Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Onboarding S uppliers Onboarding new suppliers and integrating them into the buyers supplier landscape can be a complex and laborious process involving several stages. Misalignment of Expectations – One of the most common issues when engaging new suppliers is a misalignment of expectations between the buyer and supplier.

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Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Sourcing Strategy 52

Shapiro Negotiations Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2022

10 Steps for Negotiating Ethically. Ethical negotiations are essential to creating honest and lasting agreements. Though many people feel that ethics in negotiation are complicated or subjective, in reality, there are some basic and universal standards that help your argument. Legal vs. Ethical. Ethics Tests.

Ethics 52

Ethics Negotiation Import Collaboration 52

Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The concept goes beyond traditional buyer-supplier relationships, focusing on creating value through closer, more integrated partnerships. It’s an advantage for a buyer to be able to predict the likelihood of a supplier meeting on-time delivery deadlines. However, collaboration relies on the strong foundations of data and insight.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Innovation Suppliers supply chain budgeting 52

Procurement Insights

MAY 3, 2025

Content: Features posts on global sourcing, supplier ethics, and AIs role in procurement. Relevance: Offers broad insights into sourcing strategies, ethical procurement, and digital transformation, valuable for professionals navigating global supply chains and regulatory compliance. SM Commodities Index with IHS Markit).

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Procurement Supply Chain Optimization Ethics supply chain software solutions 40

Arkestro

MARCH 27, 2024

Resources / Blog / Unleashing the Power of Procurement Buyers: Delving into this Impactful Role Unleashing the Power of Procurement Buyers: Delving into this Impactful Role Buyers have always played an important role in the procurement industry, helping organizations obtain goods and maintain a careful balance of speed, cost-efficiency, and quality.

Buyers 52

Buyers supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement 52

Procurement Insights

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Jon Hansen (Procurement Insights) Strengths : Focus on human behavior, ethics, and practical challenges in procurement. Kelly Barner (Buyers Meeting Point) Strengths : Accessible and pragmatic advice for procurement professionals. Paywalls and subscription models limit access to detailed reports.

Supply Chain Efficiency 40

Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting supply chain software solutions Ethics 40

Jaggaer

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Platforms like JAGGAER One bring together enterprise buyers, suppliers, and partners on a single, cloud-based solution. This ensures a continuous flow of products and revenue while impressing customers with ethical and transparent sourcing practices.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement Chief Procurement Officer Supply Chain Optimization 52

Procurement Insights

APRIL 23, 2025

CSO Insights (via Resourceful Selling) indicates 45% of B2B buyers want salespeople to understand needs before engaging, but only a subset of ProcureTech sales teams demonstrate this. Integrity Solutions (2023) notes 73% of buyers expect tailored solutions, but only skilled salespeople deliver.

Procurement 52

Procurement Market knowledge Ethics Buyers 52

Procurement Leaders

DECEMBER 9, 2022

LG: We are a team of 75 buyers globally, with 30 people in a central service centre. For example, before becoming a machinery buyer, a candidate must spend a significant period of time in the technical team. PL: Could you share a little bit of insight about your procurement team structure, strengths and challenges?

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Risk Suppliers Risk management Buyers 130

Procurement Heads

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

As buyers and customers, we have loud voices and should use our influence for good. It also covers ethical or governance topics, things like compliance with data protection and financial crime requirements which are important to us in the insurance sector. What advice would you give someone who is considering a procurement career?

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Sustainability Influencing Suppliers Supply chain 246

Procurement Tactics

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Enhanced ethical standards. Collaborating with your trusted supplier allows you to aim toward supply chain transparency and promote higher ethical standards. . The number one reason why suppliers and buyers take part in collaborative projects is due to shared value. Ultimate Supplier Plotting Checklist 2023.

Collaboration 199

Collaboration Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain 199

ivalua

APRIL 8, 2020

Buyers receive about a thousand forms per year and commit themselves to responding in a reasonable period of time. Second, every two years they organize a supplier-buyer speed dating event, focused on indirect spend. Finally, buyers also spend time on their strategic suppliers’ premises.

