Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Strategic Sourcing is a proven approach to understanding and delivering significant cost reduction based on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), building a sustained value – creating relationship with the suppliers and category spend reduction in order to create and sustain a competitive advantage.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Bundling Spend Across Multiple Production Centers One of the most effective methods of achieving cost savings is bundling spend across multiple production centers or operational units. By consolidating orders from various departments or facilities, companies can leverage economies of scale, thereby negotiating better pricing from suppliers.

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Empowering CPO

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

At EmpoweringCPO, we understand the pivotal role it plays in optimizing the supply chain, reducing costs, and fostering long-term competitiveness. This intelligence empowers decision-makers to proactively adapt their sourcing strategies, ensuring resilience and agility in the face of market fluctuations.

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

APRIL 5, 2023

To succeed in this field, procurement professionals must possess a variety of competencies, ranging from negotiation and supplier management to risk assessment and financial analysis. These competencies are essential for ensuring that organizations can secure the goods and services they need at the best possible value.

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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. This results in better negotiation outcomes, improved quality, reduced costs, and enhanced overall value delivery.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 3, 2024

It starts with spend analysis to provide a detailed cost breakdown, providing the information for competitive tendering via auctions using our Sourcing and Advanced Sourcing Optimizer modules, and aggregating spend where it makes sense for better leverage in negotiations. Contracts management is vital to avoid cost leakage.

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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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Empowering CPO

MAY 4, 2023

Importance of procurement in modern businesses In today’s fast-paced and competitive business landscape, procurement plays a crucial role in driving efficiency, cost savings, and overall success. E-sourcing tools: Platforms that facilitate online bidding and negotiation, streamlining the supplier selection process.

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Una

OCTOBER 9, 2023

DOWNLOAD PLAYBOOK Table of Contents Introduction In procurement and supply chain, staying ahead of the game is not just a goal – it’s a necessity. Strategic sourcing takes into account a few key concepts: Total Cost of Ownership TCO shows how strategic sourcing looks beyond the initial purchase price.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 16, 2023

Procurement extends beyond simple purchasing to include activities such as sourcing, negotiation, contract management, and supplier relationships. Moreover, traditional procurement usually focuses on the price rather than the total value, which can result in overlooking critical factors like quality, service, and total cost of ownership.

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Una

JANUARY 8, 2024

The value here isn't just held in the initial cost but in the total cost of ownership, environmental impact, and overall efficiency. Office Furniture Cost-First Crusader You decide to pinch pennies on office furniture. This efficiency doesn’t just cut costs; it enhances the overall productivity of the business.

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Sourcing and Supply Chain

JUNE 24, 2021

Hence, buyers have also adopted the concept of suppliers to bundle the requirement of multiple locations and the similar product as a category to have a better understanding, control, and volume to negotiate. It results in specialization in category for a buyer and ends up in a better deal with saving time, resources, and money.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 6, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Initiatives are being put in place to make these statements a reality, but are these organizations agile enough to shift strategies, process and operations — for real? Stop trying to run over your suppliers in negotiations, but rather begin to listen and leverage their expertise.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 16, 2023

Procurement extends beyond simple purchasing to include activities such as sourcing, negotiation, contracts management, and supplier relationships. Moreover, traditional procurement usually focuses on the price rather than the total value, which can result in overlooking critical factors like quality, service, and total cost of ownership.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 3, 2025

Here’s a breakdown of the shifts over this period: 2011: Procurement as a Tactical Function Primary Focus on Cost Savings : In 2011, CFOs largely viewed procurement as a cost-control function , tasked with negotiating contracts, reducing spend, and maintaining compliance with budgets.

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Jaggaer

JANUARY 23, 2025

They focused on digital transformation, centralizing digital solutions and resources, increasing transparency across the supply chain, digitalizing source-to-pay processes, recruiting top talent, reevaluating sourcing strategies, tackling ESG challenges, and improving supplier relationships.

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