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Strategic Procurement: 4 Tactics for Economic Recovery in 2021

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The Procurement team adds tremendous value in many areas, including operational performance, product quality, faster time to market and more. Yet to provide all of this value, it’s critical that Chief Procurement Officers have a seat at the table in discussions that impact the business.

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The Big Interview with Emma Giles

Procurement Heads

I have been very lucky to work for inspiring Heads of Procurement from the very beginning of my career back in 2013. You better believe my Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) has a cracking list of suggested opportunities for keeping in touch this second time around too!

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6 Lessons for Procurement Digitization

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Chief Procurement Officers stand at the precipice of change and taking the next steps towards Procurement innovation is going to require strong leadership and expert guidance. In 2013 they went live. “If you want to make enemies, try to change something.” Woodrow Wilson.

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Procurement Agility — The Next Frontier in 2022

CPO Rising

In this week’s segment covering our CPO Rising 2022 Report, we’ll look at the characteristic of “procurement agility” and its criticality to Chief Procurement Officers and enterprises over the last 10 years. In its State of Strategic Sourcing 2013: Speed is Good, Agility […].

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The Big Interview with Emma Giles

Procurement Heads

I have been very lucky to work for inspiring Heads of Procurement from the very beginning of my career back in 2013. You better believe my Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) has a cracking list of suggested opportunities for keeping in touch this second time around too!

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The Road to a Stronger Business is through Procurement

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What did exist was Procurement, a function that did worked with all suppliers, albeit in one area: transactions. So, management ended the search and tasked Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) with this added job. For example, in 2013 an early adopter, BAE Systems, started to manage supplier experience.

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PRESS RELEASE: NGO Evaluates & Recommends Best Supplier Sustainability Ratings Tools

SPLC (Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council)

According to Sam Hummel, President and CEO of SPLC, “We increasingly have members and Chief Procurement Officers, especially, ask us, ‘How can I know whether my suppliers are sustainability leaders or laggards? This allows them to focus their resources on solutions that will appeal to both their investors and their customers.”.