Jaggaer

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

In today’s dynamic market, procurement is far more than just a buying and purchasing center. Our latest e-book, “ Is Manufacturing Missing Out On Procurement’s Value Add? Moving Beyond the Traditional View of Procurement Many companies still view procurement primarily as a place to limit costs.

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ivalua

APRIL 19, 2022

Kicking off the day with our first keynote, Ivalua’s Founder and CEO David Khuat-Duy will present his reimagined vision in a post-pandemic world, leveraging digital transformation to restore growth, and igniting new opportunities for procurement teams and suppliers. Director Strategic Sourcing Digital & Functional Transformation, .

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ivalua

APRIL 11, 2022

Implementation of the project was led by Optis’ expert consulting team with support from Ivalua professional services, allowing TELUS to streamline their procurement processes through a simplified system that manages spend, ensures compliance, provides a rich catalog of products and services, and creates a full digital record of purchases. “We

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ivalua

APRIL 2, 2019

Offshore ultra-deep water drilling company to deploy eSourcing globally across its purchasing function. The company has corporate offices in Houston, Texas, with offices in Brazil, Luxembourg and Nigeria. Pacific Drilling requires a fast, efficient and automated sourcing process to support the company’s Purchasing processes.

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Procurement Heads

OCTOBER 12, 2022

I am the Chief Procurement Officer, which means that I am responsible for the procurement of everything that we don’t sell in stores or online, so everything non-product. Tell us about your role. What did you inherit in the role when you started? All consulting projects also must go through the Investment Committee. .

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Spend Matters

MARCH 6, 2025

In a world increasingly driven by the rapid developments within Artificial Intelligence (AI), procurement has the potential for enormous leverage using cutting-edge technology to become a powerhouse for generating efficiency, expanding margins, reducing risk and delivering solutions which the human mind is unable to see.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Procurement Priorities for 2025 and Beyond The manufacturing industry is evolving rapidly, leaving Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) grappling with challenges that could make or break their organizations. Solutions: Strategic Sourcing: Move beyond transactional purchasing and embrace strategic sourcing.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

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. Rather than treat procurement as a series of disparate tasks, global organizations in all sectors implement efficiency across the source-to-pay journey.

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Procurement Templates

MARCH 28, 2024

Behold, as the Chief Procurement Officers, clad in their finest suits of red tape, convene for the annual Easter Egg Acquisition Committee. “Brothers and sisters of procurement,” intones the Chief Purchasing Officer, “Let us reflect on our journey thus far.

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Procurement Tactics

APRIL 23, 2023

The business can do this by sending a message, usually in the form of an email, from the company’s top executive, such as the CEO or chief procurement officer to the potential suppliers. This serves to educate potential suppliers about the significance of sustainability in their interactions with the organization.

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Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

ProcureTech Investments: Market Growth: The procurement software market was valued at $8.65 thebusinessresearchcompany.com Adoption Rates: A significant majority (83%) of Chief Procurement Officers have prioritized digitizing their procurement processes, underscoring the growing emphasis on ProcureTech solutions.

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ivalua

APRIL 2, 2019

Offshore ultra-deep water drilling company to deploy eSourcing globally across its purchasing function. The company has corporate offices in Houston, Texas, with offices in Brazil, Luxembourg and Nigeria. Pacific Drilling requires a fast, efficient and automated sourcing process to support the company’s Purchasing processes.

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Procurement Heads

JULY 5, 2023

Martin Lee is Chief Procurement Officer at KPMG, and fellow member of the Sustainable Procurement Pledge. You joined Ford Motor Company back in 1995, straight from A Levels, what made you choose a career in procurement, and could you tell us about your career journey so far?

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Positive Purchasing

MAY 3, 2024

Category Management in Purchasing , now in its 5th edition, is a comprehensive and practical guide to approaching purchasing and procurement strategically, effectively, and sustainably through category management. His updates on sustainability are exactly what the procurement industry needs.”

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Procurement Heads

JUNE 28, 2022

Great businesses have always looked to procurement for a balanced scorecard across the strategic planning cycle. It is procurement and there is a lot that the procurement function can bring to the table. What is the role of a Chief Procurement Officer?

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ivalua

MARCH 3, 2020

Indeed, to build relevant partnerships, Procurement must grasp its company’s challenges and its future areas of development, in a few words, get a much broader view beyond the often narrow procurement lens. On the other hand, decision-making about a qualification process or a purchase order is too slow.

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

MARCH 6, 2025

To tackle this industry challenge, the Next Level Purchasing Association (NLPA) has unveiled Negotiations Process , a comprehensive program designed to empower procurement and supply chain professionals with proven negotiation tactics that foster cost efficiency, supplier trust, and long-term strategic value. .

