Procurement Musings Zycus

Working from home (WFH) is the new reality for professionals across industries. Companies should not only promote WFH for their employees during these difficult times but also make sure that the employees are enabled to work efficiently from home by providing them with required infrastructure. Procurement is also not untouched by this new normal. For procurement to work efficiently from home, organizations will need to speed up their digital transformation initiatives. Tools that will help procurement professionals to complete their task remotely without compromising on compliance parameters will emerge as champions. Tune to this latest podcast to listen to Mr. Lalit Dhamija talking candidly about the best practices to WFH.

With COVID-19 disrupting the procurement and supply chain landscape across the globe, the focus has been on how businesses are looking at business continuity plans and cost-saving measures. However, there hasn’t been much debate on how Government procurement teams across Australia and New Zealand are reacting to this pandemic.

In order to get an in-depth view of how Governments are reacting to this pandemic, we caught up with Phil Chalkley- a seasoned procurement professional, with over 25 years of experience in helping both businesses and Governments transform their procurement function- to pick his brains on what he thinks Government’s should do to ride this difficult time.

In an exclusive two-part series, Phil not only talks about COVID-19, but also talks about the following:


Distinctions between Government and Commercial procurement
The evolution of digital procurement and the need to use it more in current times
Issues pertaining to Government- probity, compliance, and technology adoption

Here’s presenting part-2, where the focus is on probity, compliance, and technology adoption in Government

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic and its extraordinary impact on humans and businesses forces us to rethink existing supply chain practices. The traditional approaches will work until they are not disrupted. Conventional supply chain approaches may need to be re-examined for ensuring the security of goods and services for sustainability and customer satisfaction. Organizations may need to collaborate with their suppliers to manage demand and supply shocks and gain visibility into extended supplier network to replenish stock in a timely manner. Organizations may also need to have a robust contract management system in place that can easily track Force Majeure clauses and mitigate risks or legal actions for non-compliance.

Tune in to the latest podcast “Navigating Unchartered Waters: Resilient Supply Chains in Uncertain Times of Corona Virus “ by Mr. Lalit Dhamija to know –

1) To know about the actions procurement and supply professionals should be taking to manage the impact of supply chain disruption on businesses due to coronavirus

2) What sort of Communication strategies should be adopted by Procurement and Supply Chain Professionals

3) What are other important actions which Buyers shall take in these circumstances

About the Speaker - Mr. Lalit Dhamija is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS). He is an experienced supply chain practitioner in Oil and Gas industry with over 38 years’ of experience. He is also an Executive Chairman of CIPS UAE Branch Committees and regularly contributes to the procurement body of knowledge through active participation in events, seminars, and conferences. Lalit previously worked for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) group as a ‘Procedure and Process Assurance Manager’ for 28 years till the end of 2017. He is currently active as a corporate procurement and supply chain trainer and consultant and travels globally for training and coaching C-Suite executives of MNCs. For more information visit his website - www.lalitdhamija.com

With COVID-19 disrupting the procurement and supply chain landscape across the globe, the focus has been on how businesses are looking at business continuity plans and cost-saving measures. However, there hasn’t been much debate on how Government procurement teams across Australia and New Zealand are reacting to this pandemic.

In order to get an in-depth view of how Governments are reacting to this pandemic, we caught up with Phil Chalkley- a seasoned procurement professional, with over 25 years of experience in helping both businesses and Governments transform their procurement function- to pick his brains on what he thinks Government’s should do to ride this difficult time.

In an exclusive two-part series, Phil not only talks about COVID-19 but also talks about the following:


Distinctions between Government and Commercial procurement
The evolution of digital procurement and the need to use it more in current times
Issues pertaining to Government- probity, compliance, and technology adoption

Here’s presenting part-1, where the focus is on COVID-19!

The Oil and Gas companies around the world are destined to face the massive impact of climate change and regulatory changes that follows. There is already a shift in the global demand pattern due to the push for emission reduction and higher adoption of renewable energy sources. According to a recent survey by Accenture and the World Economic Forum, 56% of the millennials are interested in investing in solar panels and this shift to renewables along with the emergence of electric cars could lead to profits of USD 65-70 billion migrating from oil and gas companies to the broader energy ecosystem.

However, all is not lost for Oil and Gas companies in this global push for environmental solidarity. Digitization and procurement, in general, can act as enablers that can provide organizations with new avenues to tackle these challenges, keep a check on their profitability and provide value to all its stakeholders. Tune in to this latest podcast “ The Changing Landscape of Procurement in Oil and Companies” by Mr Lalit Dhamija

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