Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Supplier Collaboration: Fundamental to Elevating Manufacturing Performance Supplier relationships are at the heart of manufacturing performance. That’s why supplier collaboration—that consistent, trusted, and responsive interaction between supplier and manufacturer—is pivotal to manufacturing success.

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Collaboration Suppliers Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Identifying the need for foundational technology and processes Before joining Utz as its SVP Procurement, Ron had been consulting with the Supply Chain department working on a number of different projects. For the third piece of tech, a contract management system, the Legal Department was a strong ally.

Influencing 97

Influencing Procurement supply chain budgeting e2e 97

Jaggaer

MAY 16, 2025

In many industries, procurement is responsible for managing significant budgets which means it holds a key lever for business performance. Procurement teams now include specialists such as category managers with deep market knowledge who drive sourcing events and significantly impact the companys bottom line.

supply chain budgeting 52

supply chain budgeting Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization 52

Spend Matters

JUNE 2, 2025

While traditional KPIs often emphasize cost savings or budget control, aligned organizations take a more strategic approach, tracking performance indicators that reflect the joint impact of finance and procurement on business outcomes. Track spend under management to determine how much organizational spend is strategically controlled.

Sustainability 64

Sustainability supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Real-time Visibility 64

Skill Dynamics

JANUARY 14, 2025

A typical procurement competency framework covers several key areas, including but not limited to strategic sourcing, supplier management, risk management, and contract negotiation. This can lead to more effective sourcing, reduced sourcing costs, higher quality products, and stronger overall supplier relationships.

Procurement 59

Procurement supply chain budgeting Procurement team Supply Chain Efficiency 59

ivalua

JUNE 1, 2022

From this discussion, we compiled a list of 8 critical supply chain management activities that to improve, build, and maintain supply chain resilience now and in the years to come. But building an agile, resilient supply chain doesn’t happen overnight; it requires forethought and planning.

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Supply chain resilience Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain budgeting 130

Procurement Insights

JUNE 3, 2025

Poll Time The following is a poll that was posted in the Global & Purchasing Supply Chain Professionals LinkedIn Group, which has over 164,000 members. Reality: No one invested time in proper training, and category managers are still relying on spreadsheets. What is the edge one driver has over another?

Real-time Visibility 81

Real-time Visibility supply chain budgeting supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Optimization 81

ivalua

MARCH 16, 2021

They discussed the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Procurement and came up with this list of 8 critical supply chain management activities that can help Procurement teams build and maintain supply chain resilience now and in the years to come.

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Supply chain resilience Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain budgeting 130

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Complete Source to Pay cycle and Strategic Sourcing Guide An optimized Source-to-Pay (S2P) process helps businesses enhance procurement efficiency, reduce costs, and improve supplier collaboration. Steps, Benefits, and Best Practices S2P covers the entire procurement lifecycle, from supplier selection to final payment.

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Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Sourcing Real-time Visibility 52

Procurement Tactics

AUGUST 25, 2022

In 2022, he was awarded the Special Mentioned Individual Award by Supply Chain Asia for his contribution to the national emergency procurement for the Covid-19 operation. Furthermore, He was voted by Supply Chain Digital as one of the top 10 procurement executives worldwide. Trillion budget. . Rajeev Karmacharya.

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Procurement Supply Chain Optimization supply chain budgeting Agile and Lean Supply Chain 231

Procurement Tactics

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Strategic sourcing is a part of the supply chain and puts an emphasis on customized solutions and strategic partnerships. Additionally, it assesses the suppliers of the company to find the best supplier in the market and collaborate effectively which will enable them to establish a long-term relationship. Risk management.

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Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Sourcing Management 200

Future Purchasing

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Public procurement departments are navigating a complex landscape of challenges, including regulatory shifts, inefficiencies, difficulty building resilient supply chains, and an increasing demand for sustainability and transparency. Inflation creates budget pressure, meaning teams must deliver more with less.

Innovation 52

Innovation Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement Category management 52

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The term refers to the entire journeyfrom finding suppliers and negotiating contracts to finalizing agreements and making the final payment for goods. In this way, the procurement function becomes a strategic business partner that not only contains costs but delivers true value and even helps to generate revenue.

Sourcing 52

Sourcing e2e Supply Chain Efficiency Strategic sourcing 52

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

A Complete Guide Strategic sourcing is a data-driven approach to securing the best value for your organization from its strategic suppliers. The process creates efficiencies across all spend categories, minimizes supply chain risks through improved supplier selection and awards, while giving visibility into pricing and forecasting.

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Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Supply Chain Efficiency Sourcing 52

Procurement Software

MARCH 16, 2025

This makes it easier to track spending patterns, supplier performance, ESG data, and contract compliance. They can make informed decisions, negotiate more effectively, and identify cost-saving opportunities faster. Fewer Emails Procurement teams typically manage more suppliers than Sales teams do customers.

Procurement 52

Procurement Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency Purchase orders 52

Barkers Procurement

JANUARY 8, 2023

Category management is a long-term, strategic approach to procurement in which certain employees or teams of employees are responsible for procuring specific types of items, such as IT equipment, office supplies or construction materials. You’ll be able to see where you could reduce costs in your category.

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Category management Management Market knowledge Stakeholder engagement 52

Procurement Tactics

JANUARY 8, 2023

It can also help drive sustainability initiatives in your supply chain and procurement process. . The Closed Loop Spend Management. Articulate value drivers that address cost reduction, and demand management while also considering social and environmental impacts. Ultimate Supplier Plotting Checklist 2023.

