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Top Ten CPO Priorities for 2022

ivalua

ACT AS A STRATEGIC ADVISOR TO THE BUSINESS . Procurement teams will be empowering a strategy advisor to provide a framework for how to leverage technology, retain talent, and drive sustainable value. Preparing for these future inflationary changes requires strong negotiation capabilities and long-term resilience. .

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How to Optimise a Small Procurement Department

Barkers Procurement

Optimising your procurement department When it comes to optimising a procurement department of any size, the strategic alignment of the procurement with the strategic goals of the business is essential. This is a fundamental part of our approach to optimising procurement within any business.

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JOB ORDER – Everything You Should Know

Procurement Tactics

Supplier Selection Another key factor to consider when making a successful job order is by identifying the right supplier for your procurement. Procurement professionals can assess the prospective suppliers on the basis of their ability and commitment to comply with the criteria and metrics need for your business procurement needs.

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Taking an Advisory Approach to Procurement

Una

Taking an Advisory Approach to Procurement An inside look at how Una, the nation’s fastest growing group purchasing organization, works to take an advisory approach to procurement. The Una Difference Group purchasing can be a complex process and not all GPO partners are created equal.

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E-Procurement Strategy: 6 Steps to Implement a Plan That Works

Procurify

As many as 95 percent of firms adopted technology in their procurement and supply practices according to the CIPS’ 2020 Digitisation in Procurement and Supply Report. . You need to create an e-procurement strategy that will guide your business procurement and supply processes.

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Everything You Need to Know About Procurement Solutions

Pipefy

Automated alerts to approvers and other stakeholders Digital procurement offers multiple ways to employ alerts, but one of the most useful is alerting stakeholders in a document’s approval circulation. Coupa Coupa is a business spend management platform that allows users to manage expenditures.

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Support Paper: The Business Case for Change

Barkers Procurement

This Support Paper “The Business Case for Change” is free to download! The concept of an overarching Business Spend Management platform (BSM) is a relatively new and compelling concept, championed by our partners at Coupa, and is just as strategically important as your ERP, MRP or CRM systems.