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

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Mastering these skills not only optimizes procurement processes but also positions managers as strategic business partners. SAP, Oracle) Procurement software (e.g., Coupa, Ariba) Data analytics tools (e.g., SAP, Oracle) Procurement software (e.g., Coupa, Ariba) Data analytics tools (e.g., SAP, Oracle) Procurement software (e.g.,

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Aligning Finance and Procurement to improve expense management for financial forecasting and control — Phase 4: Leveraging technology

Spend Matters

This article covers phase 4 of our series: Improving expense management for financial forecasting and control – A Finance–Procurement alignment approach. Integrate projected corporate card spend and travel bookings into forecast inputs. They: Display policy nudges and alerts during booking or transaction entry.

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How the importance of risk management has changed for procurement – and what to do about it

Spend Matters

As little as 10 years ago, we heard stories of pretty much indifference to risk: “supply risk management was young,” we heard, and “we didn’t worry too much about risk; we spent a very small percentage of our time on it.” But from my experience, each team does this very differently, with each using its own technology to manage risk.

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Aligning Finance and Procurement to improve expense management for financial forecasting and control — Phase 3: Structuring the collaboration

Spend Matters

This article covers phase 3 of our series: Improving expense management for financial forecasting and control – A Finance–Procurement alignment approach. Step 1: D efine the problem – Why misalignment matters in expense management When finance and procurement aren’t aligned, employee-driven expenses become a hidden risk.

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Aligning Finance and Procurement to improve expense management for financial forecasting and control — Phase 2: Identifying misalignments and addressing the gaps

Spend Matters

We introduced this series on ‘ Improving Expense Management for Financial Forecasting and Control, ’ to help organizations rethink how finance and procurement can collaborate around employee-driven expenses, especially travel, reimbursements and card spend. Finance, however, needs to see what is about to hit the books.

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Negotiation for Procurement and Supply Chain Professionals 4th edition Book – Now Available To Pre-Order!

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We’re excited to announce the upcoming 4th edition release of Negotiation for Procurement and Supply Chain Professionals – the latest book by our CEO, leading procurement expert and best-selling author, Jonathan O’Brien. Based upon the Red Sheet® methodology, this book is a proven and collaborative guide used by companies globally.

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What About Procurement Objectives?

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Supplier Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong supplier partnerships to ensure long-term business value. Risk Mitigation: Identify and manage procurement risks by ensuring supplier reliability, diversifying sources, and monitoring market trends. projects you can follow the treasury green book.