Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Procurement Priorities for 2025 and Beyond The manufacturing industry is evolving rapidly, leaving Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) grappling with challenges that could make or break their organizations. Solutions: Strategic Sourcing: Move beyond transactional purchasing and embrace strategic sourcing.

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Spend Matters

JUNE 3, 2025

The US administrations announcement of reciprocal tariffs in early April sent a jolt through global supply chains. For many Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs), the real message was clear: Volatility is back, and this time, it demands faster, more coordinated and more data-driven responses.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

And if your organization is big enough to need a Chief Procurement Officer , that person is directly or indirectly responsible for every stage of that journey. Although the terms may seem cumbersome, for senior management and company directors they provide a useful shorthand. the public sector).

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

JAGGAER characterizes the steps in this process as Spend Management, Category Management, Sourcing , and Contracts. Secondly come eProcurement, Supply Chain Collaboration, Invoicing, and Payments. These four steps constitute the downstream procure-to-pay part of the process. Its human nature.

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Positive Purchasing

APRIL 6, 2023

If it does, then what’s important is who’s managing that machine? When it comes to buying data and digital solutions, the best approach to take is the same you’d use for basic change management. Should you invest in a software platform that can help aggregate data sources then show you, visually, what it is telling you?

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Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

It’s important to note that while automation and artificial intelligence are expected to transform procurement functions, they may not necessarily lead to widespread job losses. Instead, these technologies could redefine roles, emphasizing strategic decision-making and relationship management over routine tasks.

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Procurement Insights

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Here are 10 of the top procurement blogs in the industry, known for providing valuable insights, trends, and best practices: Spend Matters One of the most influential blogs in procurement, Spend Matters covers a wide range of procurement topics, including technology, supplier management, and sourcing trends.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Featuring Our 12 Best Procurement Articles! 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. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Dirty Little Secret #1.

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HICX

APRIL 24, 2023

What did exist was Procurement, a function that did worked with all suppliers, albeit in one area: transactions. So, management ended the search and tasked Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) with this added job. To do it, CPOs quickly applied ‘point’ solutions, software that can deal with given use cases.

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HICX

MARCH 17, 2023

This transformation leads to cost-saving metrics and helps generate accurate ESG reports, writes Costas Xyloyiannis, CEO of supply chain technology firm HICX. To manage it, business leaders had to ensure that compliance and readiness across multiple areas were captured, analyzed and reported. Unluckily, in most cases it did not.

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Jaggaer

MAY 7, 2019

Let’s say, for example, a supplier of facility management fails to meet its contractual obligations, causing the bank to make substantial losses. The bank’s Chief Procurement Officer may want to change vendor. Procurement’s Role in the Banking Industry. How Choosing the Right Spend Management Solution Can Help.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 21, 2025

Hansens agent-based Metaprise Model directly addresses the core concerns of Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) by combining human-AI collaboration, real-time adaptability, and ecosystem-wide integration. There is more to e-procurement than software! 7585% e-procurement initiative failure rates).

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HICX

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

In the early 2000s I was a recent software engineering graduate. The CEO, who had just signed up to the UN Global Compact, needed to know how sustainable their supply chain was. He tasked the chief procurement officer (CPO) to audit their suppliers—some 150,000 of them.

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HICX

MARCH 17, 2023

In the early 2000s, I was a recent software engineering graduate. The CEO, who had just signed up for the UN Global Compact, needed to know how sustainable their supply chain was. He tasked the chief procurement officer (CPO) to audit their suppliers — some 150,000 of them.

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HICX

DECEMBER 3, 2022

In the early 2000s I was a recent software engineering graduate. The CEO, who had just signed up to the UN Global Compact, needed to know how sustainable their supply chain was. He tasked the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) to audit their suppliers – some 150,000 of them.

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Jaggaer

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

So, what is the best way for the procurement function to leverage disruptive technologies and help enterprises secure a sustainable competitive advantage? Much has been said about the need to view procurement departments as vehicles of value creation and not just spend management functions. Data governance is an ongoing task.

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Planergy

JULY 5, 2022

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. ESG In Supply Chain: Creating a Sustainable Value Chain. Ethical Sustainability & Responsibility Procurement. Of all these emissions, 2/3 of them usually come from the upstream supply chain.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 2, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “ Seasoned Leadership in Action ™” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer.

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Jaggaer

JUNE 28, 2024

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 11 June, 2024: JAGGAER, the global leader in strategic sourcing and procurement, has held a series of roundtables in Saudi Arabia and the UAE to address the top priorities for Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs).

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Procurement Software

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

These help teams to manage the attribution of marketing efforts, plan their campaigns and content, and track marketing generated leads. This in turn enables them to manage their pipelines and forecast more accurately. When it comes to martech (fusion between marketing and technology ) as many as 8,000 tools are available today.

