Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

As many procurement professionals have discovered, transforming your processes to meet todays challenges in an effective manner is not as simple as writing a new mission statement. The success of the Procurement team at Utz Brands, Inc. , The success of the Procurement team at Utz Brands, Inc. ,

Influencing 101

Influencing Procurement supply chain budgeting Strategic sourcing 101

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

A shortage of digitally savvy talent, and a lack of training for technical and soft skills, hinder digital procurement initiatives. Additionally, over half (55%) of UK businesses say that digital skills in procurement are less advanced compared to other departments. Challenges in hiring digital skills in procurement.

supply chain software solutions 32

supply chain software solutions Procurement Procurement team Risk 32

Procurement Tactics

JANUARY 8, 2023

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2023. Sustainable Procurement Analysis — The Ultimate Guide. Procurement analysis is used to collect and analyze data for businesses to gain insights and make informed decisions. In this article, we will discuss what sustainable procurement analysis is. Download Whitepaper →. .

Sustainability 207

Sustainability Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization 207

ivalua

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Ivalua, a global leader in spend management, today announced that it has been selected by Swedish steel manufacturer SSAB to further improve the efficiency of its procurement processes and uphold and strengthen supply chain risk management thanks to Ivalua’s Source-to-Contract (S2C) solution.

Supply Chain Efficiency 130

Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain software solutions 130

Procurement Insights

APRIL 4, 2025

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a reprint of the March 25th, 2015 article The Impact Of An M&A On The Procurement Department This morning I read a post by Roz Usheroff regarding the just announced merger between Kraft and Heinz, and how an employee can both survive and thrive when an M&A occurs.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 81

Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Optimization e2e 81

Procurement Insights

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

What does KKR know about procurement and ProcureTech solutions? KKR, one of the largest private equity and investment firms globally, has considerable experience and insights into procurement and ProcureTech solutions, especially through its portfolio companies and investments. Are Coupa and Ivalua competitors?

supply chain software solutions 52

supply chain software solutions Influencing Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Planergy

MARCH 18, 2025

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. How better management in AP can give you better flexibility for cash flow management. But what happens if those supply chains are disrupted?

supply chain budgeting 52

supply chain budgeting supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain 52

ivalua

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The pandemic wreaked havoc on businesses and their supply chains, but even in these trying times, there’s a silver lining. The job of sourcing professionals is to understand the risk in the supply chain and manage it so they can react quickly when a problem occurs.” But cost reduction is no longer sufficient.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain software solutions supply chain budgeting Procurement 130

Procurement Express

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Procurement managers are pros when it comes to negotiating deals down to the penny, working closely with suppliers to secure terms that place them at a strategic advantage. However, these strategies often only account for direct procurement or the purchases associated with the products a company sells.

Spend management 40

Spend management Strategy Management Real-time Visibility 40

ivalua

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The majority of organizations consider supply chain transparency to be a top priority, however less than a third are satisfied with the level of visibility into their suppliers. Most organizations continue to suffer from severely limited visibility in the lower levels of their supply chains.

Supply Chain Efficiency 130

Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain budgeting supply chain software solutions 130

ivalua

AUGUST 11, 2022

Redwood City, 11 August, 2022 – Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced that Aegion Corporation, a leading provider of infrastructure maintenance, rehabilitation, and protection solutions, selected its platform to digitally transform procurement. Ivalua will also deliver implementation services.

Supply Chain Efficiency 130

Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement supply chain software solutions Spend management 130

ivalua

JANUARY 23, 2019

Axbility Consulting, a subsidiary of Ivalua European partner Axys Consultants, reinforces Ivalua’s capabilities to empower today’s Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders. Ivalua and Axbility Consulting are both committed to helping companies create value through successful procurement transformation.

Procurement 145

Procurement supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Efficiency Spend management 145

ivalua

JUNE 18, 2020

London, UK – June 18, 2020 – Ivalua, a leading provider of spend management software, today announced the general availability of its new platform release 166. The release features a broad array of innovations to empower customers to better manage their spend and suppliers.

