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

ivalua

For the vast majority of organisations, suppliers must play their part when it comes to agile business and speed to market. That requires extraordinary work internally and co-ordination with key suppliers. The related objective for that firm is that no less than 70% of those new products should come from supplier-generated ideas. .

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Collaboration, Procurement with Purpose and the Entente Cordiale…

ivalua

Along with the rise of automation and AI, which reduce much of the traditional Procurement workload, these external drivers mean we must find a new role if we want to add real value. And increasingly, that means collaborative working with key suppliers who can support that need to be innovative, flexible and agile.

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Top 20 Skills Procurement Pros Need to Master

World of Procurement blog

Strategic Sourcing : Identifying and developing key suppliers and products to optimize spend. Risk Management : Assessing and mitigating risks associated with suppliers and agreements. Supplier Relationship Management : Building and maintaining positive relationships with suppliers.

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Top 20 Skills Procurement Pros Need to Master

World of Procurement blog

Strategic Sourcing : Identifying and developing key suppliers and products to optimize spend. Risk Management : Assessing and mitigating risks associated with suppliers and agreements. Supplier Relationship Management : Building and maintaining positive relationships with suppliers.

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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.