Procurement Insights

APRIL 6, 2025

EDITOR’S NOTE: This post is inspired by the following comment in a related discussion stream on LinkedIn: Conference Attendance: Past 20 Years Qualitative Trends Over 20 Years 20052010: Steady Early Growth Conferences like ISM World (founded earlier) and SIGs Procurement Technology Summit began formalizing procurement as a strategic function.

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ivalua

JANUARY 23, 2019

Axbility Consulting, a subsidiary of Ivalua European partner Axys Consultants, reinforces Ivalua’s capabilities to empower today’s Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders. Ivalua and Axbility Consulting are both committed to helping companies create value through successful procurement transformation. About Axbility Consulting.

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Procurement Templates

JUNE 18, 2023

I asked Chat GPT about Procurement Leadership and I have to say the response is good! Who are the procurement leaders? ChatGPT As an AI language model with a knowledge cutoff in September 2021, I can provide you with information about prominent procurement leaders up until that time. As the CEO of Apple Inc.,

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Our 2018 Top 10 List! As 2018 comes to a close we offer a list of the Top 10 most viewed articles that we have published over the last half of the year. So here it is, our Top 10 list for the second half of 2018! What Exactly is Procurement? What Exactly Is Procurement? © Copyright Mortson Enterprises Inc, 2018.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The Hackett Group and Ivalua have been working together for some months to assess the status of Digital Procurement transformation and lessons learned from early adopters. Digital Procurement – a place we are planning to visit soon (and hopefully stay). Here are the top takeaways from that Webinar and from the full research.:

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Procurement Templates

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Procurement Policy Note – Taking Account of Carbon Reduction Plans in the procurement of major government contracts Action Note PPN 06/21 05/06/2021 Issue. This Procurement Policy Note (PPN) sets out how to take account of suppliers’ Net Zero Carbon Reduction Plans in the procurement of major Government contracts.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Alex Saric, Smart Procurement Expert, Ivalua. Procurement has a vital role to play in identifying and managing risk. The lack of CO2 meant the production at the likes of Heineken and Coca-Cola was interrupted at the worst possible time, with England playing at the 2018 World Cup. Procurement has a vital role to play.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Step 1: Use e Procurement Systems as a Potential Source of Revenue. Thinking of procurement as a new source of revenue is certainly counterintuitive, but it fits the bill of thinking differently. However, a smaller subset of these states have looked at e Procurement as a potential source of revenue.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 21, 2021

Featuring Our 12 Best Procurement Articles! Procurement drowning in data article and permission to publish here provided by Sam Jenks at kodiakrating.com. Trillion USD, reported in 2018 ( wto.org 2019 ). Meanwhile, 60% of procurement teams have no tools or rely primarily on improvised systems for Supplier Management.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 8, 2021

During the pandemic, Procurement flexed its muscle, helping to mitigate supply chain disruptions and enable new channels for engaging with customers and fulfilling orders. Here are four ways leading Procurement organizations can influence retail recovery in 2021 and beyond: 1. Decentralize Procurement. Rethink What’s Normal.

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Procurement Heads

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Could you tell us a bit about yourself, your background and how you got into procurement? What roles and responsibilities does Procurement/ SRM have within Allianz? I have been very lucky to work for inspiring Heads of Procurement from the very beginning of my career back in 2013. There’s just so much to go after!

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ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2023

Public Procurement: Building Business Cases and Driving Momentum. For the Government, supplier diversity programs are something procurement professionals in the United States (US) have accepted as a key element to their procurement success. Agile Procurement in Canada. Social Procurement Framework in European Union.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 11, 2018

In 2018 Supply Chain Game Changer introduced our Seasoned Leadership in Action interview series. So we thought that it would be great to recap all of the Interviews we published in 2018. Here are our 2018 Seasoned Leadership in Action Interviews: 1. © Copyright Mortson Enterprises Inc, 2018. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Ms. Category Management

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The 2018 ProcureCon Marketing Re-cap and Overview by Ms Category Management.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Gartner recently announced their 2018 Top 25 Supply Chains List. The 2018 Gartner Top 25 Supply Chain List. But overall most of the list was the same as 2017. In fact if you go back 5 years to 2013 you will find that most of the names are the same as on the 2018 list. Source: Gartner (May 2018). Subscribe Here!

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

In the first half of 2018 our readership continued to grow substantially over our first year, 2017. And we were selected as one of the Top 25 Procurement blogs in the world. In 2018 we added video content and introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action” Interview series. The post Our 2018 Top 10 List!

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Jaggaer

JULY 21, 2020

Many tasks in procurement are repetitive, tedious, time-consuming and, when performed by humans, highly error prone. They absorb precious time – time that could be spent on more important strategic tasks that add value to the organization and make work more satisfying and rewarding for a procurement professional. Download it now.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Featuring Our 12 Best Procurement Articles! Procurement is a function that is undergoing an exciting transformation in the majority of global value chains; simultaneously, within its own strategy, process, and technology. This is an exciting time to be a procurement practitioner, as well as a vendor of ProcureTech solutions.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 30, 2019

A 2014 Deloitte survey found that 69 percent of chief procurement officers saw cost reduction as their main priority over the following 12 months. In 2018, the same survey showed that the number had jumped to 78 percent.

