Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

This realization planted the seed for a solution that would later become Halo Ai — a system designed to create comprehensive risk profiles for third parties, enabling organizations to operationalize their risk management strategies more effectively. What are Halo Ai’s greatest strengths?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Ashley, our CTO, summarized the event in a few concise talking points: the focus on disruption of procurement, coming implementation of technologies (such as AI), agility in the workplace and tech-savvy talent. CPOs (Chief Procurement Officers) is the function in charge of leading this transformation.

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Procurement Heads

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

What roles and responsibilities does Procurement/ SRM have within Allianz? It’s all the things you would expect in terms of robust Sourcing, SRM and category management across our supply chain, working closely with our business stakeholders and achieving excellent year-on-year results against an ever-increasing set of challenging KPIs.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Secondly come eProcurement, Supply Chain Collaboration, Invoicing, and Payments. These four steps constitute the downstream procure-to-pay part of the process. Optimizing source-to-paythrough digital transformation streamlines every stage of your procurement strategy, improving visibility, efficiency, and collaboration.

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ivalua

APRIL 7, 2022

We headed right into another session with Francesco Cantoni , Procurement Director, LucchiniRS , Julien Jacomy , Purchasing Process Manager, Plastic Omnium and Jarrod McAdoo , Director, Product Marketing, Ivalua discussed supplier collaboration and supply chain strategy. Day 1 Closing Remarks.

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Procurement Templates

MARCH 8, 2024

Famous women in procurement & business Indra Nooyi : Although she is best known as the former CEO of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi has also been recognized for her contributions to procurement and supply chain management.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 5, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Whether you’re whipping up a pot of Sunday gravy or building strategy, process, and/or adopting new systems for Supplier Management it’s important to identify your secret recipe of essential ingredients for success. Ounces | Sustainable Procurement Initiatives. Subscribe Here!

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Procurement Heads

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

What roles and responsibilities does Procurement/ SRM have within Allianz? It’s all the things you would expect in terms of robust Sourcing, SRM and category management across our supply chain, working closely with our business stakeholders and achieving excellent year-on-year results against an ever-increasing set of challenging KPIs.

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Arkestro

JUNE 20, 2023

Research-backed procurement strategies can help CFOs achieve their goals while minimizing risk exposure across global supply chains. By implementing the right strategies, CFOs can reduce costs while still maintaining high quality standards. With 36% of leaders prioritizing AI implementation in finance [1].

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 30, 2023

Introduction In the dynamic world of business, the ability to effectively manage and optimize supply chains has emerged as a critical success factor. At the heart of this revolution lies a powerful tool that many companies are now leveraging to achieve competitive advantage: Managed Procurement Services. The result?

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CPO Rising

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Today’s business landscape is rife with unprecedented global conflicts that chief procurement officers must navigate against. As we explore those examples and their impact on supply chain dynamics, it is critical to weigh potential strategies. During the last few years, […].

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

A typical Purchasing Function is limited to the transactional job of collecting information about the requirements of user departments and carrying out commercial checks and balances to finally procure the product & service based on c ost reduction only and focused on supply continuity. A Paradigm Shift in the Procurement Function.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Maximizing Cost Savings Through Strategic Supplier Collaboration With the growing emphasis on long-term value creation, Chief Procurement Officers are increasingly turning to supplier collaboration as a cornerstone of cost reduction. This strategy, however, can also present downsides.

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Jaggaer

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The Essential Guide to Source to Pay, Source to Contract, and Procure to Pay Whether youre new to the world of procurement and supply chain management, or a seasoned veteran; whether you work in a major manufacturing industry, a university, or a medium-sized clinical research organization, you may find procurement jargon rather confusing.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Check out The Baby Supply Chain! And we were selected as one of the Top 25 Procurement blogs in the world. The Food Supply Chain is Broken! The Food Supply Chain is Broken! On the one hand there is a phenomenal amount of waste throughout the Food Supply Chain. Supply Chain 4.0

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

These insights enable data-driven decision-making, negotiation strategies, and risk mitigation, leading to more informed procurement choices. Procurement teams equipped with risk management tools can ensure business continuity and minimize potential negative impacts.

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Procurement Software

JUNE 25, 2024

Negotiate more favorable terms or explore cost avoidance strategies, such as longer payment terms, that can positively impact your working capital. Cost Reduction Cost reduction in procurement transcends mere price negotiations. Although more challenging to quantify, a procurement cost savings template can assist in tracking these.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Once upon a time, a Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) may have been able to make decisions by relying on his instinct, which is simply based on years of distilled experience. Data-driven procurement can help leaders keep up pace with the much-needed agility. 96% of the leaders believe that this a long-term trend.

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Arkestro

MAY 9, 2023

Resources / Blog / What CPOs Need to Know About Predictive Procurement Orchestration What CPOs Need to Know About Predictive Procurement Orchestration The vast majority of Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) believe in the power of procurement data to make better-informed decisions across their organization.

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Procurement Software

AUGUST 27, 2024

At the same time, procurement technology has become more affordable and easier to use. The number of procurement tools on the market has of course multiplied too, especially in the last 5 or so years. In manufacturing businesses, it also often deals with operational issues in supply chain and logistics management.

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Procurement Insights

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Like 1Reply Vera Rozanova MBA, MCIPS Chartered, MEng (Hons)CPO-Chief Procurement Officer | Procurement Director | Supply Chain | Invited Lecturer | Author | Business Trainer | Transformation 2h Jon W. Hansen One of the key criteria for procurement when selecting an IT provider is their client base.

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CPO Rising

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Over the last decade, supply chains have become more extended and complex. Enterprises continue to source a significant portion of raw materials and parts from Asia and other regions of the world. The consequences?

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ivalua

JUNE 15, 2022

Learn how Körber leveraged Ivalua’s software tools to automate and streamline tactical activities while keeping strategy front and center. The global supply chain is undergoing an incredible transformation that will change the way we do business. 5 BU’s: Digital, Pharma, Supply Chain, Tissue, and Tobacco.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 14, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Featuring Our 12 Best Procurement Articles! Procurement and Sustainability are your business’ Yin and Yang. Chief Procurement Officers’ priorities seem to be changing with the times in order to further implement initiatives necessary to meet broader organizational goals.

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Pipefy

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In the Amazon Business report on procurement data, 98% of respondents report having plans for investments in analytics and insights tools, automation, and AI for their procurement operations in the next few years. A lack of agility or flexibility with existing tools was also listed. Reduces the need to outsource.

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