Supply Chain Visibility 26

Supply Chain Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Innovation 26

ivalua

JULY 12, 2021

Templegate Technologies, Recognized as one of the most promising procurement solution providers in India. Templegate Technologies , is a alliance partner for award winning Cloud Software Solution in Procurement Automation & Spend Management. The post templegate appeared first on Ivalua.

supply chain software solutions 100

supply chain software solutions Spend management Supply chain management Supply chain management 100

ivalua

JULY 11, 2022

New release features AI-powered contract management, more seamless messaging and communications, supplier risk and performance enhancements and procure-to-pay efficiency . AI-powered contract management. On the AI front, Ivalua enhanced its leading CLM solution with AI-Powered Contract Data Capture. Procure-to-Pay.

Supply chain resilience 130

Supply chain resilience Collaboration Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting 130

Procurement Insights

APRIL 5, 2025

Below is a ranking of the top 10 ProcureTech should-cost solution providersGEP, Zycus, Ivalua, SAP Ariba, Coupa Software, Jaggaer, Keelvar, Lytica, ProPurchaser, and Archletacross three criteria: length of time in business, company size, and top reason for dealing with each one. market share (Apps Run The World, 2023) lead.

supply chain software solutions 52

supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Optimization Negotiation Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Planergy

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. The Four Types of Procurement in Education Key Steps in the Education Procurement Process Who Benefits from Efficient Procurement?

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting Budget 52

ivalua

MARCH 31, 2020

New Ivalua study shows technology challenges are hindering procurement teams from achieving business objectives. The study revealed the challenges procurement teams face when it comes to achieving business objectives and the wide and growing gap in performance between advanced and less mature teams.

Procurement 130

Procurement Procurement team supply chain software solutions Supply chain 130

ivalua

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Nearly a third (32%) of procurement teams concede to cutting corn ers with their sourcing criteria for suppliers to secure supply. 81% of procurement teams feel pressured by executive teams to respond more quickly and effectively to challenges such as inflation, disruptions, and shortages. Redwood, CA, 25 October, 2022.

Procurement team 130

Procurement team Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Procurement 130

Arkestro

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Historically, the focus has been on optimizing portfolios of spend—prioritizing what to address, defer, or ignore—using well-known frameworks such as the Kraljic Matrix and the Pareto Principle. Today’s procurement challenges go far beyond cost negotiations and sourcing. However, this convenience comes with a downside.

Procurement 52

Procurement Bidding Procurement team Supply Chain Efficiency 52

ivalua

JANUARY 29, 2020

Retail and tech expert Greg Petro says that, “ while the supply chain moves at a snail’s pace, the consumer is moving at the speed of light… the “see now, buy now” economy is here to stay”. What does this mean for procurement and supplier management?

Collaboration 164

Collaboration Innovation Agile and Lean Supply Chain Procurement 164

ivalua

MARCH 24, 2022

Redwood City, CA – March 24th, 2022 – Ivalua, a global leader in spend management, today announced that it has been named a leader in The Forrester Wave : Supplier Value Management Platforms, Q1 2022. Ivalua is honored to be recognized in this important evaluation covering a broad range of Procurement and Supply Chain processes.

Suppliers 130

Suppliers Management Supply Chain Efficiency Spend management 130

Procurement Tactics

JULY 2, 2023

Procurement Strategy Take the lead with our proven 5-step procurement strategy 3. Sustainable Procurement Maintain high profitability while moving toward sustainability 4. Job orders also set out clearly the path for procurement professionals to enable them to execute the procurement process efficiently.

supply chain budgeting 184

supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Negotiation Budget 184

ivalua

MAY 23, 2022

May 23, 2022 – Ivalua, a leading provider of Spend Management Cloud solutions, announced the winners of its Carbon Footprint Innovation Cup at its marquee annual event, Ivalua NOW 2022 in Washington D.C. Ivalua is a leading provider of cloud-based Spend Management software. Redwood City, CA. About Ivalua.

Innovation 130

Innovation supply chain software solutions Spend management Procurement 130

Spend Matters

AUGUST 3, 2022

managing contracts or ESG performance), spend categories and supporting intelligence. SAP acquired Ariba over a decade ago to manage S2P, especially for indirect spend management, to augment the basic integrated direct spend management functionality within SAP’s ERP system (ECC and now SAP S/4 HANA).

