Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 28, 2021

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Comprehensive Curriculum: MCIPS covers a broad spectrum of topics, from procurement principles and strategies to contract management, negotiation, and ethical considerations. Discover how SCMDOJO has helped businesses and individuals like yours achieve cost savings, increased efficiency, and improved supply chains.

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Procurement Real-time Visibility supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Optimization 54

Jaggaer

MARCH 19, 2025

We want to reduce costs. The second has become more pronounced in recent years, notably with the Covid pandemic and supply chain disruptions. Finally contracts management puts the collaboration between buyers and sellers on a firm legal basis. The first of these has always been with us.

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Contract management supply chain budgeting Sustainability Influencing 52

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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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. Take into account things like your current skill level, desired improvement areas, and professional objectives.

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Una

JULY 6, 2022

The real value, however, and where you’ll truly benefit from working with a group purchasing organization like Una, lies beyond the initial cost savings. Una does this by offering assistance on everything from supply chain management, data and analysis, education, and more. Supply Chain Management.

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Purchasing Category management Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency 92

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The Power of Source-to-Pay Digital Transformation To put it briefly, source-to-pay refers to the entire process that starts with finding, negotiating with, and contracting the suppliers of materials, goods and services, and culminates in the final payment for those items.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Sourcing e2e Real-time Visibility 52

SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

To get the most out of any procurement team, all the associated key roles need to be filled with qualified individuals that understand both technology and the principles of supply chain management. Supplier relationship management: Procurement manages relationships with suppliers to ensure coordination and effective workflow.

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Procurement Express

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Admin staff might be responsible for ordering office supplies. Types of Indirect Spend Categories Managing indirect spend can feel overwhelming, especially when it spans so many categories. Heres a breakdown of the most common areas to watch: Office supplies : Everyday items like stationery, furniture, and technology.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Most experienced Procurement Managers don’t enjoy performing administrative tasks and firefighting operational issues. And yet, poor operational efficiency in Procurement means that the typical Category Manager often spends at least a THIRD of their time performing “busy work” This is not an effective or efficient use of their time.

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Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Procurement Category management 72

Arkestro

APRIL 25, 2023

The workforce shortage reached half a million this year , and many sectors continue to grapple with increased lead times, and volatile material costs. In fact, 71% of all companies said the cost of raw materials is the biggest threat to their supply chain in 2023. from February 2020 to August 2022.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

Those same companies, out of necessity, became more sophisticated and implemented Strategic Sourcing and Category Management, delivering substantial savings to their companies bottom line and even help capture innovation. So, what can these small and medium sized business’s do without breaking the budget? So why should you care?

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Procurement supply chain budgeting Contract Competitive bidding 67

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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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Most experienced Procurement Managers don’t enjoy performing administrative tasks and firefighting operational issues. And yet, poor operational efficiency in Procurement means that the typical Category Manager often spends at least a THIRD of their time performing “busy work” This is not an effective or efficient use of their time.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Procurement Category management 52

Procurement Software

APRIL 9, 2024

While on the other hand we must equip our teams to tackle sustainability, geopolitical instability and ensuing supply chain disruptions. So, let’s assume that we’re probably not going to get additional budget for more people or tech investments. They have a team of 10 procurement category managers.

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Category management Procurement supply chain budgeting Budget 40

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Automation increases efficiency and reduces errors, leading to faster and more accurate procurement cycles. This results in better negotiation outcomes, improved quality, reduced costs, and enhanced overall value delivery.

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Procurement Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Empowering CPO

JULY 2, 2023

If you’re new to the term, Managed Procurement Services refers to the outsourcing of a company’s procurement functions to a specialized firm. This approach allows businesses to leverage the expertise of procurement specialists to streamline operations, optimize supplier relationships, and most importantly, reduce costs.

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Management Supplier relationship management Procurement Strategic sourcing 40

Procurement Software

APRIL 23, 2024

-based company, offers a self-service spend analysis software that revolutionises the way businesses manage and analyse their spending. Its affordable pricing makes it a great choice for mid-market businesses who want to get started with spend analytics without a large budget.

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Procurement Software

JULY 4, 2023

It aims to make the procurement process more efficient, transparent, and cost-effective. It can help organisations reduce costs, optimise supplier relationships and increase compliance. It has become an essential tool for companies in today’s digital world to save time and reduce costs.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 14, 2023

It is a strategic process that involves identifying business needs, sourcing suppliers, negotiating contracts, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality products or services. Category management can lead to better supplier selection, improved negotiation, and enhanced value delivery.

Innovation 52

Innovation Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency Sustainability 52

World of Procurement blog

MAY 10, 2024

Predicting future spend : By analyzing historical spend data, AI algorithms can create spending forecasts, predict seasonal demand changes, and model the impact of external factors on budgets. Enhancing contract management : Natural language processing enables AI to extract key data from contracts.

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Procurement team Procurement Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Too often companies will underestimate the leadership and experience needed to lead and manage a successful Procurement Transformation. They will hire an inexperienced and inexpensive resource, within their budget to lead the Procurement Transformation. Subscribe Here! Infographic).

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Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain budgeting Negotiation 76

Let's Talk Supply Chain

APRIL 7, 2025

Well be sharing the three key best practices you need to focus on now; how to protect your margins whilst maintaining supplier trust; leveraging AI to mitigate tariff impact; and how to turn your procurement function from cost center to competitive advantage. And thats key. Diversification is the name of the game. You need to know your risk.

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