ivalua

JUNE 26, 2023

Blog » Procurement on the Thames: Ivalua’s London Summer Symposium June 26, 2023 | | Thought Leadership by Eloise Barnum As businesses navigate through supply chain disruptions, high inflation, and sustainability initiatives, procurement, and supplier management has taken center stage in driving change. See you soon!

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ivalua

APRIL 1, 2020

Healthcare supply chain GPO, Intalere, deploys an end-to-end Source to Contract solution across its purchasing functions. has gone live with Ivalua’s Source to Contract solution. Intalere required a fast, efficient and automated source-to-contract process to support the company’s enterprise goals. About Consus. About Ivalua.

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ivalua

APRIL 17, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Source Wisely: Your Top 3 Public Procurement Software Essentials April 17, 2023 | | Public Sector by Jarrod McAdoo Today, state and local governments are tackling top priorities such as legacy modernization, cybersecurity, and cloud computing. As you scale, how secure is your solution offering?

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Una

MAY 17, 2023

EPISODE 115 Building a Legacy of Leadership with Retired Lt. Oakland McCulloch By Kelly Barner | May 17, 2023 Leadership is easy to talk about, but hard to do. In this episode of The Sourcing Hero podcast, Host Kelly Barner welcomes Oakland McCulloch. Oak is a Retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S.

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Procurement Heads

JULY 14, 2022

Kaleida’s fully inclusive platform is a golden source of data. Jason Roberts , CEO and Founder of Kaleida , said, “Driving successful supplier diversity initiatives requires leadership and partnership. “I

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Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

He has spent about 20 years in supply chain and procurement, was involved in the sourcing of sustainable cocoa and confection for Unilever’s Ice cream brands and procured premium packaging and chemicals for Unilever’s Beauty and Wellbeing business. Risk mitigation requires strategic thought and conscious choices on sourcing.

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Spend Matters

AUGUST 2, 2022

Categories: Breaking News , Conferences , Industry Analysts Tags: General News Excitement at Spend Matters HQ today as our own VP of Research, Nick Heinzmann, is nominated as a Rising Star finalist in the Sourcing Industry Group’s (SIG) 2022 Future of Sourcing Awards. Among the awards are team categories and individual categories.

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ivalua

JUNE 14, 2023

You can connect with Vishal on Linkedin You May Also Like Source to Pay (S2P) What is Source to Pay Best Practice? An Analysis by Ivalua Read More : What is Source to Pay Best Practice? Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Get Ready for Success!

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ivalua

MAY 6, 2020

Last year Forrester published 2 major Wave reports, which together span the full Source-to-Pay process. The second, authored by Andrew Bartels and published on December 18, is The Forrester Wave : Source-To-Contract Suites, Q4 2019. Source to Pay integration matters because it improves automation (ex.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 3, 2025

Leader in procurement technology expands its team appointing Pascal dArc as new Chief Strategy Officer RESEARCH TRIANGLE, NC, April 3rd, 2025 JAGGAER, a global leader in Source-to-Pay and Supplier Collaboration, today announces the appointment of Pascal dArc to Chief Strategy Officer. declared Andy Hovancik, CEO at JAGGAER.

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Low adoption rates: Technologies like e-sourcing have been available for years, yet adoption among companies sits at around 60%-70%. Success depends on leadership alignment, effective communication and empowering teams to embrace the transformation journey. It is as much about people and culture as it is about technology.

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Una

APRIL 9, 2024

EPISODE 160 Leadership Advice from the Battlefield to the Boardroom with Tom Williams By Kelly Barner | April 10, 2024 Few environments require leadership in higher concentration than the military. In this episode of The Sourcing Hero podcast, Host Kelly Barner welcomes Tom Williams. Tom enlisted in the U.S.

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ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

A frequent thought leadership contributor for the Ivalua Blog, Jarrod has worked across multiple industries, including higher education, public sector, retail, manufacturing, and engineered products.

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ivalua

JULY 14, 2022

The independent study surveyed 233 senior procurement executives from leading manufacturing companies in the US and UK about their strategic plans for optimizing sourcing and supply chain processes. Nearly all executives surveyed (97%) point to significant disruption today in their direct materials supply chain.

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Spend Matters

MARCH 6, 2025

Think of it as the centralized hub that simplifies engagement and empowers decision making for whatever it is youre seeking to address in the Source-to-Pay lifecycle. Here’s how: Unified access to data: Raindrop aggregates information from various sources, providing decision makers with a single source of truth.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In the global world of businesses, companies often seek help from sourcing agencies to figure out how to get the things they need. But what’s a sourcing agency or sourcing agent and how does it make buying things easier? Let’s explore this world of sourcing agencies and understand what they do.

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Jaggaer

MARCH 24, 2025

Jon Lawrence joins the team to lead development of solutions that solve emerging market challenges RESEARCH TRIANGLE, NC, March 24, 2025 JAGGAER, a global leader in Source-to-Pay and Supplier Collaboration, today announces the appointment of Jon Lawrence as Chief Product Officer.

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ivalua

JUNE 29, 2020

Quite often there can be a general lack of spend and vendor management and strategic sourcing activities. However, leading health systems are changing this by building internal supply chain expertise and leadership and investing in fit for purpose technology to enable supply chain excellence.

