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Strategic Procurement: 4 Tactics for Economic Recovery in 2021

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Procurement’s value became evident, as did the importance of the supplier relationships they had built. According to Accenture, 94% of Fortune 1000 companies saw supply chain disruptions and 75% had negative or strongly negative impacts on their businesses due to the pandemic.

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Webinar Recap: Data as the Driver of Effective Procurement Transformation

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How do Chief Procurement Officers and their teams leverage digital transformation to take control of their data and better deliver against their strategic objectives? . Dramatic supply and demand shifts during the pandemic prioritized the need for data accuracy to solve short and long term supply chain challenges.

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Predictive Procurement: Overcoming Challenges in Health and Pharma

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Here are some challenges in health and pharma procurement—and how to overcome them. Limited Supplier Network. Relying on a limited number of suppliers can lead to back-orders and other delays. It’s vital that supplies are predictable, so you can get the products and services you need. Supply Chain Visibility.

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How is technology transforming global sourcing ?

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If your organisation struggles with supply chain visibility you are not alone, according to Deloitte’s survey of Chief Procurement Officers, 65% of CPO’s have limited or no visibility beyond their Tier 1 suppliers. Supply chain visibility is poor. %.

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Procurement and Sustainability are Your Yin and Yang!

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This, they say, includes value delivery through supplier- enabled innovation (SEI); sustainability through environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals; as well as agility through digitalisation — all of which will enable the business to deliver on its growth agenda” (Procurement Leaders 2021). Shoot for the Moon.

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The Dirty Little Secrets in Procurement!

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Lack of Visibility Beyond Tier 1. According to the 2021 Deloitte Chief Procurement Officer Survey, “Around 70% of CPOs felt that they had good visibility on the risks that existed in their direct (tier 1) suppliers. Yet only 26% were able to confidently predict risk within their supply bases.

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Three Ways Procurement Can Drive Sustainability Through the Supply Chain

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They are expected to start taking responsibility for their suppliers’ actions, too. So, when it comes to the role of procurement professionals, their unique position of leverage with suppliers presents an incredible opportunity for the function to collectively redefine and reinvent global supply chains.