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CPO Crunch: Why do you do what you do?

Procurement Leaders

An exercise we’ve carried out on a few occasions over the years at Procurement Leaders has been to ask chief procurement officers to share the value propositions they have in place for their function. Such strategies take energy, time, and collaboration to produce and execute.

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

CPO Rising

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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CPO Rising 2023: Top CPO Strategies

CPO Rising

Today, we feature our ongoing coverage of this year’s 18th-annual CPO-themed report, where my team and I continue our nearly two-decade-long dialogue with chief procurement officers (CPOs) and other procurement leaders.

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Procurement Strategies Manifest from Uncertainty

CPO Rising

Chief procurement officers, among others, continue to operate in a new normal where answers to business challenges are elusive. There is no doubt that uncertainty is permeating the four walls of today’s enterprises. Many unknowns have yet to be revealed, leading to more conservative and risk-averse business decision-making.

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World Sustainable Procurement Day — The Ultimate Guide

Procurement Tactics

In his talk, he made a point of understanding company strategy before applying a procurement strategy. Thus, it will help procurement professionals to understand fully how social procurement can contribute to the world. . Championing Sustainable Procurement Leadership. What is sustainable procurement?

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CPO Rising Listicle: 5 Key Characteristics of a Best-in-Class CPO

CPO Rising

Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help procurement teams improve operations. Five Key Characteristics for any Chief Procurement Officer The Chief […]

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Arkestro Advisory Council: Game Theory

Arkestro

3 Key Takeaways: Why game theory and behavioral science have become a hot topic among procurement teams How Arkestro has helped customers achieve over 20% in savings on multiple events The role digital transformation is playing in improving time management and strategy Interested in attending a future AdCo?