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Stakeholder management in procurement digital transformation: Why, what, how?

Spend Matters

Why stakeholder management matters in procurement digital transformation Stakeholder management is the foundation of any successful procurement digital transformation initiative. Finance departments focus on spend visibility, payment optimization and cost control.

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What About Procurement Objectives?

Procurement Templates

Implement Lean Procurement Practices: Use lean management principles to minimize waste and streamline procurement operations. Create Contingency Plans: Develop risk management protocols for supply disruptions and emergencies. Explore alternative sourcing models , such as consortium buying or global sourcing hubs.

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Spot the mistakes Strategic Sourcing Framework

Procurement Templates

Stakeholder Engagement : It’s important to involve relevant stakeholders in the assessment process to ensure that their needs and preferences are considered. Stakeholders may include department heads, end-users, finance teams, and others who will be impacted by the procurement decisions.

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Zip Forward 2024: Forging paths to sustainable success

Spend Matters

TPRM is a huge opportunity right now, as document-centric approaches die when they reach the scale needed to perform supplier management (i.e., management of risk, compliance, performance, onboarding speed and supplier collaboration that respects/accommodiates supplier requirements) with fine-grained operating models.

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Category Management in Procurement: A Comprehensive Overview & Best Practices

SCMDOJO

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.

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The Discovery of Procurement Value

The Good Spending

Value creation as the result of stakeholder engagement The authors of Stakeholder Salience model built their work around the process of value creation. Procurement must work closely with the supply chain to optimize depreciation exposure to sell or dispose of slow-moving or obsolete inventories. Moderation.

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How to build a successful procurement strategy

IBM Supply Chain Blog

A procurement strategy allows an organization to navigate an increasingly complex global supply chain, adapt swiftly to market fluctuations, and achieve cost optimization, operational efficiency and growth. Gather diverse insights, understand needs and manage expectations. Some may not agree with the proposed changes.