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Skill Dynamics

JANUARY 14, 2025

A typical procurement competency framework covers several key areas, including but not limited to strategic sourcing, supplier management, risk management, and contract negotiation. Core Competencies in the Procurement Framework Sourcing Involves identifying and evaluating the best suppliers to secure high-quality goods and services.

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Procurement Insights

MARCH 27, 2025

RAND Corporations 2024 research estimated that over 80% of AI projects fail, citing misalignment between leadership and technical teams. Based on the scope and industry, McKinsey and other sources often report AI failure rates between 70% and 85%. Gartner has been quoted (e.g.,

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Digital transformation will lead to the evolution and digitization of key procurement processes, from source-to-pay. This way, if one supplier is impacted by a disruption, you can source goods from another supplier. Create speed and transparency.

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ivalua

APRIL 15, 2020

The President and CEO of the Sourcing Industry Group (SIG) , Dawn Tiura, on need for leadership in uncertain times, including what is needed from leaders to help their people and organizations adapt and thrive both in the current COVID-19 crisis and beyond.

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Procurement Heads

MARCH 7, 2023

But the key enabler for this transformation process to happen is highly inclusive and diverse leadership teams ready to be called out on biases, challenged on stereotypes and courageous enough to take risks. We are seeking to attract more women into sourcing and procurement, but without equity, it will be a challenge.

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ProcurePort

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Competitive advantage is what sets your business apart from competitors and can take various forms, including cost leadership, differentiation, focus, innovation, and service excellence.

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Jaggaer

MARCH 21, 2025

At JAGGAER, we pride our visionary leadership in procurement technology with 30 years of experience, customer satisfaction and analyst validation. JAGGAER One, our AI-powered source-to-pay platform, is transforming how businesses manage their spending.

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Supply Chain Queen

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In Episode 73, host Sheri Hinish delves into bestseller, "From Source to Sold” and offers an inside look at the real-world experiences and valuable lessons of supply chain experts, industry leaders, and disruptive innovators.

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Arkestro

MARCH 20, 2025

Alan has previously held leadership roles in finance, operations, procurement, supply chain, and sales, directing high-performance teams through strategic planning and expansion. ” Edwin Bennettbrings four decades of experience in governance and operational leadership to Arkestro, serving as a Partner and Senior Business Leader at EY.

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Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The Dawn of Integrated Source-to-Pay Suites The release of Gartner’s first integrated Source-to-Pay (S2P) Magic Quadrant marks a pivotal moment in procurement technology. While vendors like Coupa and Ivalua retain their leadership in this new landscape, there is a tangible slide in their position within the quadrant.

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Procurement Heads

DECEMBER 7, 2022

I really enjoyed those projects and that led me to more and more projects focused on procurement and then into the procurement and sourcing focussed consulting practices and then into the role that I am in now within industry. The two key functional areas are strategic sourcing and category management. How big is the function?

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Una

JANUARY 17, 2023

In this episode of The Sourcing Hero podcast, Host Kelly Barner welcomes Ian Arthurs. In this role, he is applying his two decades worth of experience with digital platform leadership to solve global sustainability problems by addressing illiquid markets. More from The Sourcing Hero. Ian Arthurs on LinkedIn. Share on Social.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Title: Breaking Barriers: Women in Supply Chain and the Path to leadership Introduction: In the dynamic world of supply chain management, the role of women and thier journey to leadership positions is a topic that is gaining increasing attention.

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ivalua

MAY 13, 2020

There is “a lot of cool stuff”, such as supporting subcontractor management, more help on cost drivers, cognitive/guided sourcing and also a new sourcing optimization module – the “sourcing decision centre”. She talked about leadership style and the need for leaders to be empathetic at the moment, even more so than usual.

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Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 6, 2024

” (Source: CEIBS ) I use The following process to determine if I want to advise, work with, or mentor a particular ProcureTech solution provider. Under Sherkin’s leadership, ProPurchaser tracks commodity cost drivers affecting suppliers’ production costs, providing members with timely alerts to support informed negotiations.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

2022) Source. The bill has been praised by industry leaders, with John Neuffer, CEO of the Semiconductor Industry Association, stating that, “This underscores America’s commitment to semiconductor manufacturing and leadership. Summary of the Investments and value creation of the CHIPS Act (Loseby, D.L.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Offering customers a market leading source-to-pay platform coupled with powerful supplier discovery, diversity and data enrichment from Tealbook. the ‘Trusted Source of Supplier Data’ today announced a new partnership to provide a seamless experience between Ivalua’s Source-to-Pay Platform and Tealbook’s Supplier Intelligence Platform.

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Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Lack of Integration Between Systems Issue: AI-powered procurement solutions require seamless connectivity between ERP, supplier databases, and sourcing tools. Example: A company adopts an AI-powered contract management tool , but it doesnt integrate with their sourcing or invoicing system , creating inefficiencies.

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Arkestro

MARCH 5, 2025

This appointment underscores our dedication to leadership in AI-driven procurement technology and our commitment to helping enterprises unlock trapped savings, mitigate supply chain risk and drive greater, faster efficiencies. We are honored to have them join the team and we look forward to advancing the industry together.”

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