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The procurement department is an integral part of any organization, playing a crucial role in the purchasing process. To get the most out of any procurement team, all the associated key roles need to be filled with qualified individuals that understand both technology and the principles of supply chain management.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Procurement – How to Enable Spend Aggregation! What is the role of the Chief Procurement Officer? And what is the role, and difference, of the CPO as compared to the Chief Value Officer? Are the Chief Procurement Officer and Chief Value Officer roles the same or are they different?

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Procurement Tactics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Sustainable Procurement Consulting Companies. Due to this, chief procurement officers are now pressured to take on sustainability initiatives and ensure ethical and sustainable procurement. . Want to take your negotiation results to the next level? ENROLL NOW.

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Procurement Insights

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

CPO Rising Created by Andrew Bartolini, this blog focuses on procurement innovation, leadership, and emerging trends. It frequently publishes industry reports and offers strategic insights for Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs). It also features expert opinions and practical solutions for procurement professionals.

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Spend Matters

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

As a procurement leader, you can build immense credibility with your team by being authentic in acknowledging these challenges upfront. For CFOs and procurement to truly partner on accelerating cost reduction, there must be a shared willingness to acknowledge obstacles. While these challenges are substantial, they are nothing new.

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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.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

In a recent webinar, Ivalua spoke with two leaders from top-performing Procurement agencies in the public sector and a subject-matter-expert practitioner: . Victor Olds , Chief Procurement Officer, New York City & Director of Mayor’s Office of Contract Services.

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Positive Purchasing

AUGUST 17, 2023

Chief Procurement Officers are facing great uncertainty due to geopolitical turmoil, tightening monetary policy, and the impending recession. Use discount code PCESPN at checkout for 10% off tickets when purchased. ProcureCon offers the perfect opportunity to benchmark with peers!

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Positive Purchasing

APRIL 6, 2023

Kris Lance is a senior director with the group purchasing company Una. He’s an experienced leader with a proven history of success across multiple industries, especially in healthcare and IT procurement. In fact, I would say that tech and Procurement need to become best friends. Click here to discover our procurement programs.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 28, 2020

Could the CPO Be Replaced by the Chief Value Officer? The Procurement, or Purchasing, function is considered by many to be a necessary but non-strategic part of any organization. But there is a profoundly significant Procurement value chain. The Procurement Value Chain Continuum. Advanced Procurement.

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ivalua

JANUARY 24, 2022

How do Chief Procurement Officers and their teams leverage digital transformation to take control of their data and better deliver against their strategic objectives? . When you’re looking at the actual purchases and analyzing top-tier information on suppliers, how are you capturing that data?

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Una

AUGUST 17, 2022

Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) have to draw the line somewhere to determine how much the procurement team will manage centrally and how much will be decentralized to the business. That isn’t to say that sub-threshold purchases are completely uncontrolled. Tail spend and sub-threshold spend.

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HICX

MARCH 17, 2023

So, management turned to the next best option: procurement. The function’s leaders, chief procurement officers (CPOs), now had new mandates to meet and quickly sought to apply technology. Point” solutions, software dedicated to tackling individual use cases, were implemented. Often these tools were standalones.

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Positive Purchasing

APRIL 3, 2023

With 50-70% of all sustainability changes organizations need to make, involving the supply base in some way, procurement and supply chain functions now have a clear role to lead on this. A must read for all procurement and sustainability professionals today.”

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Jaggaer

MAY 7, 2019

The bank’s Chief Procurement Officer may want to change vendor. But if (as is likely) the vendor is also a customer, for example one that recently received finance for a new warehouse, the Chief Operating Officer and customer relationship managers may have other ideas. Strongly guided purchasing processes.

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

Here, we dive into what a procurement manager is, what their job entails, the typical day in their life, the career path, and, of course, the remuneration that comes with this crucial role. Who is a Procurement Manager? A procurement manager, also known as a purchasing manager, plays a vital role in a company's supply chain management.

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

Here, we dive into what a procurement manager is, what their job entails, the typical day in their life, the career path, and, of course, the remuneration that comes with this crucial role. Who is a Procurement Manager? A procurement manager, also known as a purchasing manager, plays a vital role in a company's supply chain management.

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Procurement Leaders

JUNE 9, 2022

T-Mobile’s supplier diversity team works across all three of the company’s category teams (Network Infrastructure, Technology and Enterprise Procurement, and Supply Chain) to deliver its initiatives. The CPO is responsible for setting function-wide supplier diversity targets, which all procurement teams are expected to support.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 26, 2019

Procurement (and Purchasing) Job Interview Questions & Answers. In these industries a segment of the Procurement organization is called Commodity Management. However when I entered the Retail industry the group largely responsible for Procurement, amongst other things, was called Category Management. Subscribe Here!

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In recent times, the role of Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) has shifted towards actively competing for the most skilled professionals to staff their procurement teams. To keep up with the changing dynamics of talent acquisition in procurement, it’s essential to remain informed about the latest developments.

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