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The Beautiful Complexity of Procurement Planning

The Good Spending

Our colleagues tend to accept the business demand for granted and not try to understand or, God forbid, challenge it. When discussing value generation , we mainly mention category management, stakeholder relationships, and supplier innovation. The lion's share of procurement value could be created in the planning stage.

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11 Tips to Take Your Supply Chain Career to the Next Level

SCMDOJO

Set Realistic Career Goals To build a successful career, establish achievable goals aligned with your aspirations, such as becoming a supply chain manager, logistics director, or category manager. A: Yes, a career in supply chain can be good, offering diverse opportunities and playing a crucial role in business operations.

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How Supply Chain Can Make or Break a High Growth Company!

Supply Chain Game Changer

A while ago, we blogged about how more Startups are looking to Supply Chain Management to boost their productivity as they scale. Rather than taming out-of-control spend later , they’re maximizing profitability by being strategic about the company-wide spend now , by hiring a team of Procurement category managers.