Procurement Leaders

MARCH 10, 2025

The email itself was fairly innocuous, with the CPO in question commenting on a previous newsletter Id sent and sharing how he was travelling to India to develop local markets, build new relationships and deepen existing partnerships further. Growth markets need to be carefully aligned with supply markets, as a simple example.

Chief Procurement Officer 130

Chief Procurement Officer Management Supply market Procurement 130

SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Procurement leaders, Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs), and Supply Chain Managers must proactively build resilience into their procurement processes to safeguard operations. The right procurement strategy ensures that organizations: Mitigate risks before they escalate.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 59

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain 59

SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The procurement department encompasses all steps in acquiring goods, services, and works from external suppliers and performs various functions such as managing the procurement process, developing strong relationships with internal stakeholders, and negotiating contracts.

Procurement 87

Procurement Chief Procurement Officer supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency 87

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Drive a thorough understanding of both the supply market and internal company requirements. Kearney’s latest Assessment of Excellence in Procurement (AEP) study, more senior executives are asking their procurement functions, and specifically their Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs), to deliver value well beyond cost reductions.

Strategic sourcing 73

Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Procurement supply chain budgeting 73

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

JANUARY 12, 2021

When sourcing leaders, procurement professionals, and suppliers come together, they make sourcing collaborative. Collaborative sourcing is not devaluing traditional sourcing approaches but the embedding of more robust category strategies, more penetrating views of supply markets to enable stronger supplier relationships.

Contract 52

Contract Sourcing Chief Procurement Officer Contract management 52