Procurement Insights

APRIL 4, 2025

Paul Nilsen, Purchasing Manager Willis North America (New York, NY) My Response In Part 4 of my Changing Face of Procurement Conference Series titled Winning Strategies for Vendor Engagement, I briefly discuss an M&A case reference involving organizations within the confection or candy industry.

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

For example, many reports show that the adoption of e-sourcing by best-in-class companies has stagnated at 60% – 70% since 2007. Analysts and research firms have all reached the same conclusion. Our analyst writes that a few simple and pragmatic approaches can make the difference between success and failure.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 21, 2025

Ecosystem Orchestration: Agents align procurement with finance, logistics, and suppliers, ensuring end-to-end process coherence. Example: Automated generation of purchase orders, waybills, and customs forms eliminated manual steps, cutting procurement cycle times by 35%. SAP Joule), enabling incremental digital transformation.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 9, 2025

Strategic Fit: Amex aimed to build an end-to-end B2B platform (Anna Marrs, Amex), enhancing its supplier-side offerings beyond card issuance. ProcureTech Entry: Ramps pivot into procure-to-pay (P2P) came later with the 2023 Venue acquisition, adding intake forms, purchase orders (POs), and vendor management. Nipendo pre-Amex).

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