Suppliers 147

Suppliers Management Supply Chain Efficiency Innovation 147

ivalua

AUGUST 26, 2021

Redwood City, CA – 26th August 2021 – Research from Ivalua, a leading global spend management cloud provider, has revealed more than half (58%) of European suppliers said buyers rarely or never include responsible labour practices in contracts or agreements. The report also identified a lack of consistent monitoring of labour standards.

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Procurement team Suppliers Buyers Procurement 100

Barkers Procurement

MAY 7, 2025

One application is to have a mechanism with which buyers can easily identify which goods meet environmental and social governance expectations. By quickly being able to see which products have a low carbon footprint or which suppliers care about human rights, retailers can secure more ethically-made goods for shoppers.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Chief Procurement Officer Supply chain Supply chain resilience 52

ivalua

JULY 6, 2021

Supply Nation certifies Indigenous businesses and maintains a comprehensive directory and active community to connect these suppliers with buyers in all sectors,public and private. . How can your organization keep pace and what tactics can be used to ensure ethical supplier diversity? We’ll answer those questions next time.

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Suppliers Ethics Buyers Procurement 130

Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 1, 2022

These quality standards extend to ethical labor and environmental standards as well, where companies should be aware of the ethical practices and social equity of their international suppliers. The rise in major e-commerce marketplaces has created an expectation among buyers that delivery times should be fast and cheap.

Supply chain 92

Supply chain Ethics Supply Quality 92

Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

B2B vendors that use a B2C model are learning to create a fair, ethical model for sourcing services. To potential buyers — Globality offers an interactive, collaborative self-service approach to sourcing that saves organizations time and money while still promoting their ESG and diversity goals.

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Sourcing Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Ethics 98

Spend Matters

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Our flagship product, Onventis Buyer cloud software, stands as a comprehensive procurement system designed to empower organizations across all aspects of procurement. Onventis Buyer represents a powerful solution that streamlines and automates the entire procurement journey, from the initial sourcing to the final payment to spend analysis.

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Procurement solutions Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Procurement 113

Jaggaer

MARCH 20, 2025

Sustainability & ethical sourcing Likewise, many higher education institutions are expected to adopt sustainable procurement practices, including environmentally friendly purchasing and ethical supply chain management. However, balancing sustainability initiatives with cost-effectiveness is a significant challenge.

supply chain budgeting 52

supply chain budgeting Procurement Budget Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Procurement Heads

JULY 27, 2022

Many buyers who have started their careers in the last 15 years haven’t been exposed to some of the real challenges where the cost of what you buy can rise by 5-10% every year. What we have often seen is that buyers are talking about the savings that they have got, now they are talking about how we mitigate and eliminate the increases.

Buyers 130

Buyers Sustainability Supply chain Procurement 130

Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

stock levels, shipping ETAs), and empowered buyers to lock in an order within hours. itpro.com Chief Executive Officers (CEOs): Beyond trust and error concerns, CEOs are also mindful of the ethical and reputational implications of deploying AI systems that lack transparency, which can impact stakeholder trust and company image.

Chief Procurement Officer 52

Chief Procurement Officer Bidding Ethics Risk 52

TYA Suite

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Each participant in the procurement process—whether they are suppliers, buyers, or logistics providers—has access to this shared ledger. Second, blockchain in procurement ensures compliance, as stakeholders can easily verify that suppliers meet regulatory and ethical standards throughout the procurement process.

Supply Chain Efficiency 40

Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement Real-time Visibility supply chain software solutions 40

ivalua

MARCH 3, 2020

Also, the gates to become a supplier to a large company are typically designed with bigger organizations in mind : dependency criteria, environmental charters, ethical declaration, quality labels, etc. Buyers need to put aside their compliance hats and put on their entrepreneurial ones!

Procurement 182

Procurement Innovation Chief Procurement Officer Collaboration 182

Procurement Insights

APRIL 13, 2025

buyers, suppliers) interacting based on real-world commodity traits (e.g., This loopback refines decisions without human intervention, though Hansen would stress human oversight for ethics (2009 post,). cosmetics luxury inputs, coffees farm-gate prices). Department of Defense). supplier scores) based on success metrics (e.g.,

Real-time Visibility 52

Real-time Visibility Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization Data 52

ivalua

MAY 18, 2022

When it comes to the nature of buyer-supplier relationships, we’re entering a brave, new world. To top it all off, extremely tight supply markets have further shifted negotiating leverage from buyers to suppliers. Most supply risks, whether from disruptions or ethical violations, lurk not among immediate suppliers, but in the sub-tier.

