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Speed, Collaboration and Innovation – Key Words for the New Procurement Decade

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Working collaboratively is often complex, involving internal stakeholders beyond the procurement function too, which highlights another critical success factor – the need for effective programme and project management. That’s not something many procurement professionals traditionally consider. .

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Top 20 Skills Procurement Pros Need to Master

World of Procurement blog

Financial Acumen : Understanding market trends, cost structures, and the impact of procurement activities on the financials. Technical Expertise : Understanding the technical aspects of the goods and services being procured. Contract Management : Navigating, drafting, and managing contracts with vendors.

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Top 20 Skills Procurement Pros Need to Master

World of Procurement blog

Financial Acumen : Understanding market trends, cost structures, and the impact of procurement activities on the financials. Technical Expertise : Understanding the technical aspects of the goods and services being procured. Contract Management : Navigating, drafting, and managing contracts with vendors.

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Collaboration, Procurement with Purpose and the Entente Cordiale…

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Successful collaboration requires both softer, behavioural skills, such as empathy, listening, and judgment, but also technical capabilities around planning, project management, and data analysis.

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Jersey Electricity – Utilities

Barkers Procurement

To achieve Jersey Electricity’s objectives, Barkers provided a senior procurement and commercial consultant experienced in various procurement and commercial aspects as well as communications and stakeholder management. Most of the initiatives meant, first of all, a change in the mindset of all of the stakeholders.