Una

MARCH 16, 2023

Pain Points in Procurement Series How to Build Procurement Influence and Why it Matters How to build procurement influence as a way to stay engaged with other business functions, drive value, and achieve more desirable outcomes. By Hugo Britt | March 16, 2023 Search Welcome to Una’s Pain Points in Procurement series.

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Influencing Procurement Cost of ownership Supplier relationship management 105

Una

DECEMBER 8, 2022

5 Meaningful New Year’s Resolutions for Procurement. With 2023 just around the corner, it’s time for procurement professionals to make sure they get off to a flying start in the new year with some high-impact resolutions. Tips for creating great resolutions. Here are some tips for making resolutions that will stick.

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Una

JANUARY 1, 2024

5 Meaningful New Year's Resolutions for Procurement Sourcing Heroes can set their organization up for success by creating meaningful and realistic new year’s resolutions for procurement. Now’s the time for procurement professionals to make sure they get off to a flying start with some high-impact resolutions.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 13, 2022

Supply Chain Job Boards are aplenty, but how do we classify the ones worth our time as SCM Professionals? To help answer this question and reduce time wastage going through multiple platforms, we ran a survey based on recommendations provided by several professionals on supply chain job boards, including those I have tried over time.

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Una

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Change Management Tips for Procurement Professionals Practical change management tips for overcoming resistance from stakeholders and getting your procurement changes to stick for good. Unfortunately, implementing changes in procurement can be a bit like that.

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Procurement Tactics

AUGUST 19, 2022

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Vendor Management Best Practices — The Ultimate Guide of 2022. Vendor management best practices are utilized to boost business growth and productivity. For this article, we will discuss what the best practices in vendor management are. What is Vendor Management?

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Procurement Tactics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. In this article, we will discuss what sustainable logistics is. Additionally, we will also talk about some tips to navigate sustainable logistics. . Once you are done reading this article, you will know why it is important to achieve sustainable logistics. First Name.

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Sustainability Logistics Raw materials Supply Chain Efficiency 178

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A successful procurement transformation involves a strategic overhaul of processes, technologies, and approaches to achieve greater efficiency, cost savings, risk management, and value creation. Automation increases efficiency and reduces errors, leading to faster and more accurate procurement cycles.

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Una

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Your 2024 Procurement Career Tune-Up As we leap into the shiny unknown of next year, let’s revamp your professional journey and and explore a procurement career tune-up. Picture it as an oil change for your professional journey – essential, slightly messy, but oh-so-rewarding.

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Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain Leadership Negotiation 52

Una

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Understanding 10 Stages of the Procurement Cycle. The procurement cycle outlines the key steps procurement professionals should be taking each time they source and procure new goods and services. The procurement cycle. Pro Tip: Make sure you are shortlisting vendors with your top priorities in mind.

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Procurement supply chain budgeting Purchase orders Market analysis 98

Una

AUGUST 8, 2023

Getting Strategic About Sustainability in Procurement Tips for getting strategic about sustainability in procurement and the best practices to adopt to foster a more responsible future. By Hugo Britt | August 8, 2023 Search Search Sustainability doesn’t happen by taking ad hoc or sporadic action in procurement.

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Una

MARCH 1, 2023

Shifting Procurement's Mindset to Face the Challenges of 2023 and Beyond Advice for shifting procurement’s mindset to face current-day challenges head on and how to continue driving change, solving problems, and creating value amidst adversity. Economic weakness in the U.S. Real GDP growth is expected to slow to 0.3%

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Raw materials Purchasing Procurement Sourcing 97

Una

AUGUST 9, 2023

How to Accelerate Savings in Procurement Without Cutting Corners Strategies showing how to accelerate savings in procurement without compromising product quality, integrity, or effectiveness. Speeding up the procurement process is one way to achieve these goals. Your objective? To reach your destination faster than ever before.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain Quality 52

Planergy

JANUARY 19, 2023

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Practical Applications of Pareto Analysis Tips for Conducting a Successful Analysis How Pareto Analysis Helps Your Procurement Strategy? How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend. How Pareto Analysis Works?

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In the world of manufacturing and maintenance, effective spare parts management is essential for maximizing equipment uptime and reducing costs. In this detailed guide, you’ll delve into the most effective ways to manage spare parts. In this detailed guide, you’ll delve into the most effective ways to manage spare parts.

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Supply Chain Efficiency Inventory control Management supply chain budgeting 63

SCMDOJO

JULY 26, 2023

Negotiation, a crucial skill in the realms of business and procurement, demands the ability to remain calm, collected, and confident even in the most challenging situations. In this article, we delve into an unconventional yet remarkably effective training tool: movies. However, mastering this art can be tough and perplexing.

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Negotiation Ethics Category management Supply Chain Efficiency 91

Planergy

OCTOBER 25, 2022

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. 7 Tips For Managing Project Budgets Successfully. Budget Management Procurement Project Management. IN THIS ARTICLE. Managing a project budget is no small feat. Download Free Copy.

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Procurement Tactics

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

18 Must-Have Negotiation Skills For Procurement Professionals Download Course Details →  Or receive our famous weekly newsletter Ultimate 2023 Negotiation guide — A Comprehensive Overview Negotiation is part of our everyday life. However, how can you negotiate professionally?

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Planergy

JULY 21, 2023

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Download Free Copy Services Procurement: What Is It and How To Manage It Written by Rob Biedron 15 min read Business Process Management (BPM) Process & Procedures Procurement Download PDF IN THIS ARTICLE What is Services Procurement?

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Management Procurement supply chain budgeting Budget 52

Una

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Without ongoing, data-driven category strategy development, procurement professionals will struggle to drive continuous improvement and stay aligned with the business. Below, we offer some tips on developing your category strategy to make it a live document that is aligned to enterprise goals, implementable, and data-driven.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

In the current era, it is clear that new modes of production are concomitant with new modes of distribution, which advances the field of logistics, the science of physical distribution or even supply chain management. Reminder of Key Definitions – Logistics & Supply Chain Management. What is Logistics and Supply Chain Management?

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Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain Logistics Supply Chain Optimization 131

Una

JULY 28, 2022

Partnering with Procurement to Make Good Things Happen. Partnering with procurement. This is particularly true in terms of the procurement function. Is your procurement team territorial? Does your procurement team behave like a snapping saltwater crocodile? IT managers can be territorial, too.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The phrase “Supply Chain Management” was originally coined by Keith Oliver in 1982 and subsequently gained increasing popularity as its usage was proliferated in books and language. But is just taking courses in basic topics like Procurement, Negotiation, Statistics, Operational Research or Planning sufficient?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 8, 2018

And in the second half of 2017 we had an ever increasing number of articles contributed by industry leaders all of whom have been very generous in sharing their intellect and insights. But they all have a common interest in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Leadership, Change Management, Human Resources, Transformation, and Technology.

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Procurement Zen

MARCH 16, 2020

111 Negotiation Techniques - The Ultimate List (for 2020). If you want to discover the all negotiation tactics in one place, then you’ll LOVE this in depth guide. I selected and battle tested these 115 tactics myself. And you can go through the list and choose by when to apply them and how aggressive they are. Look in the past technique.

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