Procurement Tactics

MARCH 16, 2023

It aims to ensure that the goods and services that the business needs are delivered on time and purchased within the budget. Additionally, it involves a careful analysis of supplier selection, payment terms, contract negotiation, and acquisition of goods. It can also help you with contract management and compliance processes.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

It also has an impact on procurement teams as they are responsible for managing supplier relationships, identifying opportunities for cost savings, and ensuring that goods and services are delivered on time and within budget. This helps ensure your contracts remain favorable and that all stakeholders comply with the negotiated terms.

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Procurement Tactics

JUNE 28, 2023

By the end of this article, you will have an idea of the importance of procurement tracking in your business and which procurement tracking software you would want to utilize. Procurement Tracking is the process of monitoring and managing procurement activities. Here is a few useful procurement tracking software: 1.

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ivalua

JULY 11, 2022

New release features AI-powered contract management, more seamless messaging and communications, supplier risk and performance enhancements and procure-to-pay efficiency . AI-powered contract management. On the AI front, Ivalua enhanced its leading CLM solution with AI-Powered Contract Data Capture.

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Procurement Tactics

JULY 2, 2023

Budget Control When it comes to maintaining budgetary control throughout the entire procurement process, job orders are crucial. Managers and businesses may be able to monitor their expenditures in comparison with the approved and allocated budget by indicating expected costs and financial parameters in a job order.

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TYA Suite

MAY 3, 2025

As I've experienced with NetSharx clients transitioning to Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS), scalable solutions allow businesses to grow without major overhauls, ensuring the procurement tool can support evolving needs and integrating emerging technology like AI and SD-WAN. Another critical feature is real-time data visibility.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Introduction As global supply chains evolve, ensuring cost efficiency is crucial. One way to assess the cost performance of any function within the supply chain is through Cost Performance Index (CPI). Below are some key areas where CPI can improve supply chain efficiency: 1.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 3, 2025

Here’s a breakdown of the shifts over this period: 2011: Procurement as a Tactical Function Primary Focus on Cost Savings : In 2011, CFOs largely viewed procurement as a cost-control function , tasked with negotiating contracts, reducing spend, and maintaining compliance with budgets.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Best-in-class organizations achieve excellent insight into their spending trends to act on inefficiencies and capture savings opportunities while ensuring compliance with internal, national, international regulations and minimizing the risks of supply chain disruptions. Historically this has involved a lot of manual effort.

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Procurement Templates

JUNE 18, 2023

Strategic sourcing: Adopting strategic sourcing practices enables procurement to analyze the entire supply chain and identify cost drivers. Contract management: Effective contract management is vital to monitor and enforce agreed-upon pricing and terms.

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Planergy

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Think classroom supplies, laboratory equipment, educational software, and learning resources. This involves consulting educators, administrators, and department heads to identify specific needs, performance expectations, and budget constraints. What's PLANERGY?

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Procurement Heads

JANUARY 30, 2023

I am an IT Buyer and procure software and hardware. My role also involves ad-hoc IT renewals and managing this process. You’ve previously worked on the supply chain side of retail, how much of a shift was it to procuring IT for a leading infrastructure company? No, I fell into supply chain and procurement!

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Procurement Tactics

AUGUST 31, 2022

A great e-invoicing software will have numerous levels of security measures to safeguard records and confidential information from hackers. . Using e-invoice software can minimize late payments. Features of E-Invoicing Software. Managing old invoices is difficult. E-Invoicing Software Tools in 2022.

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Planergy

MARCH 19, 2025

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Managing these suppliers isnt just about making purchases; it ensures smooth operations, cost savings, and quality education. However, budget restrictions and transparency requirements present challenges. What is Supplier Management? What's PLANERGY?

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Procurement Software

JUNE 13, 2023

There doesn’t seem to be a month go by without a new solution coming onto the market offering eSourcing software as part of their offering. Knowing which solution is suited to your business and level of procurement maturity is a minefield. Which eSourcing solutions are best suited to mid-market businesses?

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Procurement Software

APRIL 23, 2024

Spend analytics software would be the first tech investment I’d make in a greenfield Head of Procurement role. To do this quickly and efficiently, spend analytics software is your best friend. This usually justifies the business case to invest in spend analytics software to categorise this quickly and more easily.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

JAGGAER characterizes the steps in this process as Spend Management, Category Management, Sourcing , and Contracts. These four steps constitute the upstream source-to-contract part of the process. Secondly come eProcurement, Supply Chain Collaboration, Invoicing, and Payments. Make them feel in control.

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Spend Matters

JANUARY 5, 2024

Its approach uses an all-in-one spend platform that combines expense management, corporate cards, travel and business accounts. Gatekeeper combines contract lifecycle management with third-party risk management, two areas that are related but usually addressed with disparate software tools.

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Procurement Express

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Facilities management : Maintenance, cleaning, and security services. IT services : Software subscriptions, cloud storage, and tech support. Understanding these categories is the first step toward better visibility, smarter procurement processes, and tighter budget control. Create vendor and supplier expense management policies.