Sustainability 207

Sustainability Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization 207

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. Yet only 26% were able to confidently predict risk within their supply bases. Subscribe Here!

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supply chain budgeting Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency e2e 98

Positive Purchasing

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

I am sure you are comfortable being flexible and agile when buying something different, or sourcing from an alternative more sustainable supplier. The good news is there is already a well-proven approach that can help – category management. Even with a c-suite sponsor, a mandate and a budget.

Sustainability 111

Sustainability Category management supply chain budgeting Influencing 111

ivalua

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Redwood City, CA – November 7, 2019 – Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced a range of new innovations that enable direct material procurement and supply chain leaders to launch more profitable, successful products. The new capabilities are available now as part of Ivalua’s latest platform release.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Targeted Learning: SCMDOJO offers a range of courses and learning paths focusing on specific procurement areas, such as e-auctions, contract negotiation, cost optimization, and supply chain resilience. Budgeting several thousand pounds is a realistic starting point.

Procurement 59

Procurement Real-time Visibility supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Optimization 59

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. Digitalization also fosters greater agility in supplier management.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Sourcing e2e Real-time Visibility 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.

e2e 103

e2e Procurement supply chain software solutions Contract 103

Una

JULY 6, 2022

GPOs also bring balance to the negotiating equation because they already have relationships and contracts in place with vendors and suppliers. 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. Supply Chain Management.

Purchasing 92

Purchasing Category management Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency 92

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. Based on these strategy decisions you may then want to adjust supplier management , for example by phasing out some suppliers and introducing new ones.

Contract management 52

Contract management supply chain budgeting Sustainability Influencing 52

SCMDOJO

JULY 3, 2023

Procurement training equips you to excel in the corporate world by teaching you everything from supplier dynamics to negotiating strategies. 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.

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Cost of ownership Procurement Category management supply chain software solutions 98

Procurement Express

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Procurement managers are pros when it comes to negotiating deals down to the penny, working closely with suppliers to secure terms that place them at a strategic advantage. In this article, we’ll go over a few ways to improve the process: education, gaining spend visibility , categorizing spend by supplier or department, etc.

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Spend management Strategy Management Real-time Visibility 40

Spend Matters

JULY 24, 2023

So while this year’s report places a lot of emphasis on operating model set-up and talent management, we wish to highlight the ‘Digitization’ section because Procurement has a clear imperative to build agility and resilience into supply chains. Category management is the core engine for scaling processes.

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supply chain budgeting Budget Agile and Lean Supply Chain Risk 98

Positive Purchasing

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

I have a healthy budget, but am struggling to find the right fit – what would you say to me? New or growing tech businesses must decide whether to spend their limited budgets on product, sales and marketing, or on people. Maybe one of these supplier intelligence portals like a Scoutbee or a TealBook or a HICX?

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Procurement supply chain budgeting Category management Budget 111

Supply Chain Opz

MARCH 31, 2015

Results The results of "10 Greatest Purchasing Books Ever Written" are listed in alphabetical order as below, 1) Category Management in Purchasing: A Strategic Approach to Maximize Business Profitability by Jonathan O'Brien 2) Next Level Supply Management Excellence: Your Straight Bottom Line Roadmap by Robert A.

Purchasing 111

Purchasing supply chain budgeting Price negotiations Supply chain management 111

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Strategic Sourcing is a proven approach to understanding and delivering significant cost reduction based on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), building a sustained value – creating relationship with the suppliers and category spend reduction in order to create and sustain a competitive advantage. According to A.T.

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Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Procurement supply chain budgeting 90

SCMDOJO

APRIL 3, 2022

They are far more convenient than conventional discussions and negotiations, providing procedural integrity and transparency while also lowering final prices owing to enhanced supplier competitiveness. Reduced manual process intervention is fundamentally impartial and increases the feedback’s reliability.

Supply Chain Efficiency 141

Supply Chain Efficiency Bidding Procurement team supply chain software solutions 141

Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Travel and Expense management leveraging SAP Concur is an easy plug in for travel spend management and all spend flowing through expense reporting. Supplier discovery beyond the SAP Business Network using Scoutbee integrated into the SAP Ariba Sourcing UX rather than just a provisioned partner application tab (available Q1 2024).

Networking 115

Networking Spend management Suppliers Supply Chain Optimization 115

Spend Matters

JUNE 19, 2023

They mainly make requisitions and purchase orders to suppliers through searches in internal or external catalogs or via configurable electronic forms. E-procurement IT solutions improve process automation, increase spending under management, reduce maverick spend, improve cross-functional process/data integration (e.g.,

Procurement solutions 98

Procurement solutions Procurement supply chain budgeting Real-time Visibility 98

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. Procurement, on the other hand, encompasses all the steps involved in acquiring goods, services, and works from external suppliers.

Procurement 87

Procurement Chief Procurement Officer supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency 87

Positive Purchasing

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Jonathan: We set the business up because we were convinced the World needed and was ready to embrace sustainability in both immediate suppliers and right down their extended supply chain – and a heap of conversations with prospective clients confirmed that this was indeed the case. How do we manage risk?

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supply chain budgeting Category management Negotiation Sustainability 69

Una

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The answer is no secret: the steepest discounts exist in the most popular categories with the biggest volumes of purchasing. Una leverages over $100 billion in buying power to negotiate best-price contracts with hundreds of the nation’s top suppliers. Top category savings to amplify your business spend management strategies.

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Spend management Management Purchasing Real-time Visibility 97