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Expanding the influence and impact of Procurement

Spend Matters

a snack food company, came from how they intentionally targeted key strategic initiatives under Senior Vice President and Head of Procurement Ron Schnurs leadership. The leadership team was on board from the beginning but he still had to execute his recommendations in an orderly and intentional manner to deliver the results.

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The Big Interview with Emma Giles

Procurement Heads

We work within the Allianz group structure with group policies and systems and I think that, within the Allianz group, we enjoy a good position of trust and visibility in recognition of our maturity levels. Procurement is a fantastic career choice; you never get bored as it is so multi-faceted and requires such a broad range of skills.

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The Big Interview with Emma Giles

Procurement Heads

We work within the Allianz group structure with group policies and systems and I think that, within the Allianz group, we enjoy a good position of trust and visibility in recognition of our maturity levels. Procurement is a fantastic career choice; you never get bored as it is so multi-faceted and requires such a broad range of skills.

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The Dirty Little Secrets in Procurement!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Lack of Visibility Beyond Tier 1. According to the 2021 Deloitte Chief Procurement Officer Survey, “Around 70% of CPOs felt that they had good visibility on the risks that existed in their direct (tier 1) suppliers. And, only 15% had visibility into tier 2 or beyond. Dirty Little Secret #1. Dirty Little Secret #2–4.

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IBM Consulting accelerates the future of FinOps collaboration with Apptio

IBM Supply Chain Blog

However, dispersed, unreliable data and time-consuming, error prone processes can lead to bloated budgets, ineffective planning and missed opportunities. Supported by an all-encompassing end-to-end toolchain, IBM Consulting distinguishes itself as an industry leader in the marketplace. And by acquiring Apptio Inc.

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Q4 2023 Insider roundup: A deep dive into procurement tech market movements; updated coverage of 15 vendors

Spend Matters

Our coverage also explores the latest thought leadership topics about procurement and supply, the technology that serves it and comparative analyses based on demos and the scoring of 500+ RFI requirements across 12 source-to-pay (S2P) categories that create our Vendor Ranking data.

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S&OP, a vision for the future. The expert interview series #4

Supply Chain Trend

Some have a willingness to learn it, but struggle to overcome personal fears and defense mechanisms that come with working with visible goals, openly across functions. S&OP is an operating model that ought to align a company strategy, and its first year the budget, from the highest to the lowest echelon.