{"id":500,"date":"2018-05-15T15:03:01","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T14:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/?p=500"},"modified":"2018-06-25T10:12:17","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T09:12:17","slug":"procurement-people-of-tomorrow-buying-into-procurement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2018\/05\/15\/procurement-people-of-tomorrow-buying-into-procurement\/","title":{"rendered":"Procurement People of Tomorrow \u2013 Buying into Procurement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I first applied for my Modern Apprenticeship in procurement back in 2014, I\u2019m ashamed to say I didn\u2019t even know what it was. But here I am four years later, loving my career choice and telling you why it\u2019s such a good idea to come along to our next Procurement People of Tomorrow (PPoT) event &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/procurement-people-of-tomorrow-buying-into-procurement-event-tickets-44833356777\">Buying into Procurement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re new to procurement or have been thinking about procurement as a career choice, there\u2019s no better place than Buying into Procurement for a helping hand. The whole PPoT community will be there to answer questions and share our experiences, and the event also brings together experts from the Scottish public and private sectors. Buying into Procurement is about looking at the future of the profession and the <a href=\"http:\/\/yoyp2018.scot\/\">Year of the Young People<\/a> is the perfect time to get involved.<\/p>\n<p>Be part of that future &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/procurement-people-of-tomorrow-buying-into-procurement-event-tickets-44833356777\">come along to Buying into Procurement<\/a> on Tuesday 22 May 2018 at the Insight Institute, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow from 10.00 am \u2013 3.30 pm.<\/p>\n<h2>Who is it for?<\/h2>\n<p>The event is aimed at people in the private and public sector who are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Procurement modern apprentices and graduates<\/li>\n<li>Supply chain students<\/li>\n<li>Graduate and foundation apprentices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Speakers and interactive sessions include:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Procurement manager at A.G Barr<\/li>\n<li>Nikki Bell: Deputy Director of Procurement and Commercial Policy &amp; Project Assurance<\/li>\n<li>Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply representatives<\/li>\n<li>Drummond Bridge\/ Hays Recruitment representatives<\/li>\n<li>Workshop sessions including: sustainability, soft skills, influencing and stakeholder management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Registration<\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s only a limited amount of places still available so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/procurement-people-of-tomorrow-buying-into-procurement-event-tickets-44833356777\">sign up on Eventbrite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For further information please contact: <a href=\"mailto:Rachael.hughes@gov.scot\">Rachael.hughes@gov.scot<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Event organiser, Rachael Hughes, was asked if she would like to apply for a procurement apprenticeship after leaving university and never looked back!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":463,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,55],"tags":[191,115,43,40,116,120,181,21,97,193,192],"class_list":["post-500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-procurement-people-of-tomorrow","category-scottish-procurement","tag-career","tag-graduates","tag-modern-apprenticeships","tag-ppot","tag-private-sector","tag-procurement","tag-procurement-events","tag-procurement-people-of-tomorrow","tag-scottish-public-sector","tag-student","tag-year-of-the-young-people"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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