January, 2023

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Strategic sourcing manager: Procurement role on the rise

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Strategic sourcing managers focus on maximizing the value of vendor relationships. It's a specialized skill and a rewarding path. Enabled by RFP software systems and other procurement technology, the growth potential in this role is compelling. Explore everything you need to know here.

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The Shift Towards Sustainability While maintaining high Profitability

Procurement Tactics

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2023. Download Whitepaper →. . Or receive our famous weekly newsletter. The Shift Towards Sustainability While maintaining high Profitability. The shift towards sustainability is gaining popularity.

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Why using a procurement recruitment agency can help with a company’s hiring plans

Procurement Heads

As specialists in finding and placing top procurement and supply chain talent, we have the expertise and resources to identify the best candidates and help them to make the right hiring decisions.

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What does the German Supply Chain Act Mean for Procurement?

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What Lieferkettengesetz Means for Procurement? By Jan-Hendrik Sohn. The German Supply Chain Act, or Lieferkettengesetz, is a new piece of legislation that came into effect January 2023 with an extended remit from January 1, 2024.

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Supply Chain Balancing Act: Meeting Customer Needs in the Era of Constrained Supply and Volatile Demand

Speaker: Tony Darnell, Shipping Manager at Lippert Components

Join this webinar to learn about the evolution of supply chain management in the Post pandemic era of constrained supply and volatile demand. Like a candle burning at both ends, businesses are struggling to manage supply alongside rapidly changing customer demands.

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How to Address Counterfeit Parts in the Supply Chain

All Things Supply Chain

Consumers and businesses alike buy millions of counterfeit products every year, worth billions of dollars.

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Managing risks, priorities and talent: Nestlé’s approach to the polycrisis

Procurement Leaders

As a former farmer with some 10 years’ experience, Nestlé CPO Patricia Stroup is all too aware of the threats that can impact Nestlé. “I grew up on a farm and I had a farm for 10 years as my first job out of college.

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What Are the Benefits of Having a Transport Management System?

Procurement Tactics

Procurement success in 2023 with our Strategy Course Download Course Details →  Or receive our famous weekly newsletter What Are the Benefits of Having a Transport Management System?

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The Big Interview with Rebecca Howard

Procurement Heads

For Procurement Heads ‘ latest Big Interview, Rebecca spoke to Will Cooke about her career, SRM and sustainable procurement. How did you get into procurement? I got into procurement through a graduate procurement programme at British Airways in 1997.

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A More Reliable Path to Net Zero: Ivalua’s Latest Innovation Helps Reduce the Environmental Impact of Supply Chains

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Ivalua’s new Environmental Impact Center empowers Procurement and Supply Chain teams with reliable and actionable insight to reduce Scope 3 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions.

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COP27 attempts to Steer Shipping Industry to New Direction.

All Things Supply Chain

The most recent (COP27) was held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt between Nov 6, 2022 – Nov 18, 2022.

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Sustainable Procurement: The Ultimate Guide to Going Green

Speaker: Sarah O'Brien, CEO of the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council

This session will help you become oriented with sustainable procurement by providing an easy-to-understand framework, describing the potential benefits of sustainable procurement, and identifying key drivers for integrating sustainability into procurement.

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Tim Snow on managing risks in a polycrisis: ‘We go as deep as Tier-7’

Procurement Leaders

It has long been said that procurement has a unique 360-degree view of the value chain and that is especially true of Tim Snow, CPO and VP of procurement, commercial contracts and insurance at satellite service provider Inmarsat.

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Episode 97: No One Climbs Mount Everest Alone with Dylan McCabe

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EPISODE 97. No One Climbs Mount Everest Alone with Dylan McCabe. By Kelly Barner | January 11, 2023. When you are starting a new company, it is a challenge to convince customers that they should choose you over their alternatives.

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Mediation vs Negotiation — 5 Key Differences

Procurement Tactics

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2023. Download Whitepaper →. . Or receive our famous weekly newsletter. Mediation vs Negotiation — 5 Key Differences. Mediation and negotiation are both used as alternative dispute resolution techniques based on give and take to resolve disputes.

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Supply chains 2022: A year in pictures

Supply Chain Dive

Rising inflation, strike threats and slowing demand triggered a wave of business uncertainty following months of growth. Take a look back at 13 memorable moments

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The 4 Keys to Demand Planning in 2023 and Beyond

Speaker: Eva Dawkins - Senior Consultant, Supply Chain

Demand planning and forecasting processes are critical to the resilience and profitability of any supply chain, maybe now more than ever. Join Eva Dawkins for this exclusive webinar where she will cover everything you need to implement for success!

