Voice of Experience: Purchase Manager Saves With Auctions
MANAGER’S PROFILE: Oversees about $1.3 billion in annual spending on goods and services. PPG, with sales of $9.5 billion in 2004, makes paints, adhesives, glass
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MANAGER’S PROFILE: Oversees about $1.3 billion in annual spending on goods and services. PPG, with sales of $9.5 billion in 2004, makes paints, adhesives, glass
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