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Here’s a comprehensive list of the top 100 skills that a Procurement Manager should master

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Procurement vs. Supply Chain Management: Differences, Challenges & Solutions

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Procurement and supply chain management are often used interchangeably—but in practice, the lines between them can blur in ways that create real friction. Misaligned priorities, siloed systems, and unclear ownership can directly impact key performance indicators like cost savings percentage and procurement cycle time.

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The Beautiful Complexity of Procurement Planning

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Where's the procurement planning when you need one? Once, we wrote about demand management in this blog. It's a good enough topic, which misses one crucial element - demand management mastery comes after sophisticated planning. Demand planning and consolidation 4. Demand plan 9.

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Intake & Orchestration in Procurement – Cutting Through the Jargon

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How Intake and Orchestration AI Are Reshaping Procurement If youve been paying attention to technology developments in procurement, youve probably come across the term Intake & Orchestration. These could be service requests, inquiries, demand planning, or purchase needs. So, whats it all about?

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ERP vs. Best-in-Class — What is Best for Managing the Healthcare Supply Chain

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What are the pros and cons, and what supply chain strategy will pave the way to higher margins, improved supply chain risk management in healthcare and improved patient care? That’s the question we set out to answer in our recent panel discussion with Procurement and Supply Chain experts. Demand planning capabilities.

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The Big Interview with Lorna Baker

Procurement Heads

For Procurement Heads ‘ latest Big Interview, Lorna spoke with Gemma Burman about her procurement career. How did you get into procurement? Well, like a lot of people, I fell into procurement really. What are the roles and responsibilities the procurement function holds within Futures Housing Group?

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Building Stronger Relationships: Effective Approaches to Multi-Tier Supplier Collaboration

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In the absence of communication, even the best suppliers can only deliver marginal value at best. For optimal effectiveness, supplier selection, contract management , and supplier development must be supported by consistent, streamlined, and transparent collaboration.