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Weathering Future Disruptions: 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience

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Ivalua Blog [ivory-search] Weathering Future Disruptions: 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience February 8, 2023 | | Manufacturing by Doug Keeley In the face of an unprecedented global crisis, Procurement stepped up to become a crucial driving force for business continuity. Work to achieve 100% supply chain visibility.

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Here’s a comprehensive list of the top 100 skills that a Procurement Manager should master

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Here’s a detailed guide to enhance procurement capabilities across various domains: Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management Actionable Steps: Analyze Spend Data: Use spend analysis tools to identify areas where costs can be reduced or efficiencies improved. SAP, Oracle) Procurement software (e.g., Coupa, Ariba) Data analytics tools (e.g.,

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Achieving Healthcare Transformation, Powered by Supply Chain

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With rising costs and declining margins, health systems must become more efficient and productive. We believe that a key pillar of this transformation is the supply chain. With such growth comes supply chain complexity. Share on Twitter. According to 2019 Definitive Healthcare data, U.S.

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452: Women in Supply Chain, Christine Barnhart

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In todays episode of Women in Supply Chain Im joined by Christine Barnhart for a special episode in honor of International Womens Day. Christine has over 25 years of expertise in manufacturing, purchasing, planning, marketing and strategy. And were doing just that at this years Women In Supply Chain Forum, set for Nov.

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Stakeholder management in procurement digital transformation: Why, what, how?

Spend Matters

Internally, procurement teams must collaborate closely with finance, IT, legal and operational leadership, each with distinct priorities and decision-making authority. Suppliers and external partners contribute another layer of complexity, as they rely on procurement systems for seamless onboarding, data accuracy and operational efficiency.

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Working Capital: Leverage Spend to Improve Capital Efficiency  

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Leveraging purchasing power to capture volume- based pricing within a competitive supply chain builds sticky relationships with healthy suppliers, keeps input costs low, and acts as a hedge against inflation. Your organization’s total spend is a powerful tool to wield. This leaves their working capital stretched and exposed.

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Expanding the influence and impact of Procurement

Spend Matters

a snack food company, came from how they intentionally targeted key strategic initiatives under Senior Vice President and Head of Procurement Ron Schnurs leadership. The leadership team was on board from the beginning but he still had to execute his recommendations in an orderly and intentional manner to deliver the results.