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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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Strategic Procurement: 4 Tactics for Economic Recovery in 2021

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As a result of the disruption, cost management and supply chain visibility were suddenly top of mind for executive leadership teams. . The Procurement team adds tremendous value in many areas, including operational performance, product quality, faster time to market and more. Unfortunately, this is not usually the case.

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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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What is Source to Pay? Steps, Benefits, and Best Practices

Jaggaer

Everything You Need to Know End-to-end process and end-to-end solution may be one of the most overworked phrases in business and IT. And if your organization is big enough to need a Chief Procurement Officer , that person is directly or indirectly responsible for every stage of that journey.

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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.

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

Jaggaer

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. These begin with enhanced visibility.

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The Essential Guide to Source to Pay, Source to Contract, and Procure to Pay

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Or alternatively, as senior managers we only see the end results of procurement as figures on a spreadsheet or a financial statement, with little awareness of how they are arrived at and how they can be improved. To understand whats really going on we need, first, to step back and get a holistic view of the end-to-end process.