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Webinar Recap: Procurement 2022, Big Trends and Predictions

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Enterprises will continue to undergo the financial burden of revenue disruptions, consumer , and uncontrolled supply chain variables. . As operating budgets tighten, restrictive spending will pressure businesses to focus on savings and creative alternatives. . The Criticality of the Supply Chain (and Suppliers).

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Thought leader: How to get early supplier involvement right

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For many procurement and supply chain leaders, it is standard practice to involve suppliers early when developing new products and services. It also helps to improve the effectiveness of the new product in areas such as product quality and market performance. But does it work?

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Category Management in Procurement: A Comprehensive Overview & Best Practices

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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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5 Steps Towards Modernizing Supplier Management

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Organizations are increasingly dependent on suppliers to successfully bring innovative goods and services to market on time, improve ESG performance, and meet other objectives. Even reducing costs often depends more on effective collaboration rather than negotiation in today’s market. Yet, too few businesses do so well.

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Let’s Get Digital: Introducing your Source-to-Pay Guide

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By gaining visibility into spending patterns, demand, supplier performance, and supply markets–opportunities will be uncovered. He brings a thorough understanding of market trends and digital​ technologies that can help enterprises be more effective ​with their Procurement and Supply Chain strategies.

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Expanding the influence and impact of Procurement

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Identifying the need for foundational technology and processes Before joining Utz as its SVP Procurement, Ron had been consulting with the Supply Chain department working on a number of different projects. In addition, the broader supply chain organization was working to implement other new tools and processes.

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Decoding the Procurement Department: A Comprehensive Guide to Roles and Responsibilities

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To get the most out of any procurement team, all the associated key roles need to be filled with qualified individuals that understand both technology and the principles of supply chain management. Negotiates cost-effective contracts with suppliers while following organizational policies and guidelines.