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AnyData Solutions: Vendor Analysis — Spend analytics, SRM and contract management solution overview, roadmap, tech selection tips, analyst summary

Spend Matters

This Vendor Analysis also explores the concept behind AnyData Solutions, the platform, application and supporting services the vendor delivers, and gives a competitive market analysis complete with key analyst takeaways.

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The Rise of Women in Supply Chain: Career Choice

SCMDOJO

One of the primary obstacles is the lack of representation in leadership positions, limiting their visibility and opportunities for advancement. Leadership Potential: As companies recognize the importance of supply chain optimization, women have ample opportunities to rise through the ranks and take on leadership roles in the field.

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Procurement Training Reimagined: SCMDOJO Launches Procurement Track

SCMDOJO

Procurement Professional Seeking Advancement: You possess some procurement experience but want to refine your skills, learn advanced strategies, and position yourself for leadership roles. Looking to Transition into Procurement: You come from a related field (e.g.,

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Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) – Procurement Support

Barkers Procurement

In addition, Barkers mentored client resource, affected knowledge transfer and provided advice and support to the client leadership. This required commercial and procurement advisory from Barkers to implement the transition from a tactical procurement function to a more strategic Category Management structure.

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Category management will fail if procurement and business stakeholders do not collaborate to agree a pipeline of projects

Future Purchasing

In our recently published FP Category Management Leadership Report 2021-22, 51% of respondents agreed an annual plan of category management projects with their relevant business stakeholders, compared to 39% in 2019-20. The importance of strategic alignment.

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Category Management in Procurement: A Comprehensive Overview & Best Practices

SCMDOJO

Market analysis, competitive forces, and external factors. Market forces determine supply risks. Category management will have to be planned carefully considering all potential market forces and threats within the environment. Team leadership and management.

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How to build a successful talent acquisition strategy

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Assess soft skills: Evaluate candidates’ soft skills, such as communication, teamwork, adaptability and leadership potential, during the interview process. Strategic succession planning: A well-developed talent pipeline enables organizations to identify and groom internal talent for future leadership roles and key positions.