Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

a snack food company, came from how they intentionally targeted key strategic initiatives under Senior Vice President and Head of Procurement Ron Schnurs leadership. This focus and track record however, was in some ways at the expense of fully optimizing and maximizing procurements total strategic value to the enterprise as a whole.

Influencing 103

Influencing Procurement supply chain budgeting Strategic sourcing 103

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

It is a process that creates efficiencies across all spend categories, minimizes supply chain risks through improved supplier selection and awards, while giving visibility into pricing and forecasting. Assessment of the supply market (who offers what?) However, whats really missing hereneeds analysis.

Strategic sourcing 52

Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Sourcing supply chain software solutions 52

SCMDOJO

APRIL 26, 2023

Category Management as a Strategic Procurement Function Category management is regarded as a strategic procurement function as it helps drive value for the organization, such as reduced prices and costs, supply chain risks and timescales and focusing on building supplier relationships. Team leadership and management.

Category management 108

Category management Management Supplier relationship management supply chain software solutions 108

Spend Matters

MARCH 27, 2024

So where and how is this great leveller of procurement effectiveness being used in the real world (the practical) and how is it viewed by the CPOs and heads of procurement and supply chain who are on the front line fighting the daily efficiency battle. The actual cost of doing nothing may be quite substantial.

Procurement 112

Procurement Negotiation Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization 112