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TYA Suite

JANUARY 27, 2025

This comprehensive solution streamlines procurement activities, improves and provides transparency across the entire supply chain. Understanding Procurement Management in Real Estate Procurement in real estate involves acquiring goods, services, and works necessary for the development and maintenance of properties.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 22, 2025

AI-First Automation: AI is built into every step, simplifying workflows, automating processes, and delivering real-time insights for compliance, onboarding, KYC/AML, contract management, and ESG initiatives. differentiating itself through its AI-first, no-code, and full-lifecycle third-party management platform.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Procurement is a function that is undergoing an exciting transformation in the majority of global value chains; simultaneously, within its own strategy, process, and technology. Poor Data Quality, Scattered Tech Landscapes, Lacking Leadership Approval/Budgets. Subscribe Here!

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Procurement Insights

JUNE 1, 2025

Hansen was publicly referencing and implementing AI concepts in the late 1990s , notably through “advanced self-learning algorithms” in procurement and supply chain applications. Procurement-Specific : Up to 70% of ERP/procurement tech projects fail due to scope creep, budget overruns, or misalignment.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Sustainability initiatives within the supply chain. Third party risk management. Contract lifecycle management. It’s therefore a fair assumption that if you remove these non-value added tasks, you will allow the Procurement Manager to deliver a third more value to the business. Supplier innovation.

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TYA Suite

MAY 3, 2025

It involves building strong relationships with vendors, negotiating contracts, tracking performance, and ensuring compliance with company policies and industry regulations. Whether its raw materials, software, logistics, or outsourced services, companies rely on multiple suppliers to run smoothly.

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Procurement Software

APRIL 2, 2024

But often, those who aren’t familiar with the procurement software market mistakenly overestimate the cost. You don’t need a 6-figure software budget or a large sum to hire consultants for implementation. There’s plenty of digital procurement solutions out there for every budget. Let’s dive in.

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Procurement Software

APRIL 25, 2023

Therefore, now is the time for all businesses to embrace the benefits of digital procurement software. But getting on board with digital transformation no longer means investing in one big software solution. Smaller, targeted solutions can add value to your business in many ways. So what went wrong?

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SCMDOJO

JULY 3, 2023

Choose between a broad overview of procurement and a focused course that focuses on certain topics like strategic sourcing, contract management, or supplier relationship management. Gain valuable insights and knowledge to effectively manage total cost of ownership in today’s evolving business landscape.

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The Procuretech Podcast

OCTOBER 3, 2022

In this episode, we're going to extend that a little bit and talk about supply chain. Democratising Supply Chain Training - Dr. Muddassir Ahmed from SCM Dojo . Today's guest is a big personality in the supply chain space: Dr. Muddassir Ahmed, CEO of SCM Dojo. . He then moved to the UK for a PhD scholarship.

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Procurement Software

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The experience of COVID-19 also showed that poorly managed vendor master data contributed to some of the delivery delays and supply chain disruption. The reason can be found in their high margins and thus, cost and vendor management not being at the forefront of their critical business priorities.

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Arkestro

APRIL 25, 2023

In fact, 71% of all companies said the cost of raw materials is the biggest threat to their supply chain in 2023. Construction companies are also up against hurdles in the procurement process, working around unique requirements, cost and budget constraints, tight turnarounds, and more. from February 2020 to August 2022.

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TYA Suite

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

This insightful guide explores how blockchain is impacting , contributing to transparency, security, and efficiency across supply chains. From reducing fraud to improving and automating contract management, blockchain is shaping the future of procurement in ways previously unimaginable.

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Skill Dynamics

JULY 19, 2024

The Foundation of a Successful Procurement Strategy To put it simply, a procurement strategy is a plan that outlines how an organization optimizes its external spending, manages its various supplier relationships, and maintains streamlined internal processes to support cost-effectiveness and generate efficiency.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Sustainability initiatives within the supply chain. Third party risk management. Contract lifecycle management. It’s therefore a fair assumption that if you remove these non-value added tasks, you will allow the Procurement Manager to deliver a third more value to the business. Supplier innovation.

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Procurement Software

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

This statistic comes from a recent article all about the procurement analytics software market and its potential to explode in terms of growth. In other words, I would lump e-sourcing, contract management and certain supply chain risk and resilience technology into this definition too. during that period.

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

JULY 20, 2023

Resource Allocation: By strategically managing spend, teams can allocate resources in a way that aligns with the organization’s objectives and priorities. This includes budgeting, forecasting, and optimizing the utilization of available funds. Conclusion: Congratulations!

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World of Procurement blog

JULY 27, 2021

We’d even go so far to say that the modern procurement pro doesn’t focus that much time on the actual buying, as roles have grown to focus on Supply Chain Management, Contract Management and Relationship Management. You’ll also notice that Procurement is often talked about as part of the Supply Chain.

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