SCMDOJO

JANUARY 9, 2025

Enhancing Competitive Advantage Strategic sourcing creates a sustainable competitive edge by combining cost savings, risk management, and supplier innovation. Optimizing Procurement Beyond Cost Traditional procurement tends to prioritize cost above all else.

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Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 3, 2024

STAKEHOLDER (AGENT) 1 What are the top five concerns for Chief Procurement Officers? Collaborative efforts between buyers and suppliers, along with better tools, education, and incentives, can help overcome these barriers and foster a more sustainable supply chain.

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ivalua

MARCH 16, 2020

For Körber’s supply chain management community, quality, innovative strength, legal certainty, adherence to delivery dates and the sustainability of suppliers and service providers play a decisive role – as does cost. The goal was to increase efficiency across the Group’s Business Areas.

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CPO Rising

JANUARY 31, 2025

When business historians reflect on the first quarter-century of the new millennium, the broad-based transformation that occurred within the average enterprises procurement department will be on the list of top… The post Procurement Achievements Over a Quarter Century appeared first on CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & (..)

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CPO Rising

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help procurement teams… The post CPO Rising Listicle: AI in Action Procurement, Part 2 appeared first on CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Vitold Horodecki Chief Procurement Officer. Vitold is the Capgemini Americas Chief Procurement Officer, responsible for all categories: IT and Telco, External Resources, Training, Professional services, Travel and meetings. Vitold has a true passion for innovation and for the sustainable growth topics.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 14, 2021

Featuring Our 12 Best Procurement Articles! Procurement and Sustainability are your business’ Yin and Yang. Procurement and Sustainability are two disciplines and business functions that exist in a perfectly harmonious contradiction. Sustainability is fundamentally centered around the act of conservation.

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Procurement Tactics

AUGUST 25, 2022

As of 2022, Sheldon is currently a sustainable procurement ambassador at the sustainable procurement pledge. . Sheri Hinish acquired her Master’s Degree from Harvard University with an emphasis on sustainability. Sheri Hinish is a senior executive leading IBM’s Global Sustainability services practice.

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Procurement Leaders

AUGUST 5, 2024

Just over half of respondents said they wanted to remain in procurement, 15% said they aspired to lead a business, 13% planned to move into another function, while the remainder were split between wanting to become an entrepreneur, pursue a portfolio career or move into consultancy. That descent should not be seen as a decline.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In August 2020 Gartner published this report “4 Tactics Procurement Can Use to Sustain Influence as Economic Conditions Improve” This blog summarizes the key points of the report which you can read in full, here. Procurement Teams Step-up. A Blueprint for Demonstrating the value of Strategic Procurement.

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Procurement Leaders

JULY 15, 2024

Being a chief procurement officer might be the best job in the world. Gerlach near Maastricht as Procurement Leaders’ annual CPO retreat Ovation reaches its conclusion, I’m left in no doubt that it’s one based on reality. That’s quite the statement but, writing this from the grounds of Château St.

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ivalua

APRIL 19, 2022

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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Spend Matters

MARCH 6, 2025

In a world increasingly driven by the rapid developments within Artificial Intelligence (AI), procurement has the potential for enormous leverage using cutting-edge technology to become a powerhouse for generating efficiency, expanding margins, reducing risk and delivering solutions which the human mind is unable to see.

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Procurement Tactics

JANUARY 13, 2023

He or she has four areas of focus which are business process review, procurement advice, procurement system installation, and procurement training. A procurement consultant can also be a freelance or someone who works in a large consulting firm. Chief Procurement officer. It pays well.

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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. This heightened focus reflects the ongoing uncertain economic outlook, making every penny count.

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CPO Rising

MAY 16, 2022

Our “Procurement Experts on CPO Rising” series continues today with an excerpt from my 2022 episode of the Procurement Rising Podcast – Thomas Udesen, Chief Procurement Officer at Bayer and co-founder of the Sustainable Procurement Pledge (click to listen to the full interview). What […].

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Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Following months of debate based on extensive knowledge of the many procurement technologies they have demoed, analyzed and benchmarked, they arrive at a list of five young providers that they believe are innovative and exciting, have a rapidly rising presence in the market, can grow sustainably and which every CPO should have on their radar.

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Spend Matters

JANUARY 5, 2023

To combat the effects of high inflation and recession fears, chief procurement officers, category managers and sourcing professionals need to prepare for a potential double whammy – a slowdown in demand and supply shortages.

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Procurement Heads

JULY 5, 2023

Martin Lee is Chief Procurement Officer at KPMG, and fellow member of the Sustainable Procurement Pledge. You joined Ford Motor Company back in 1995, straight from A Levels, what made you choose a career in procurement, and could you tell us about your career journey so far? Definitely. This is critical.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 27, 2020

“This represents a significant milestone in our procurement transformation, which will allow us to deliver more value to the organisation, employees, customers and suppliers,” explains Susan Tanmantiong, Chief Procurement Officer of JFC.

