Sentence examples similar to procurement competence from inspiring English sources
The cost increase was seized on by Tory defence spokesman Liam Fox as raising "serious questions about the competence of the procurement programme".
Procurement officers are dependent on the competence of their suppliers and in addition are subject to great pressures from contractors and politicians.
Managements, though, clearly have to demonstrate their own competence in cutting costs by better procurement.
In an investigation into a government rolling stock order, it queried the competence of the Department for Transport's procurement procedures, the ability of Network Rail to meet efficiency targets and the ability of the Office of Rail Regulation to monitor its performance effectively.
"The Home Office cannot persuade enough individual forces to co-operate with its attempts to introduce more centralised procurement, in part because forces are sceptical about the commercial competence of the procurement officers working at the centre".
Chinese procurement policy is not as transparent as ours, so competitive bidding and competence may have been sacrificed for kickbacks or favoritism.
His economic competence was questioned after allegations that he had raised grain procurement prices through inflationary subsidies and scrapped the capital gains tax.
The procurement team were also responsible for establishing a skills development programme that increased commissioning competence among relevant council staff.
It is concluded that tools and procurement advice for relationship contracting should have a development focus and be designed to involve local competence on both sides.
"Procurement is always tricky.
