Technology logistics procurement

Job description: Reporting to the Regional Sourcing Director, you should be an experienced professional in leading contract negotiations and managing the procurement process.

Global - Cisco's longstanding supply chain issues affecting its optimum delivery of equipment to customers have not been completely resolved but are now stabilised, says the head of the tech giant.

Asia - Component suppliers of Apple have either denied or are conducting investigations involving allegations of making kickbacks to one of the company's procurement executive.

Asia Pacific - The RFID market earned revenues of over US$80 million in 2008 and is expected to reach more than US$250 million in 2016, if a Frost & Sullivan report is to be believed.

Global - A recent study from Gartner believes software applications can be beneficial or even crucial for procurement.

Singapore - JTC Corporation has broken ground for facilities at Seletar Aerospace Park specialising in Components Manufacturing and Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO).

Malaysia - Malaysia Airlines intends to invest more than RM320million (US$99 million) on an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to streamline operations and maximise business efficiency.

Singapore - UPS has introduced a carbon neutral programme in the Asia Pacific region which allows customers to calculate and offset the impact of the carbon emissions associated with their shipments.

Singapore - RFID technology can be greater utilised if tags are embedded in the product rather than its packaging, says the Asia Pacific head of the RFID International Business Association.

Global - Procurement jobs will need to be refocused so as to ensure they achieve their goals, suggests an article from a British newspaper.