About Us
Purchasing Magazine/Purchasing.com
Purchasing is the magazine for chief procurement officers and supply chain executives. It is read regularly by the world's largest audience of purchasing professionals. Purchasing Magazine serves more than 90,000 professionals working in manufacturing, process, and service companies throughout the full spectrum of business who read Purchasing Magazine 12 times a year. For over 90 years, more advertisers have selected Purchasing Magazine and Purchasing.com to convey their sales messages to purchasing and supply chain professionals, more than any other medium.
Purchasing.com is more than just the online home for Purchasing Magazine. Purchasing.com hosts a variety of products including the Monday Midday Business Report, several e-newsletters, on-demand webcasts, six supply chain blogs, supplier listings, a strategic sourcing case study archive and more.
Mailing Address
Purchasing Magazine
c/o Reed Business Information
225 Wyman Street, Waltham, MA 02451
Tel: (781) 734-8203
Fax: (781) 734-8076
Purchasing's Medal of Excellence
10 Best Media Sites by Media Business
Purchasing.com was voted one of the 10 Great Media Sites for 2008 by Media Business Magazine.
Purchasing.com won in the Trade category. “One noteworthy feature of www.purchasing.com is its Monday Midday Report,” said Marie Griffin, who wrote the cover story on the media web sites for the June issue of BtoB.
Purchasing Magazine Online: Mark of Best Practice
Gregg Brandyberry,
Vice President, Global Procurement Systems And Operation,
Glaxosmithkline
Christine S. Breves,
Chief Procurement Officer,
Alcoa Business Support Services
Brad Holcomb,
Senior Vice President And Chief Procurement Officer, Dairy Group,
Dean Foods Company
Richard Jacobs,
President
Eaton Filtration
John R. Maclean,
Vice President, Purchasing,
AMR Corp.
Marc Marini,
Managing Director Of Global Procurement,
Merrill Lynch
Mark Mirelez,
Senior Director of Subcontracts,
Rockwell Collins
John F. O’Connor,
Publishing Director Emeritus,
Purchasing Magazine
John Paterson,
Chief Procurement Officer,
IBM
Scott L. Singer,
Chief Procurement Officer,
Rio Tinto
Shelley Stewart, Jr.,
Senior Vice President Operational Excellence And Chief Procurement Officer,
Tyco International
Karen Weinstein-Millson,
Vice President, Global Sourcing,
Boston Scientific
Roger Weiss,
Vice President, Materials And Supply,
Rockwell Collins
John Anton,
Global Insights
Ron Bishop,
Bishop Market Research
Lloyd O’Carroll
Davenport and Company
Brian Matas,
IC Insights
Bill Mcclean,
IC Insights
John Mothersole,
Global Insights
Timna Tanners,
UBS Investment Bank.
Editorial Calendar
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BPA Statement
Current BPA Statement (PDF)
"As competitive pressures have led to the exploitation of ever more complex global supply chains, the importance of expertise within the procurement function has increased. More importantly, the advocates of procurement contend that it can further competitive advantage, especially through strategic insights arising from a knowledge of supplier markets."--KPMG
"Once lowly bureaucrats, purchasing managers are shifting onto the front lines."--Wall Street Journal
"Accenture’s research points to a relationship between procurement mastery and superior financial performance, with procurement 'masters' achieving procurement savings 30 percent higher than low performers...There is indeed a new business environment emerging–presenting an opportunity for procurement masters to deliver still greater value to their organizations’ bottom lines."--Accenture
"What used to be a corporate backwater is becoming a fast-track job as purchasers show they can add millions to the bottom line." -- FORTUNE Magazine
"In leading-edge companies the 'purchasing agent' is all but extinct. He's been replaced by a sophisticated manager who is part of the strategic-management team." -- Industry Week
"Partnerships with suppliers have helped Chrysler improve performance significantly by speeding up product development, lowering development costs, and reducing procurement costs, thereby contributing to increases in Chrysler's market share and profitability." -- Harvard Business Review
