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What About Procurement Objectives?

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Strategic Objectives Cost Savings: Achieve cost reduction targets through effective supplier negotiations and strategic sourcing. Supplier Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong supplier partnerships to ensure long-term business value. Savings can be cashable or non cashable i.e. cost avoidance.

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Will AI replace Procurement in supplier negotiations?

Procurement Software

But, this then begs the question, what about negotiation? Could AI replace the need for procurement professionals in negotiations? AI, procurement and supplier negotiations: where is this going? Technology for assisting and running negotiations therefore not just about automated negotiation bots.

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Source-to-Pay Digital Transformation: Roadmap for Efficiency and Resilience

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The Power of Source-to-Pay Digital Transformation To put it briefly, source-to-pay refers to the entire process that starts with finding, negotiating with, and contracting the suppliers of materials, goods and services, and culminates in the final payment for those items. Make them feel in control.

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7 Spend Analytics Software for Mid-Market Businesses

Procurement Software

Spend analytics software would be the first tech investment I’d make in a greenfield Head of Procurement role. To do this quickly and efficiently, spend analytics software is your best friend. This usually justifies the business case to invest in spend analytics software to categorise this quickly and more easily.

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6 Essential Procurement Training Courses for Professionals: How To Begin and Advance Your Career in Procurement

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Read More: Top 10 Supply Chain Management Courses to Boost Your Career ] Accreditation and Industry Recognition Check to see if the training programme is acknowledged by the procurement sector or accredited by the relevant professional organizations. What is the category management in procurement?

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Cost Avoidance: The Invisible Procurement Performance Metric

Procurement Software

A direct materials buyer can frequently deliver a $1 million hard saving after the conclusion of one major supplier negotiation. But such a large sum from one negotiation or tender is virtually unheard of in many indirect categories. I’m not saying they have an easy ride or that this is straightforward to achieve.

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Cost Avoidance: The Invisible Procurement Performance Metric

Procurement Software

A direct materials buyer can frequently deliver a $1 million hard saving after the conclusion of one major supplier negotiation. But such a large sum from one negotiation or tender is virtually unheard of in many indirect categories. I’m not saying they have an easy ride or that this is straightforward to achieve.