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Rake-off, or Christmas goodies?
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The Institute of Purchasing and Supply, I would suggest, is a fairly "junior service" as far as professional bodies are concerned.
Mr Whittaker, as reported at Kenilworth, certainly did his fellows a disservice with his rather unfortunate remarks concerning transport managers' "kickbacks."
He states that a minority of transport managers might not always serve the interests of employers. He then goes on to say £10 per new vehicle and £5 per vehicle sold are not unusual. Following this he was obviously carried away and claims to know of transport managers receiving £20,000£30,000 per annum in backhanders.
I suggest that Mr Whittaker should, if his information can be substantiated, take it to the proper authority. If not, I suggest he should confine his remarks to facts.
It is after all common knowledge that buyers often take a rake-off, but nobody in his right mind would suggest that it goes beyond a few goodies at Christmas. Wrong nevertheless, Mr Whittaker, so put your house in order first, I suggest.
Above all, remember that you are talking about a body of men, mostly professionally qualified, who are controlled by numerous statutory Instruments.
Before you discredit the body, of transport managers as a whole and take over from these terrible men, ask yourself how much of the responsibility the buyers are prepared to accept.
Certainly, the professional buyer has a major role in operation of a large transport fleet. This is, however, a management service and no more or less to be used only to advantage and not for the sake of it.
'TRANSPORT MANAGER," Leicester.