Suppliers 130

Suppliers Management Supply Chain Efficiency Collaboration 130

Jaggaer

MARCH 6, 2025

These reforms and similar ones in other countries open up opportunities for public sector buyers. Procurement technology should support: Sustainable Sourcing : Tools to evaluate suppliers based on their sustainability credentials, carbon footprints, and ethical practices.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement supply chain budgeting Sustainability 52

Una

JANUARY 11, 2023

Yet typically, 15% to 30% of spend is only guided by policies that decentralized buyers may be too busy to follow. This leaves an organization open to risks in indirect categories, such as: Reputational risks Ethical and compliance risks Cybersecurity risks Operational risks. How to Reduce Indirect Spend. But technology has caught up.

Procurement 98

Procurement Raw materials Change management Risk 98

Procurement Heads

MAY 31, 2023

So, I took the challenge on and started as a Buyer about 20 years ago and that is how I entered the wonderful world of procurement. Within the team, I have three Senior Buyers and two Buyers an Expeditor and an Admin Coordinator. Also, I need to make sure they have a good team and work ethic.

Negotiation 130

Negotiation Supplier relationship management Suppliers Buyers 130

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

To properly assess risk, reduce carbon emissions and avoid ethics violations, leaders must map and assess the multi-tier supply chain. That requires as close to real time sharing of information as possible, from both buyers and suppliers. Supply chains are increasingly critical to success or failure.

Risk management 130

Risk management Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization Risk 130

Procurement Insights

APRIL 30, 2025

THE SHORT ANSWER Procurement Insights is not a replacement for analyst firms its a complementary and sometimes disruptive mirror , helping enterprise buyers and tech vendors see past sanitized reports into what actually matters to practitioners. Nimble, Deep), ensuring they reflect real-world buyer priorities (e.g.,

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization 52

ivalua

JUNE 1, 2022

However, they could probably leverage their great buyers in a better way by having proper data delivered to them upfront and allowing them to identify the most strategic new projects. By having conversations with our suppliers upfront, Amrest can filter sustainable and ethical suppliers during the onboarding process to meet their needs. .

Real-time Visibility 130

Real-time Visibility Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement 130

Spend Matters

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Read more about SolutionMap methodology and code of ethics. See our Risk Management in-depth guide. New ‘My Marketing’ functionality We’re also excited to announce the launch of a new capability within SolutionMap Insider that allows for tailored, generated images to illustrate vendor comparisons.

Risk management 125

Risk management Procurement Risk Contract 125

HICX

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The buyer-supplier relationship dynamic. Procurement Insights’ Jon Hansen led a panel of Procurement’s top thought-leaders to discuss the buyer-supplier relationship dynamic. The changing nature of buyer-supplier relationships. Ragnar spoke about the supplier-buyer power dynamic on a macro level.

Suppliers 52

Suppliers Negotiation Buyers Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Some of the risks in this industry include volatility in commodity markets, geopolitical unrest, the need to adhere to ethical standards, and reputational damage. Construction: Multi-tier supplier certificates must be managed effectively, and integration with sales and calculation tools can be very advantageous.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Suppliers Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Procurement Leaders

MAY 30, 2022

WEConnect International , which helps women business owners connect to buyers. This includes opportunities for social enterprises to pitch to corporate buyers with the aim of forging new business relationships. MSDUK , which supports high-growth ethnic minority businesses. Veteran Owned UK , which supports ex-military business owners.

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Suppliers Influencing Procurement team Procurement 130

TYA Suite

MAY 13, 2025

The PO serves as an official record of the transaction between the buyer and the supplier. Increased sustainability and ethical sourcing Modern businesses are increasingly aware of their environmental and social impact, and operational procurement management is at the forefront of this change.

Procurement 40

Procurement supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Raw materials 40

Jaggaer

JUNE 28, 2024

It also highlights how ESG strategies can help organisations achieve long-term business benefits by effectively engaging with all stakeholders, including not only suppliers but, increasingly, consumers who expect companies to pursue ethical business practices.

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Chief Procurement Officer Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing supply chain software solutions 52