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When businesses don’t have the time or resources to handle things in-house, they outsource them. Outsourcing can be a useful solution to an overstretched or understaffed function, and is becoming more attractive as business’s attempt to further reduce their costs.

While most sectors are rushed off their feet over the festive period, Christmas is something of a quiet spell for many recruitment agencies. Why? The majority of companies want to avoid the hassle and cost of recruiting permanently in the lead up to the Christmas peak. Instead, many choose to hire temporary staff and spend

With changes to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into force in May 2018, the clock is ticking for many businesses across the UK.

As award-winning supply chain, procurement and logistics recruitment specialists, we’ve received our fair share of questions regarding the future of recruitment after the UK leaves the European Union.

As you prepare to enter a new trading year and the competition to secure the best candidates to fill vacant Chief Procurement Officer roles increases, it’s essential for procurement recruitment campaigns to be not only pro-active, but also imaginative.

Bis Henderson’s consultants appreciate that procurement recruitment requires a long-term hiring strategy, with forward planning being equally important as a rapid response to client’s urgent need to fill a vacant role.

It would be fair to say that within the supply chain organisation, the importance   for at least one key employee to be responsible solely for procurement is often overlooked.

Bis Henderson recruiters frequently find that employers are unclear on which specific attributes they should look for in a candidate during a procurement recruitment campaign.

Leading procurement recruitment consultants Bis Henderson, know just how costly a bad hire can be for the employer when the wrong candidate is selected.

While procurement adds significant value to the logistics and supply chain sector, recruiting professionals at managerial and executive level presents specific challenges.