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ivalua

APRIL 11, 2022

“An important aspect of our digital transformation journey is to provide our customers with an improved experience to maximize adoption and spend in support of corporate business performance targets,” said Lloyd Switzer, Chief Procurement Officer at TELUS. “To Learn more at www.ivalua.com. About Optis Consulting.

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Barkers Procurement

MAY 7, 2025

Well-placed to lead this charge, are Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs), whose teams work very closely with the supply chain. In addition to responding to challenges and seizing opportunities, retailers can drive competitive advantage by stocking sustainable products.

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Jaggaer

MAY 16, 2025

The World Procurement Awards celebrate excellence in procurement and represent the pinnacle of professional achievement. Recognised globally for its prestige, this event honours the leaders and organisations that excel in innovation, efficiency, and sustainability. In 2024, we had sales of EUR 6.1

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Procurement Leaders

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

There’s no doubt that chief procurement officers are being asked to contribute to board-level discussions more frequently. There are many reasons for this, and a call last week with many of our CPO members identified what some of those are.

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Procurement Leaders

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Like many within the procurement community, dsm firmenich’s deputy chief procurement officer Gianluca Colombo is a keen chef in his spare time. “I like cooking and discovering new recipes, he told Procurement Leaders. “You’re putting together two big companies with a long legacy.

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Procurement Insights

OCTOBER 8, 2024

” – Albert Einstein It started as a simple exercise: ask ChatGPT, “What are the Top 3 concerns for Chief Procurement Officers in 2025?” What are the Top 3 concerns for Chief Procurement Officers in 2025? What are the Top 3 concerns for Chief Procurement Officers in 2023?

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ivalua

APRIL 7, 2022

The goal is to sustainably create value and share that value with the Group’s entire ecosystem.”. Aurélie LUCAS tasked JB to provide sustainable, locally sourced #loveprocurement t-shirt, delivered on stage via an environmentally friendly bike delivery! Audrey Izard, L’Oréal .

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Spend Matters

MARCH 27, 2023

In fact, according to Deloitte’s 2021 chief procurement officer survey, poor quality of data is a top issue for CPO’s across the board (in fact, poor quality data is a reoccurring top issue in Deloitte’s CPO survey). TealBook was created to solve this problem and to provide supplier discovery and diversity tools to its clients.

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HICX

MARCH 17, 2023

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. Along with a friend and fellow graduate, I landed some project work with a major pharmaceutical company.

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ivalua

JUNE 15, 2022

At our annual Ivalua NOW event in Paris, France–Ivalua asked, “Is your procurement team prepared to respond to unexpected supplier chain issues with speed and agility?”. As new strategies are implemented and unexpected crises occur, business continuity is vital to maximize and sustain Körber’s supply chain agility and resilience. .

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Procurement Heads

JUNE 28, 2022

Broadly speaking, in companies that have got mature and well-trained procurement organisations, CPOs have always run a balance scorecard, they have always looked at the assurance of supply, quality, service, cost, innovation and environmental sustainability criteria. What is the role of a Chief Procurement Officer?

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Spotlight on Procurement

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio, speaks to Thomas Udesen, Chief Procurement Officer at Bayer/Co-Founder of The Sustainable Procurement Pledge and Eleonore de Montjoye, Manager at Efficio on sustainability in procurement and what actions we can each take to make a difference.

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Procurement Rising

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Today on Procurement Rising Podcast Series we welcome Thomas Udesen, the Chief Procurement Officer at Bayer. Thomas is also the co-founder of the Sustainable Procurement Pledge (SPP), a community of CPOs and other procurement executives who are committed to bringing sustainability into their procurement practices.

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Spend Matters

APRIL 30, 2025

Figure 2 Source: Deloitte and Spend Matters, Chief Procurement Officer Study , 2023 Supplier onboarding: Use case Novartis Nowhere is orchestration more visible than in supplier management. Risk and ESG: Embedded in all activities Traditional procurement treated risk and ESG as separate tracks.

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Positive Purchasing

APRIL 3, 2023

The business case for sustainability and the global imperative to act is clear. With 50-70% of all sustainability changes organizations need to make, involving the supply base in some way, procurement and supply chain functions now have a clear role to lead on this.

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SupplyShift

APRIL 13, 2021

SupplyShift takes a look at three ways that supply chain professionals can drive sustainability through procurement practices. The researchers found that 50% of consumer-packaged goods (CPG) growth came from products marketed as sustainable. times faster than those without a sustainability focus in their marketing.

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SupplyShift

APRIL 13, 2021

SupplyShift takes a look at three ways that supply chain professionals can drive sustainability through procurement practices. The researchers found that 50% of consumer-packaged goods (CPG) growth came from products marketed as sustainable. times faster than those without a sustainability focus in their marketing.

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