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Procurement Tactics

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Thus, why sustainable procurement is brought up whenever businesses talk about corporate social responsibility. . Google earned the Reputation Institute’s highest CSR score in 2018 as it uses 50% less energy than other companies in the world. . Download Free Whitepaper ?. ?.

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Procurement Tactics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. My name is Marijn Overvest, I'm the founder of Procurement Tactics. Sustainable Procurement Consulting Companies. Due to this, chief procurement officers are now pressured to take on sustainability initiatives and ensure ethical and sustainable procurement. . First Name.

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Spend Matters

MAY 13, 2024

For procurement professionals, the one-stop-shop offered by source-to-pay (S2P) solutions can be invaluable. These comprehensive platforms offer a unified approach to managing the entire procurement process, from sourcing suppliers to making payments. in 2019; and Vendorin B2B Payments provider in 2020).

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Procurement Tactics

MARCH 22, 2023

Demand Pressure The renewing of China’s steel and construction industry after its strict Covid lockdown doubles the demand for iron ore as China is already the biggest iron ore importer since 2018, accounting for almost 70% of iron ore imports globally. Note that this price transition will highly change over time.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

In my previous posts, I looked at how to successfully launch a digital transformation and progress to best-in-class Procurement. Procurement was tasked with supporting a board level initiative to accelerate innovation and increase margins. The same applies to Procurement. Alex Saric, CMO, Ivalua. That is a shocking disparity.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 3, 2022

Procurement specialists can use eAuctions to engage and negotiate with more vendors utilizing an organized approach which thus eliminates any need for cumbersome one-on-one meetings. Throughout a genuine and collaborative cooperation with business vendors, they produce innovative approaches to current procurement difficulties.

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ivalua

AUGUST 5, 2019

Redwood City, CA – August 5, 2019 – Ivalua, a global leader in spend management, today announced that it has been named a Leader in the 2019 Gartner “ Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay Suites. Procure-to-Pay (P2P) suites include both eprocurement and einvoicing capabilities. Gartner Inc., Gartner Inc.,

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ivalua

AUGUST 5, 2019

Redwood City, CA – August 5, 2019 – Ivalua, a global leader in spend management, today announced that it has been named a Leader in the 2019 Gartner “ Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay Suites. Procure-to-Pay (P2P) suites include both eprocurement and einvoicing capabilities. Gartner Inc., Gartner Inc.,

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Jeroen joined Capgemini in 2009 and has spent the last 10 years working in various management roles in Group Procurement. He has in depth knowledge of outsourcing relationship management, a strong expertise in procurement and a passion for talent strategy.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 14, 2021

Featuring Our 12 Best Procurement Articles! Procurement and Sustainability are your business’ Yin and Yang. The pairs of equal opposites attract and complement each other” ( worldhistory.org 2018 ). Procurement and Sustainability are two disciplines and business functions that exist in a perfectly harmonious contradiction.

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Spend Matters

MARCH 27, 2024

In fact, more than 80% of CPOs, it states, indicated that digital transformation is a top priority, with a specific focus on GenAI, because “… AI tools can help procurement professionals identify trends and patterns that are otherwise impossible to tease out, thereby enabling more informed decisions from supplier selection to contract negotiation.”

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Her publications are centered on future of Procurement, new technologies impact on Procurement, customer/supplier new innovation models, management of dominant suppliers. She also acts as a consultant for many Management Boards of top leading companies to help them build their procurement strategies.

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ivalua

JULY 6, 2021

Agile Procurement in Canada. This foundational organization has been buoyed by action from the Canadian government, which launched a new agile procurement initiative in 2018 with the stated purpose of making its procurement process simpler and less burdensome for small and diverse businesses. . This makes the U.S.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 3, 2019

In 2018 Supply Chain Game Changer introduced our Seasoned Leadership in Action™ interview series. So we thought that it would be great to recap all of the Interviews we published in 2018. Here are our 2018 Seasoned Leadership in Action™ Interviews: 1. The post Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – Our 2018 All Star Leaders!

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Procurement Tactics

JUNE 23, 2023

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Depuis qu’il a rejoint Capgemini en 2009, Jeroen a occupé divers postes de direction au sein du Group Procurement. En effet, Jeroen est un expert de l’externalisation de la gestion des relations mais aussi des Achats. Il est également passionné par la stratégie de gestion des talents.

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ivalua

JANUARY 14, 2020

As more procurement and supply chain processes become digitized, the importance of high quality, well managed data will skyrocket. This is a significant movement from 2018, when 31% reported that their data was fair and 13% good, for a total of 44%. Key finding #1: Data Quality is Improving.

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Claritum

JUNE 21, 2018

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. This infographic details a summary of some of the stats from the Global Chief Procurement Officer Survey published in 2018 by Deloitte along with a Claritum perspective….

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