World of Procurement blog

APRIL 7, 2021

Hey Procurement Pros, are you struggling with the speed of your Contract Reviews as Legal is holding you up? If so, you might find some insights here that are going to help you out. You might find this statement odd but you don't need a lawyer to review your contracts in procurement.

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Barkers Procurement

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

There are several different reasons why you might wish to optimise your procurement department. You might be developing a new product or breaking into a new market. Then there are more straightforward business reasons such as the need to control costs and increase profitability. We’ll review your categories and contracts.

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World of Procurement blog

JANUARY 3, 2022

What is a Contract Playbook? Procurement should look to use a Contract Playbook to speed up the time to contract. A Contract Playbook is a document that contains all of the contractual positions that you want to achieve in all of your supplier contracts. What do I mean by the above statement?

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ivalua

MAY 21, 2020

This article was originally posted on the SIG blog. If you’re interested in reading more on leadership in sourcing, the future of work or just want to learn more about SIG, feel free to subscribe at sig.org/subscribe. Today, procurement leaders have a seat at the table in e-staff meetings. You mentioned eliminating risk.

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 12, 2021

If you’re a Procurement Pro who does not understand Contracts you’re at a disadvantage in all that you’re doing. When I talk about not understanding contracts I’m talking about not understanding contractual terms and the impact of specific terms on the procurements you’ve undertaken. Were you silent on this?

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

JULY 6, 2022

Indirect spend includes everything from office supplies to marketing and advertising expenses. In this blog post, we’ll explore some tips for getting started. . With so many items and internal customers, it can be overwhelming to keep track of everything. Understanding the importance of indirect procurement.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

JANUARY 26, 2022

The procurement function in most companies has changed from being a support team to becoming a strategic partner in the success of the company. Cost savings is no longer the top KPI for procurement departments. Procurement technology has evolved as well, in parallel. As the role of procurement changes, so does its risks.

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Procurify

MAY 12, 2022

Many people use the terms procurement and purchasing interchangeably. In this guide, we clarify any confusion on the difference between procurement and purchasing, and deep dive into each area. This often includes how a procurement manager goes about ordering and paying for something. What is procurement? Before we begin.

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Positive Purchasing

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Written by Jonathan O’Brien, leading procurement expert and CEO of Positive Purchasing Ltd. Jonathan and his team work with global blue-chip organizations to help transform their procurement capability. With such a range of potential environmental and social risks and impacts, where on earth do you start?

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Positive Purchasing

JUNE 8, 2022

Amid today’s unprecedented inflationary environment, Jonathan O’Brien considers a four-step sequence of tactics that procurement professionals can use to handle suppliers’ price increase demands, minimize their impact and stay in control. Do you want to be the one that goes first and erodes your market share?

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Planergy

JANUARY 19, 2024

Taking your time throughout the process ensures you get the best possible match. As a procurement professional, you know the importance of ensuring that all materials and services delivered by vendors meet or exceed your standards for quality and performance. How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend.

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Positive Purchasing

JANUARY 11, 2024

Guy is also chair of Riversimple Ltd , co-chair of the Public Sector Chapter of the Sustainable Procurement Pledge in the UK, and has also been a lead partner with Deloitte Sustainability Services. What is Social Value? Let me start with a quick definition of Social Value. When it comes to Social Value, the stakeholders are citizens.

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Planergy

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

How better management in AP can give you better flexibility for cash flow management. But, how do you measure supplier performance? There are many factors to consider, and it can be difficult to know where to start. Cristian Maradiaga. King Ocean. Book a Live Demo. How AP can improve relationships with your key suppliers.

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Positive Purchasing

MARCH 8, 2023

Be yourself and play to your strengths, advises global negotiation master Jonathan O’Brien, and it is OK to bluff – provided you don’t get caught! Jonathan shares some tried and tested tactics guaranteed to make you a more accomplished negotiator. Negotiation is a game – a performance if you like.

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Positive Purchasing

APRIL 11, 2022

Jonathan O’Brien considers procurement within an inflationary environment and suggests ways to cope with unparalleled changes and increased expenditure. How can we renegotiate with existing suppliers or break away and form new relationships? Things seem to be getting more expensive too. But what exactly is going on?

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The Procuretech Podcast

OCTOBER 3, 2022

We're continuing our series of interviews with industry experts and thought leaders to get their take on digital procurement. What started out as a personal blog quickly grew into a brand in its own right, taking on the name SCM Dojo in July 2018. What impacts has Muddassir seen from disruptive procurement technology?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Blog originally published at, and permission to publish here provided by Sam Jenks at, [link]. Previous CIO of General Motors (GM), Tony Scott, was once quoted saying, “GM is a highly collaborative organization; we rely on a whole tier of suppliers for everything that we do.”. So… Are you ready to innovate? Email Address.

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Procurify

MAY 19, 2022

We know you’re in the middle of month-end close, quarter-end close, audit preparation, and tax filings. We know you’re busy. We know you want to just get on with your close, reporting, and personal tasks. Spring is the busiest season for most accounting and finance professionals. What is a month-end close? Shredder.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Are you in a dilemma in deciding which company to choose for your next big project for steel equipment? There may be lots of options springing up as you open the Internet, and they are all pretty much impressive enough to confuse you. We know the contract may be worth a really big amount). Subscribe Here!

