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Procurement vs. Supply Chain Management: Differences, Challenges & Solutions

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Procurement and supply chain management are often used interchangeably—but in practice, the lines between them can blur in ways that create real friction. In this blog, we cover the key differences between procurement and supply chain management, and explain where the biggest disconnects typically occur.

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Here’s a comprehensive list of the top 100 skills that a Procurement Manager should master

Procurement Templates

Mastering these skills not only optimizes procurement processes but also positions managers as strategic business partners. Conduct Supplier Assessments: Regularly evaluate supplier performance using scorecards focused on quality, delivery, and cost. Workshops on negotiation and supplier relationship management.

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Safeguarding Your Supply Chain: Proven Strategies to Mitigate Risk and Maximize Agility

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Consider this your business suddenly faces a major supply chain disruption. Perhaps a critical supplier goes out of business, a natural disaster halts shipments, or new regulations are introduced that throw a wrench in your entire process. Operational risks: Supplier bankruptcies, poor quality control, or delays in logistics.

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Tariffs and Procurement (Part 3): Tech capabilities for proper tariff management

Spend Matters

In part 3 we look at the tech that can support Procurement in tariff management. Effective and efficient tariff management is rooted in robust direct materials and supply chain risk management. Design-for-Supply part 1, part 2, part 3 and part 4.

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Key takeaways from SolutionMap: Supplier risk, TPRM and SCRM

Spend Matters

In today’s fast-evolving business landscape, procurement and supply chain professionals are confronted with a staggering complexity of risk management (link to complexity piece) that requires a nuanced understanding of various dimensions of risk.

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A procurement professional’s guide to risk events and mitigation strategies — FMCG

Spend Matters

As part of our theme this quarter on Procurement’s role and value in supply chain risk management, we are speaking with practitioners in the field to understand their perceptions of risk — clearly different industries perceive types of risk in different ways.

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Developing future-fit supplier segmentation methods

Procurement Leaders

During that call, a leader in risk management for one consumer goods company shared their enhanced approach to supplier segmentation, which has helped them evolve how they undertake supplier management. A segmentation framework fit for 2025 is a good place to start.

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