Mon.Nov 14, 2022

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Futureheads: Sebastian Ambaye

Procurement Heads

Sebastian is Procurement and Supply Chain Manager at leading management consultancy Baringa and for Procurement Heads ‘ first Futureheads profile he spoke with James Dobbin , Director and Head of Practice for our Financial & Professional Services offering, about how his procurement journey began. You were recently recognised in the CIPS Excellence in Procurement Awards for 2022, what was it like to be named as a Young Talent for these prestigious awards?

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Retail Supply Chain — Everything You Should Know

Procurement Tactics

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Download Free Whitepaper ?. ?. Or receive our famous weekly newsletter. Retail Supply Chain — Everything You Should Know. Retail supply chains around the world are under intense pressure due to global disruptions. However, what is the retail supply chain? This article will discuss what a retail supply chain is.

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How to have A Successful Impact In A New Procurement Role

Procurement Heads

You will have to adapt to new systems, and processes and chances are you will have a culture shock. Having a flexible attitude and being able to demonstrate a desire to be a part of the business’s success will be beneficial to make that positive start. Everyone has a 90-day plan and often you will find it goes out the window. All your well-made plans will be changed as you imbed yourself into the company projects and requirements so it is good to keep the following in mind – Comprehe

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RFI VS RFP — Everything You Should Know

Procurement Tactics

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Download Free Whitepaper ?. ?. Or receive our famous weekly newsletter. RFI VS RFP — Everything You Should Know. Both the request for information (RFI) and the request for proposal (RFP) are often confused with one another. However, they have their own use, especially in business. . This article will discuss what RFI and RFP are.

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Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence

“What should we do about the tariffs?” There’s no straightforward answer — every leader has a different expectation. CFOs want numbers. COOs want action. CEOs want strategy. And supply chain and procurement leaders need to be ready with the right response — fast. That’s why GEP has created a simple three-part framework that will help CPOs and CSCOs brief the board and C-suite with clarity and confidence.

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Futureheads: Sebastian Ambaye

Procurement Heads

Sebastian is Procurement and Supply Chain Manager at leading management consultancy Baringa and for Procurement Heads ‘ first Futureheads profile he spoke with James Dobbin , Director and Head of Practice for our Financial & Professional Services offering, about how his procurement journey began. You were recently recognised in the CIPS Excellence in Procurement Awards for 2022, what was it like to be named as a Young Talent for these prestigious awards?

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Ivalua Receives ISO 27001 Certification for its Management System Supporting the Commercial Cloud

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Redwood, CA, 15 November, 2022. Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced that it has received the ISO 27001 certification for its Information Security Management System (ISMS) supporting the commercial cloud service. ISO 27001 is one of the most widely recognized and internationally accepted information security standards. It identifies requirements for a comprehensive ISMS, and defines how organizations should manage and handle information in a secure manner, including appr

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Microsoft unveils ‘Supply Chain Center’ with Kraft Heinz, Daimler among customers

Supply Chain Dive

The tech company is integrating its supply chain offerings into a single package that helps connect ERPs and other supply chain solutions.

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How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Impact Energy Management in the Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

The reach of the recently signed $740-billion Inflation Reduction Act is broad, but without question its biggest impact will be on the energy sector.

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Third rail union rejects contract as deadline for agreement looms

Supply Chain Dive

The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, which represents approximately 300 workers, has agreed to a “cooling off” period until Dec. 9.

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Watch: American Eagle Outfitters' Supply Chain Innovation Award Competition Case Study

Supply Chain Brain

Shekar Natarajan of American Eagle Outfitters, a finalist in the 2022 Supply Chain Innovator of the Year Award, describes building a successful fulfillment and transportation edge network.

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How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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AMR vs AGV — 7 key differences that businesses need to know

Supply Chain Dive

What’s the difference between AGVs and AMRs? Understand the differences between the two technologies to ensure a wise investment.

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The Future of Procurement

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Five Predictions for the Future of Procurement. By Eric Edwards | November 15, 2022. As we move further and further from the effects of a global pandemic, procurement will not revisit the “good old days” of the mid-2010s. Far from it. COVID permanently changed the procurement game. Winners and losers emerge when historical crises occur. COVID was no different.

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Your print projects need supply chain management, too

Supply Chain Dive

It’s become more important than ever to implement a supply-chain strategy to manage print projects from start to finish.

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Basics Essential to an IT Career!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. How to Build a Career in the VR Industry! Information Technology is the use of machines to help store, process, and transmit information. The term IT is most often used to refer to the computers and peripheral equipment necessary to run an organization’s data processing operations.

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How Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform

Tariffs are no longer just policy noise. They’re driving real, bottom-line impact. One policy shift and your sourcing strategy is upside down. This bulletin cuts straight to the point. How Market-Leading Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform breaks down how procurement teams are staying ahead of the chaos with real-time insights, smarter sourcing moves and AI-powered agility.

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Are you sufficiently locking down your in-cab tablets?

Supply Chain Dive

Not all device lock down solutions are equal. Here’s what you need to know to not leave driver safety to chance.