Sourcing 103

Sourcing Spend management Procurement supply chain software solutions 103

ivalua

APRIL 25, 2023

Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , and KPMG Norway today announced that Aker BP has gone live with Ivalua’s S2C and Supplier Relationship and Risk Management (SRM) solutions to streamline its direct and indirect procurement operations. Redwood City, CA, 25 April, 2023.

Contract 130

Contract Suppliers Sourcing Supply Chain Efficiency 130

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

And if your organization is big enough to need a Chief Procurement Officer , that person is directly or indirectly responsible for every stage of that journey. Rather than treat procurement as a series of disparate tasks, global organizations in all sectors implement efficiency across the source-to-pay journey.

Sourcing 52

Sourcing e2e Supply Chain Efficiency Strategic sourcing 52

ivalua

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced that Hillenbrand, Inc. NYSE: HI), a global industrial company, has selected Ivalua to centralize its supplier communication, contract data, and help consolidate best-in-class procurement processes. Ivalua is a leading provider of cloud-based Spend Management software.

Data 130

Data Supply Chain Efficiency Spend management supply chain software solutions 130

ivalua

AUGUST 29, 2019

Leading the charge in navigating this constantly shifting trading environment is the Procurement department. Procurement teams are becoming a more intrinsic part of business strategy, able to help organisations manage and predict supply chain risk, unlock innovation, create sustainable cost savings, and help grow revenue.

Procurement 154

Procurement Procurement team Supply Chain Efficiency Business strategy 154

ivalua

OCTOBER 24, 2021

The partnership with TransferMate removes this friction, creating a transparent, rapid and low-cost solution to paying suppliers anywhere in the world. in 2022*, the financial friction that arises from such transactions weakens links in the supply chain. Ivalua is a leading provider of cloud-based Spend Management solutions.

Supply Chain Efficiency 130

Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Spend management Suppliers 130

ivalua

JULY 15, 2020

In our latest study of UK-based procurement, supply chain and finance professionals, we found that 60% of UK businesses have decreased investment in sustainability initiatives as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. Procurement needs to get smarter. However, COVID-19 has drastically altered business priorities.

Real-time Visibility 130

Real-time Visibility Sustainability supply chain software solutions Collaboration 130

Planergy

MARCH 19, 2025

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. Effective supplier management is essential for educational institutions. What's PLANERGY? Never make decisions based on price alone.

Suppliers 52

Suppliers Management supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency 52

ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2022

Redwood City, 17 August, 2022 – Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced that O-I Glass Inc, an American Fortune 500 company headquartered in Perrysburg, Ohio, has selected its solution to streamline its Global Direct and Indirect Source-to-Pay (S2P) Processes. in 2021 and 24,000 employees. About Ivalua.

Sourcing 130

Sourcing Buying process Supplier relationship management Supply Chain Optimization 130

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

JAGGAER characterizes the steps in this process as Spend Management, Category Management, Sourcing , and Contracts. Secondly come eProcurement, Supply Chain Collaboration, Invoicing, and Payments. These four steps constitute the downstream procure-to-pay part of the process. Getting buy in is essential.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Sourcing e2e Real-time Visibility 52

ivalua

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Redwood, CA, 20th December 2021 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, today announced that Canada’s largest co-operative, Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL), has gone live with its source-to-contract solution which includes a seamless integration to TealBook, the leading supplier data foundation.

Contract 130

Contract Sourcing Suppliers Data 130

TYA Suite

JANUARY 27, 2025

This comprehensive solution streamlines procurement activities, improves and provides transparency across the entire supply chain. Understanding Procurement Management in Real Estate Procurement in real estate involves acquiring goods, services, and works necessary for the development and maintenance of properties.

Real-time Visibility 40

Real-time Visibility Management Procurement supply chain budgeting 40

Spend Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Throughout the year our analyst team provides vendor-specific profiles and tech solution analyses as part of Spend Matters Insider content. Artificial intelligence in procurement During the first quarter of 2024, the Spend Matters team followed the theme of ‘ Artificial Intelligence in Procurement.

Procurement 110

Procurement Raw materials Risk management supply chain software solutions 110