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Supplier Diversity: From Checking-the-Box to a C-Suite Strategy

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Public Procurement: Building Business Cases and Driving Momentum. For the Government, supplier diversity programs are something procurement professionals in the United States (US) have accepted as a key element to their procurement success.

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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 01/20/2023-01/26/2023

All Things Supply Chain

Smartphone shipments records its lowest figures since 2013 2022 saw the lowest recorded shipments of smartphones since 2013, a reported 1.21 billion shipments were made last year.

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IBM’s Bob Murphy: ‘I would define procurement as the catalyst to get things done’

Procurement Leaders

Despite the external difficulties that swirl around his function, IBM CPO and chair of Procurement Leaders’ advisory board, Bob Murphy, remains calm and focused. This is something he, in part, ascribes to his exercise regimen. “I’m

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Episode 98: Turning Ethos Into Action with Ian Arthurs

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EPISODE 98. Turning Ethos Into Action with Ian Arthurs. By Kelly Barner | January 18, 2023. It is one thing to talk about the importance of preserving the environment, and it is another to take meaningful and measurable action to drive change.

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TMS+: Go Beyond Transport to Optimize Cost, Service, & Resiliency

In the aftermath of the pandemic, supply chain inadequacies have been revealed in a new light. In order to thrive, companies need to take a more synchronized approach. Learn why a holistic “TMS+” approach is integral to success in the new normal and beyond.

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Supplier Integration — The Ultimate Guide of 2023

Procurement Tactics

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2023. Download Whitepaper →. . Or receive our famous weekly newsletter. Supplier Integration — The Ultimate Guide of 2023. Supplier integration enables a robust supply chain process. However, not many people know how to collaborate with their suppliers. .

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Why shippers will add more FedEx and UPS competitors to their carrier mix in 2023

Supply Chain Dive

Interest in last mile alternatives is up. Experts say Amazon could take advantage by launching a competing service

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Futureheads: Harsh Bhatia

Procurement Heads

For the latest of Procurement Heads ‘ Futureheads series, Harsh spoke to Dan Goodson about his procurement career journey. Can you tell us a bit about your role at Balfour Beatty? I am an IT Buyer and procure software and hardware.

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All Things Supply Chain- Top 5 Supply Chain Trends For 2023

All Things Supply Chain

Looking back at the trials and tribulations that faced the supply chain in 2022, the biggest obstacle proved to be operating in a world changed by the global pandemic.

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Case Study: DSV Implements a Single-Instance Control Tower with a Global Footprint

This case study illustrates how DVS implemented a Single-Instance Control Tower with a Global Footprint to deal with the challenge of connecting people, systems, and processes.

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9 of the best due diligence questionnaire (DDQ) examples

RPF360

DDQs must be very thorough for responses to provide your organization with the information needed to decide whether to move forward. Use the nine examples as a starting point to write effective DDQs that uncover hidden risks and financial pitfalls.

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Hiring freezes threaten to halt procurement’s expansion plans

Procurement Leaders

From the technology sector to banking and retail, soaring costs and persistent uncertainty have led companies to cut thousands of jobs in the second half of 2022.

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Greek Negotiations — Everything You Should Know

Procurement Tactics

Procurement success in 2023 with our Strategy Course. Download Course Details →. . Or receive our famous weekly newsletter. Greek Negotiations — Everything You Should Know. Greek negotiations are what we can call an etiquette of Greek or Hellene people when negotiating.

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Sam’s Club aims to modernize supply chain with expansion of automated fulfillment

Supply Chain Dive

The wholesale club chain is adding more distribution centers as it looks to open 30 new stores across the U.S. over the next few years

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Digital Transformation: Why You Can’t Afford to Wait

This playbook offers manufacturers a realistic and viable guide to balancing immediate needs with future-focused strategy.

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A career in recruitment…

Procurement Heads

Like a lot of people, I hadn’t actively sought out a career in recruitment. In fact, I think it’s safe to say recruitment found me.

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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 12/30/2022-01/05/2023

All Things Supply Chain

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Episode 99: Leading Change Through Collective Courage with Daniel Oppong

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EPISODE 99 Leading Change Through Collective Courage with Daniel Oppong By Kelly Barner | January 25, 2023 Each person has a responsibility to make sure that all of their small choices add up to the total impact they want to have – on others and on the world.

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How worried should procurement be about the relaxation of China’s ‘zero-Covid’ policy?

Procurement Leaders

On the face of it, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent decision to abandon much of the country’s strict ‘zero-Covid’ protocols in December 2022 has the potential to be a boon for global businesses.

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Enabling Assurance of Supply in the Global Marketplace

Speaker: Adrian Gonzalez, Tom Nightingale, and Martin Verwijmeren

Watch this insightful conversation about enabling assurance of supply in the global marketplace to better balance inventory and control costs.