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ISPnext: Vendor Analysis — S2P solution overview, competitors, tech selection tips, analyst summary

Spend Matters

Categories: Accounts Payable , Procurement Systems & Architecture , Source to Pay Tags: PRO In this Spend Matters PRO Vendor Analysis, we give an overview of ISPnext, an S2P solution that automates invoice processing, improves supplier relations and reduces risks for an entire organization in one single platform. ISPnext focuses on its local market, the Netherlands.

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Party City taps new COO to optimize supply chain

Supply Chain Dive

The leadership change comes as the party goods retailer targets $30 million in cost cuts.

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[Pod] Achieving an Exponential Vision Against the Odds w/ Tony Uphoff

Art of Procurement

“The goal wasn’t really a digital transformation. The goal was a business model transformation because, if we didn’t get to. The post [Pod] Achieving an Exponential Vision Against the Odds w/ Tony Uphoff appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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A Roadmap For Modernization: How To Break Free From Your Monolith Before July 31, 2026

Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.

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What are the Best Building Materials?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Managing Infrastructure Construction Projects Tips! The construction sector employs various building materials for construction projects. Every building material has strengths and weaknesses that you should take into account. When balancing factors like cost, aesthetics, structural integrity, and longevity, engineers and architects frequently use a combination of these materials.

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How to Close the Planning & Execution Automation Gap

Supply Chain Trend

There was a lot of interest and commentary on my last post on the Automating of Routine Collaborative Decisions in S&OE. So much that I decided to do a webinar with my colleguae Ruan Van Vuuren. Especially the below schematic got a lot of reactions. It shows for a large global beverage business, what decisions could be automated in the S&OE horizon.

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How good is your supplier experience – and why you should make it better

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At a time when supply is tight, and our suppliers need to decide which customer orders are fulfilled first, we need to find ways to become a customer of choice. Your suppliers can often face unnecessary administrative burden, poor information sharing, and slow communications. You need to find a way to make it as easy as possible for them to work with you in order to become a favoured customer and ensure they direct products and services your way.

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Watch: Companies Respond to Changes in the Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

Heightened customer expectation, constrained resources and generational differences in purchasing are among the changes in the supply chain that companies must respond to, says Wonil Gregg, vice president of customer engagement at DCPerform.

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Procurement Is Navigating a Tech Tsunami (and It’s Upending How You Work)

Procurement is in the middle of a tech tsunami. And if it feels like the old playbooks aren’t working anymore, that’s because they aren’t. Agentic AI. Autonomous procurement. Unified source-to-pay ecosystems. These innovations are converging and transforming how procurement teams operate. The GEP 2025 Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report breaks it all down.

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Leveraging software offerings means looking beyond price

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

License renewals offer you a good chance to look at usage levels and changing needs and then reacting accordingly. Here are five tips for coming out ahead.

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Black Friday Deals Arrived Early for Many Shoppers This Year

Supply Chain Brain

Retailers are dangling big sales well ahead of Black Friday, in a sharp reversal from a period in which scarcity allowed stores to charge full price for many products. .

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Collaboration is Key with Scope of Work Clauses

Negotiations Ninja

A problem—that I see often—is that after contract execution, companies realize that they aren’t getting the full value of what they thought they were going to get. How do you prevent that from happening? Do you write the scope of work clause broadly, so it can flex? Jeanette Nyden points out that the Covid lockdown […].

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Walmart Announces $3.1 Billion Plan to Settle Opioids Lawsuits

Supply Chain Brain

The proposal follows similar announcements on November 2 from the two largest U.S.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Does Procurement Pundit Advice Have A “Shelf Life?” Unravelling the Supplier Relationship Mystery

Procurement Insights

“I have found no greater satisfaction than achieving success through honest dealing and strict adherence to the view that, for you to gain, those you deal with should also gain as well.” – Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. “If we are together, nothing is impossible. If we are divided, all will fail.” – Winston Churchill.

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Microsoft Introduces Open-Approach Microsoft Supply Chain Platform

Supply Chain Brain

The platform provides the building blocks across Azure, Dynamics 365, Microsoft Teams and Power Platform for customers to develop or independently adopt capabilities for their supply chain needs.

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FedEx Freight Unit Furloughs Workers as Cargo Demand Slows

Supply Chain Brain

The move adds to mounting evidence of a cargo slowdown as the company joins other large employers trimming their ranks.

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Microsoft Software Tackles Customer Supply-Chain Disruptions

Supply Chain Brain

The software is intended to offer a central view of information from customers’ existing applications, from Microsoft and other vendors.

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The AI Race Isn’t Just About Tech Superiority – Its the Supply Chain, Stupid!

The race to dominate AI is no longer about who has the smartest algorithms — it's about who can build and scale faster. Behind every AI breakthrough lies a battle for resources: data centers, compute hardware, power, and telecom infrastructure. And right now, even tech giants are hitting a wall. Our latest white paper reveals the six critical supply chain elements that are increasingly separating AI leaders from the rest.