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Procurement as a Career — 7 Reasons Why You Should Choose Procurement

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He or she works closely with the suppliers and other internal teams of the company to ensure that the procurement process will run smoothly. . Strategic sourcing manager. The strategic sourcing manager is responsible for high-value purchases. Procurement consultant. Chief Procurement officer.

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CPO Rising Listicle: Don’t Negotiate a Supplier Contract Without These 4 Things

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Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help procurement teams improve operations. Over the last few years, chief procurement officers have realized even more […]

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How New or Improved Technologies Can Transform Procurement – P2P

CPO Rising

As Chief Procurement Officers (“CPOs”) and procurement practitioners move into the year ahead, they have the need and the capability for advanced technology solutions to automate and link the source-to-settle process – upstream, strategic sourcing and downstream, procure-to-pay (“P2P”).

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The Intersection of Data and Sourcing

CPO Rising

The Intersection of Data and Sourcing Prior to my time as an analyst, I was a strategic sourcing consultant, or more specifically, an eSourcing consultant, since I always used an eSourcing tool.

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We’re BACK! 5 Reasons to attend 2022 Ivalua NOW DC: Stronger Together

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Kicking off the day with our first keynote, Ivalua’s Founder and CEO David Khuat-Duy will present his reimagined vision in a post-pandemic world, leveraging digital transformation to restore growth, and igniting new opportunities for procurement teams and suppliers. Director Strategic Sourcing Digital & Functional Transformation, .

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Digital Sourcing: Digital Solutions for Procurement

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How has technology impacted procurement and sourcing in the supply chain? Technology has revolutionized every industry and procurement is no exception. With increasing pressure to mitigate spend and streamline processes, Chief Procurement Officers have turned to digital sourcing and digital solutions for help.

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5 Critical Supply Chain Risk Mitigation Principles for Sourcing

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Are you thinking of developing a new sourcing risk management plan? Wondering how to better mitigate supply chain risk when sourcing? Or just keen to explore some of the best risk management practices Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) can adopt? Keep reading, that’s what we’re going to talk about in this blog.