英国脱欧：采购商需积极应对市场变化

紫丁香

　　当英国全民公投决定离开欧盟，采购商们应该打起精神面对接下来的市场改变和不确定性。

　　英国脱欧：采购商需积极应对市场变化

　　英国公投结果为52%对48%，支持离开欧盟，采购人员正在开始考虑英国与欧洲之间的关系变化将会给他们的供应链带来影响。

　　英镑价值暴跌，股市动荡，英国与欧盟以及其他贸易伙伴面临无限期谈判。

　　英国脱欧：采购商需积极应对市场变化

　　“当英国做出离开欧盟的决定时，长期的不确定性便已开始”，Wax Digital电子采购供应商总经理Daniel Ball说。

　　虽然我们可能需要等，在“个别组织对他们未来供应链管理做出战略决策前”，但Daniel建议采购人员应该从现在开始审查自己的供应链，了解哪些供应商可能会被影响，如果英国未能与欧盟达成一项新的自由贸易协定。

　　中小型企业采购商们因此次公投结果或面临其他价格变化，Love Energy Sa vings总经理Phil Foster说。

　　“随着能源价格上涨的可能性，小企业应该削减他们能够削减的地方”，Foster说，并建议“使用更节能的LED灯泡、安装更大的窗户....或共通过添加运动探测器自动关掉你的灯”。

　　Foster也指出潜在的增长也将影响到机票价格，给招聘市场带来变化。

　　尽管英国可能不再是“聚集人才的磁场”，但英国退欧可以创造更多的选择，从非欧盟国家中，如印度和中国招募。“这对于那些在科学、技术、工程和数学方面的人才来说是个好消息”，Foster说道。

　　其他人对当下的买家并不太关心。

　　“英国立即离开欧盟国际协定看上去是不太可能的”，Milan Panchmatia说道，4C Associates咨询服务公司的执行合伙人，他补充说“进口管理....将会变得更加复杂”。

　　“目前的消息是‘照常营业，直到另行告知’，”Bevan Brittan律师事务所采购负责人Emily Heard说。

　　Brittany还说，许多欧盟的采购规则，包括那些平等的待遇、非歧视、透明度和比例“已实施的国家立法和法规仍具有约束力，除非直到议会撤销它们”。

　　“这将在今后的岁月里显现出来”，她说。

　　英国皇家采购与供应学会首席执行官Da vid Noble说道：“在早期阶段我们无法分辨脱欧对采购和供应行业的影响，以及对立法如欧盟采购指令所产生的连锁反应”。

　　“作为一个全球性组织，我们支持全球贸易。我们的成员来自150多个国家，我们与全世界政府和企业展开合作，确保采购行业对全球经济、社会和环境议程所产生的积极影响”。

　　“在接下来的几个月和几年中，当事态变得愈加清晰，我们开拓一条前进的路，并将继续支持我们的全球社区”。

　　阅读原文：http://www.zbsonlin*.com/cips/5918_1.html

　　Brexit: 'Buyers should brace for change'

　　posted by Francis Churchill

　　in Law, Procurement, Public sector, Supply chain24 June 2016

　　Buyers in the UK should brace themselves for change and uncertainty as the country votes to leave the European Union.

　　After the UK voted 52% to 48% in favour of lea ving the European Union, procurement professionals are already considering how changes to the UK’s relationship with Europe will affect their supply chains.

　　The value of the pound has plummeted, stock markets are volatile and the UK faces an indefinite period of negotiations with the EU and other trading partners.

　　“There now starts a long period of uncertainty while decisions are made about the UK’s future relationship with Europe,” said Daniel Ball, director of e-procurement provider Wax Digital.

　　While we may have to wait “before individual organisations can make decisions on their future supply management strategy”, Daniel suggests procurement professionals should start reviewing their supply chains now to understand which suppliers could be affected if the UK fails to agree a new free trade agreement with the EU.

　　Buyers for small and medium sized businesses might face other price changes as a result of the vote, said Phil Foster, managing director of Love Energy Sa vings.

　　“With the possibility of rising energy prices, small business owners should look to cut back wherever they can,” said Foster, suggesting “greener LED light bulbs, installing bigger windows… or adding movement detectors to turn off your lights automatically”.

　　Foster also flagged potential increase in airfares and changes to the recruitment market.

　　While the UK might no longer be “the talent magnet it used to be”, Brexit could create more more options to recruit from non-EU countries such as India and China. “Great news for those seeking STEM [science, technology, engineering and mathematics] candidates,” said Foster.

　　Others are less concerned about the immediate future for buyers.

　　“It’s unlikely that the UK will immediately move away from the international agreements that the EU has,” said Milan Panchmatia, managing partner at consultancy 4C Associates, but added it was “likely that the administration of imports… will become much more complex”.

　　“The message at the moment is ‘business as usual until told otherwise’,” said Emily Heard, head of procurement at law firm Bevan Brittan.

　　Brittan added that many EU rules around procurement, including those equal treatment, non-discrimination, transparency and proportionality “have been implemented by way of national legislation or regulations which remain binding unless and until parliament revoke them”.

　　“This will be played out in the months and years ahead,” she said.

　　Da vid Noble, group CEO, CIPS, said: “At this early stage we are unable to tell the true impact of Brexit on the procurement and supply profession as well as the knock-on effect to legislation such as the EU procurement directives.”

　　“As a global organisation we are supportive of global trade. Our members are based in over 150 countries and we work with corporates and governments from all round the world to ensure the procurement profession has a positive impact on the global economic, social and environmental agenda.”

　　“Over the coming months and years as the landscape becomes clearer and we all establish a way ahead, we will continue to support our global community.”