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Jaggaer

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The Essential Guide to Source to Pay, Source to Contract, and Procure to Pay Whether youre new to the world of procurement and supply chain management, or a seasoned veteran; whether you work in a major manufacturing industry, a university, or a medium-sized clinical research organization, you may find procurement jargon rather confusing.

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Empowering CPO

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) are daunted with the demanding task of identifying and breaking these cartels. As Chief procurement officers (CPOs), you have to identify and break these cartels, especially in a reverse auction process. Competition laws often forbid private cartels.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 5, 2023

Introduction Welcome to our exploration of a fascinating convergence shaping the future of business operations: the intersection of technology and managed procurement services. Before we dive in, let’s first set the stage by discussing EmpoweringCPO, a leader in the field of managed procurement services.

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Slimstock

MARCH 26, 2019

This might seem like a simple and obvious way to improve your procurement operations, but maintaining a positive supplier-buyer relationship is a vital component in ensuring good delivery, service, and quality. Our inventory management software is used by over 900 customers worldwide to free up capital and simplify the ordering process.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Maximizing Cost Savings Through Strategic Supplier Collaboration With the growing emphasis on long-term value creation, Chief Procurement Officers are increasingly turning to supplier collaboration as a cornerstone of cost reduction. What is Cost Saving in Supply Chain Management?

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Procurement Software

JANUARY 30, 2024

Procurement & Supply Chain Live This event is a gathering of global procurement and supply chain professionals, organised by media company BizClik Media. Procurement & Supply Chain Live had a healthy mix of buy-side and sell-side folks. Buy-side Non-member: 3,295.00

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Claritum

JULY 5, 2018

If you can measure it then you can manage it” This statement is so true in the procurement field. The supply chain may contain components of raw materials, manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, resellers, agents, logistics, retailers and many other entities. Knowledge of part of this chain is not sufficient.

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Claritum

MAY 11, 2018

Your business could struggle to achieve visibility of its global supply chain. Do you have visibility of a global supply chain? A better solution to this problem is to utilise cloud based spend management technology. Supply chain visibility is poor. %. So, how do you solve this problem?

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HICX

MARCH 10, 2023

What did exist was Procurement, a function that did worked with all suppliers, albeit in one area: transactions. So, management ended the search and tasked Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) with this added job. To do it, CPOs quickly applied ‘point’ solutions, software that can deal with given use cases.

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Procurement Software

JUNE 25, 2024

These can include negotiating contracts that prevent price increases or optimizing the supply chain to avoid rushed shipping fees. They ensure alignment with broader business objectives, positioning procurement as a key driver of both immediate financial gains and long-term strategic value.

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Arkestro

JUNE 20, 2023

You may face challenges such as choosing reliable suppliers, controlling costs, and managing orders. Research-backed procurement strategies can help CFOs achieve their goals while minimizing risk exposure across global supply chains. With 36% of leaders prioritizing AI implementation in finance [1].

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Once upon a time, a Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) may have been able to make decisions by relying on his instinct, which is simply based on years of distilled experience. Data-driven procurement can help leaders keep up pace with the much-needed agility. 96% of the leaders believe that this a long-term trend.

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Procurement Software

JULY 11, 2023

Bettina was a Finance professional before founding Berlin-based spend management startup Hivebuy. She goes one step further and says that Procurement and Finance definitely see each other, but don’t necessarily understand one another. Rich Ham , CEO of outsourced indirect spend management company Fine Tune , puts it really well.

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HICX

DECEMBER 15, 2022

After his experience working as the Chief Procurement Officer for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , David asked himself: “Why can’t we do this for public procurement? Why can’t we create a tool that connects everyone in public procurement in the U.S., The tools are easy, simple and intuitive.

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The Procuretech Podcast

JUNE 28, 2022

In particular, Wolfgang says that he enjoys expanding the mandate for procurement for wider value generation, using technology. I ask Wolfgang about common mistakes in how organisations manage their procurement teams internally. Wolfgang thinks it’ll need a structural mandate to empower procurement.

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Procurement Software

MAY 9, 2023

The Sourcing Hero The Sourcing Hero is a collaboration between outsourced group purchasing organisation Una and Art of Procurement. It’s a podcast largely focused on sourcing, but touching on all areas of procurement. This procurement podcast from B2e Media Ltd covers topics on technology, supply chain and procurement.

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Pipefy

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In the 2024 State of Procurement Data Report by Amazon Business, 95% of decision-makers surveyed acknowledge that there’s room for procurement optimization. In 2023, our procurement predictions focused on five key areas: The growing emphasis on burnout prevention. A pivot towards simplifying complex data and process management.

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