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Episode 160: Leadership Advice from the Battlefield to the Boardroom with Tom Williams

Una

In this episode of The Sourcing Hero podcast, Host Kelly Barner welcomes Tom Williams. Army in 2013 as an Airborne Intelligence Analyst. Tom enlisted in the U.S. He has served in locations from the Middle East to the Arctic, displaying exceptional dedication and forming his own unique philosophy on leadership.

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Where is your company on the Technology Adoption Curve?

Procurement Insights

“ As I wrote in a soon-to-be-published article, the date of the above report is 2022, not 1999, 2005, 2007 or 2013. . “ As I wrote in a soon-to-be-published article, the date of the above report is 2022, not 1999, 2005, 2007 or 2013. We are talking about the digital transformation era and the emergence of AI.

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Procurement Agility — The Next Frontier in 2022

CPO Rising

In its State of Strategic Sourcing 2013: Speed is Good, Agility […]. In this week’s segment covering our CPO Rising 2022 Report, we’ll look at the characteristic of “procurement agility” and its criticality to Chief Procurement Officers and enterprises over the last 10 years.

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For What It’s Worth: Tackling the supply chain digital transformation shortage, optimizing your negotiations amidst all of the chaos, and COVID four years later”

Procurement Insights

– [link] MUSING #2 How agile is your sourcing program? (Part 1 of 3) – [link] Are you chasing solutions or solving problems? Part 2 of 3) – [link] What’s The Cure For Solution Map Migraine? Are you optimizing your negotiations amidst all of the chaos? ” – The Number 1 Question.

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Getting Procurement Out of The Digital Transformation Rabbit Hole, e.g., Cost Savings and Digitalization

Procurement Insights

Point #3 – According to Spend Matters , between 2013 and 2018, most CPOs did not believe their teams had the required talent to deliver on their strategic objectives. That said, the question we must ask is, what have organizations invested in developing someone from a run-of-the-mill buyer to strategic sourcing professional?

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Supplier Management and Sourcing in the Fashion Industry – Under the Spotlight

Jaggaer

More than virtually any other sector, sourcing and supplier management in the fashion industry have been exposed to intense scrutiny in recent years, while the functions have become of increasingly strategic importance to business success. These have been validated by the “who’s who” of the global fashion world.

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7-Eleven expands delivery with acquisition of Skipcart

Strategic Sourceror

The terms and conditions of the deal haven't been made public by Skipcart or the convenience store chain either, but it's likely that the price was in the tens of millions of dollars at the bare minimum, since the San Antonio, Texas-based delivery platform provider had a valuation of $65 million in 2020, the source noted.