ivalua
JULY 27, 2015
The always astute Pierre Mitchell from Spend Matters recently called out an unnamed solution provider for “trying to create some thought leadership about upstream value creation and downstream value capture.” This reminded me of a prior post I wrote about the subject and I wondered if Pierre was writing about me. If so, in my (imperfect?)
ivalua
JULY 27, 2015
The always astute Pierre Mitchell from Spend Matters recently called out an unnamed solution provider for “trying to create some thought leadership about upstream value creation and downstream value capture.” The post This is NOT Thought Leadership, it’s Practical Talk About Supplier Value Management appeared first on Directworks.
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Arkestro
APRIL 23, 2024
Here are some of the most common data quality issues procurement and purchasing teams face. This can lead to problems with cost benchmarking, demand forecasting, and more. Geographic Segmentation Geographic segmentation is about analyzing how purchase prices vary across plant locations and geographic areas.
Procurement Heads
APRIL 27, 2023
Andrew’s career started in supply chain and M&A roles in Unipart Group, before moving to Royal Mail where he was part of the procurement leadership team that transformed the function, achieving CIPS Gold accreditation in the process. Also key was demand planning, matching our purchasing plans with the ever-changing demand situation.
Procurement Heads
APRIL 27, 2023
Andrew’s career started in supply chain and M&A roles in Unipart Group, before moving to Royal Mail where he was part of the procurement leadership team that transformed the function, achieving CIPS Gold accreditation in the process. Also key was demand planning, matching our purchasing plans with the ever-changing demand situation.
Procurement Heads
AUGUST 11, 2022
In summary, after almost 15 years of leading major transformation projects and teams internationally for three multinational companies, I got to experience procurement in its early days, when purchasing was a standalone island fighting to earn its place at the leadership table.
Supply Chain Game Changer
OCTOBER 28, 2020
Anecdotally, this is a bit lower in Canada, except for particular functions with very strong starting compensation like Demand Planning. The top 5 leadership skills, or soft skills, were, in order: Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Big Picture Future Planning, and Problem Solving. Soft skills on the rise.
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