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Procurement Tactics

JUNE 22, 2023

Procurement Strategy Take the lead with our proven 5-step procurement strategy 3. Sustainable Procurement Maintain high profitability while moving toward sustainability 4. After this article, you will know the difference between regular and blanket purchase orders and how using this will benefit your organization.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 15, 2019

As I was looking to augment the content of Supply Chain Game Changer I was aware of the great articles that Argentus published on their blog to advance the profession. Thank you Bronwen for your friendship, your support of Supply Chain Game Changer, and taking the time to share your experiences and expertise with us. Bronwen Hann.

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Positive Purchasing

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Written by Jonathan O’Brien , leading procurement expert and CEO of Positive Purchasing Ltd. Jonathan and his team work with global blue-chip organizations to help transform their procurement capability. With Chat GPT almost becoming mainstream now, tech development is moving so fast it could give you a nosebleed. James: Both!

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Change isn’t easy, especially when it comes to transforming how Procurement operates in an enterprise governmental agency or organization. In a recent webinar, Ivalua spoke with two leaders from top-performing Procurement agencies in the public sector and a subject-matter-expert practitioner: .

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Una

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

And, it’s also that time when once rational marketers decide everything should be pumpkin spiced. And, it’s also that time when once rational marketers decide everything should be pumpkin spiced. But, as we all know, things can change quickly. Raise your hand if you had stock in Zoom before 2019.

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Una

JULY 25, 2023

5 of the Most-Read Procurement Articles Don’t miss the five most-read procurement articles on Unaversity, Una’s online resource center dedicated to empowering procurement. By Hugo Britt | July 25, 2023 Search Search It’s always interesting to discover which articles on a blog drive the most engagement.

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World of Procurement blog

JUNE 17, 2021

What is Contract Management? Contract Management is the process of managing all of your contracts. For this article, we’re going to focus on Contract Management related to your Supply Chain Contracts, or Procurement Contracts. This is the management of the entire contracting process though.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

I see lots of congratulatory posts on social media about various procurement technology companies that have made the Spend Matters 50 To Know, 50 To Watch and ProcureTech 100 lists. First of all, my congratulations to all of the procurement tech companies out there that have made those lists. This is an annual occurrence.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

I see lots of congratulatory posts on social media about various procurement technology companies that have made the Spend Matters 50 To Know, 50 To Watch and ProcureTech 100 lists. First of all, my congratulations to all of the procurement tech companies out there that have made those lists. This is an annual occurrence.

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Procurement Insights

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The reason I am sharing this post with you on Friday, September 20th, 2023 is the following post-2014 excerpts from several articles and websites. It is through this up-to-date lens that I invite you to read and consider the 2014 post. At the time, it was as much whimsy as it was reasonable contemplation.

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Procurify

JULY 4, 2022

Purchasing and procurement problems can be costly. The best way to reduce and mitigate purchasing issues is to know how to identify them and what to do about them before they balloon into a full-blown crisis. In this guide, we’ll walk you through ten purchasing issues and how you can solve them. .

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World of Procurement blog

AUGUST 10, 2021

When you need to go out to the market to meet your requirement as a procurement pro , how do you do this? You may know exactly what you want to buy as part of your procurement process. The RFx process is designed to enable you to find the ideal Supplier to meet your requirement.

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Positive Purchasing

JUNE 5, 2023

Jonathan O’Brien , CEO of Positive Purchasing , has asked key thought leaders, opinion formers and all-round smart professionals from the world of procurement and beyond to share their thoughts on current hot procurement topics by answering five ‘questions of the moment’.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

JANUARY 31, 2023

As businesses strive to remain competitive in times of economic uncertainty, there is an increased need for effective supplier relationship management. Establishing clear cost base criteria also grants companies confidence as they create long-term contracts or set order minimums for more favourable fixed rates. The result?

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SupplyShift

OCTOBER 13, 2021

So where do you start? Procurement is emerging as a particularly helpful and strategic function to sustainability efforts and setting supply chain sustainability goals. Procurement is emerging as a particularly helpful and strategic function to sustainability efforts and setting supply chain sustainability goals.

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SupplyShift

OCTOBER 13, 2021

So where do you start? This guide will show you how to take a deeper dive into each of these four areas regardless of your current level of supply chain sustainability awareness. . Procurement is emerging as a particularly helpful and strategic function to sustainability efforts and setting supply chain sustainability goals.

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Procurify

JUNE 8, 2022

As you grow, you want to optimize your supply base. Supply base optimization ensures that you are focusing on working with suppliers that are the most productive and beneficial to your business. . Here’s everything you need to know. Here’s everything you need to know.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

What’s the Difference between Procurement and Purchasing? Why Procurement Transformation Fail article created by, and permission to publish here provided by, Jill Button at [link]. There are many reasons why Procurement Transformations fail, however, the below 3 keep coming up time and time again. Subscribe Here!

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