

Get to know the other side of the story. How does sell Sales perceive Procurement?

Over the past few years, procurement departments have become more powerful, more sophisticated, and at times seem dead-set on commoditizing every aspect of our solutions. For sales professionals, sales negotiations with Procurement is an ongoing struggle of dealing with third party negotiators, blin…

01/16/2015

Eye opening TED Talk- Robert Muggah: How to protect fast-growing cities from failing

Worldwide, violence is on the decline, but in the crowded cities of the global south — cities like Aleppo, Bamako and Caracas — violence is actually accelerating, fueled by the drug trade, mass unemployment and civil unrest. Security researcher Robert Muggah turns our attention toward these “fragile…

01/15/2015

Great read!

President Obama’s plan to expand free access to two-year schools deserves Congress’s support.