Value Match

JULY 21, 2022

Find a Tender – 1 st January 2021 the UK Government launched Find a Tender where suppliers can search and apply for high value contracts, usually above £118,000. Bid Management. Case Study. Circular Economy. Community Story. Contract for Change. Environment and Climate. Equality and Inclusion. Government Buying Standards. Legislation.

Strategy 96

Strategy Procurement Contract Bidding 96

SCMDOJO

JULY 28, 2022

Then the Supplier registration form comes in handy. The Supplier Registration Form is a document used to collect information from suppliers. Must Have Elements in Supplier Registration Form. The Supplier Registration Form is a document containing essential information classified as follows: 1. Mailing Address.

Suppliers 110

Suppliers Bidding Purchasing Quality 110

Procurement Tactics

JULY 21, 2022

For the public sector, the tender process is a must to establish transparency and fair access for all. . Of course, after the organization selects a supplier, both parties must form and sign a contract. For this article, we will discuss what procurement bids are. Additionally, we will discuss the 5 steps of the bidding process. .

Bidding 130

Bidding Competitive bidding Procurement Contract 130

Procurement Heads

MARCH 27, 2023

We’re subject to public contract regulations, so we’re running full tender processes and take part in market engagement as well. 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.

Sustainability 246

Sustainability Agile and Lean Supply Chain Influencing Procurement 246

Supply Chain Collaborator

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Learn How UltraShipTMS can set you up with our Spot Quote Automation Solution and you’ll only pay for shipments tendered to the spot market through the tool. Complete the form to set up a call today! Learn How to: Avoid the struggle of gaining capital approval for a full-blown TMS implementation. You control the spend and usage!

Logistics 109

Logistics Data Procurement Collaboration 109

Procurement Tactics

APRIL 13, 2023

18 Must-Have Negotiation Skills For Procurement Professionals Download Course Details →  Or receive our famous weekly newsletter Sustainable Environment — Embracing Sustainability Sustainable environment is closely linked to the health of each life form living on this planet. However, how do you do this?

Sustainability 195

Sustainability Raw materials Procurement strategies Negotiation 195

ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2023

This support and partnership can come in the form of regulatory action, guidelines and targets, or nongovernment organizations (NGO). This policy required the inclusion of Indigenous businesses in public opportunities without requiring an overly burdensome and costly tender process. Building Business Cases and Momentum.

Suppliers 246

Suppliers Strategy Agile and Lean Supply Chain Ethics 246

Procurement Leaders

JUNE 13, 2022

HS2 will form the backbone of the UK’s transport network. A group of five people formed an extension of the existing 10-person Supply Chain Management team within the 200-strong Procurement & Supply Chain function to focus on this. As a public funded project, supply chain transparency is critical. What is HS2?

Supply Chain Efficiency 130

Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain Contract e2e 130

Procurement Heads

MAY 31, 2023

Within Loram UK we have many different projects the procurement team is working on; repair and maintenance, tendering and our aftersales business. We want to include our suppliers, if we can, within our tendering process to make sure all costs are accurate as the suppliers are the ones with specialist equipment or knowledge.

Negotiation 130

Negotiation Supplier relationship management Suppliers Procurement 130

Barkers Procurement

JANUARY 4, 2023

Barkers were working with ECFRS to strategically review their procurement function, so this project formed part of a broader strategic approach designed to revolutionise their approach to procurement. Data Analytics and Tender Analysis. Tender Management. Challenge Solution Result Challenge. Stakeholder and People Management .

Procurement 52

Procurement Category management Stakeholder engagement Project management 52

Procurement Heads

MARCH 27, 2023

We’re subject to public contract regulations, so we’re running full tender processes and take part in market engagement as well. 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.

Sustainability 130

Sustainability Agile and Lean Supply Chain Influencing Procurement 130

Pipefy

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

These tools are classified according to the procurement functions they perform, including contract management, informing, ordering, sourcing, and tendering. Many organizations have implemented software automation tools that allow them to get more done at a lower cost, but procurement is one area that has lagged behind in this trend.

Procurement 52

Procurement Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency e2e 52

Procurement Heads

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Myself, two Category Buyers, each is responsible for one area so we have an ingredients Category Buyer responsible for the day-to-day ingredients and they’ll negotiate tenders, and work with suppliers regarding anything ingredient related. It has been a varied career but very much on the whim of not having a clue what I wanted to do!

Raw materials 130

Raw materials Sustainability Procurement Buyers 130

Procurement Tactics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Or receive our famous weekly newsletter. Sustainable Procurement Policy — The Ultimate Guide. A sustainable procurement policy is in place to help businesses. However, what kind of help does it do for businesses? In this article, we will talk about what sustainable procurement policies are. What is Sustainability in Procurement?

Sustainability 130

Sustainability Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency Purchasing 130

Procurement Heads

JUNE 14, 2023

There were no category strategies in place, sourcing was often about re-tendering the same specifications again just to try and squeeze further cost out, and there was a culture of disputes in post contract management. How did you get into procurement? I’m not one of those people who, as a child, had their long-term career vision in place.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Networking Supply Chain Efficiency Innovation 130

The Good Spending

JUNE 22, 2022

The sales and gross revenue volume will gradually increase until the stage of maturity and then take the downward trend to form an S-shaped curve. The sales and gross revenue volume will gradually increase until the stage of maturity and then take the downward trend to form an S-shaped curve.

Procurement 52

Procurement Competitive bidding Bidding Negotiation 52

Procurement Heads

MARCH 22, 2023

We are responsible for all areas of the supply chain, supplier vetting, doing the sanction checks, all tendering services, contracting at the back end and, most important to me at the moment, supplier relationship management. How did you get into procurement? How big is your team? That is an area I am focused on.

Contract 130

Contract Suppliers Procurement Supplier relationship management 130

The Procuretech Podcast

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

At some point, sourcing managers get stuck or frustrated with the tool and revert back to form, which means going offline and using Excel to analyse the data from their tenders. This week we kick off a mini-series of 5 podcasts on e-sourcing software. On the one hand, this is a mature market, with lots of established players.

Price 40

Price Sourcing Negotiation Bidding 40

The Good Spending

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Arguably, we expect the state officials to manage public spending wisely and obtain the highest value to society for the allocated budget. Firstly, neither of these functions assumes savings. Those are about spending for the proper purpose, rectifying inequality, and securing economic stability. Effectiveness is the dynamic capability.

Procurement 52

Procurement Bidding Contract Quality 52

Barkers Procurement

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

These themes form a foundation on which Procurement can act. It was a book you couldn’t ignore; I concluded that our planet cannot and will not cope; we need to change! I recognised that Sustainability would become an important area of focus for procurement functions and industry as a whole. What is Sustainability?

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply chain 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 31, 2022

The digitized network has the storage method, which is the strength of Bitcoin as the Bitcoin blockchain has never reported any form of compromise in providing the best services. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. A Beginners Guide to Understand Bitcoin Wallet! Like bitcoin, you can also earn profits by learning how to trade Ethereum.

supply chain software solutions 84

supply chain software solutions Networking Supply chain Data 84

IBM Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

Digital currency and blockchain lead to greater integrity and efficiency CBDC is a digital form of fiat—money that is issued by central banks. Digital currency and blockchain lead to greater integrity and efficiency CBDC is a digital form of fiat—money that is issued by central banks.

Supply Chain Efficiency 75

Supply Chain Efficiency Real-time Visibility Networking Risk 75

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What is the Legal Status of Bitcoin in El Salvador? With the recent hype around cryptocurrencies and their potential use in financial contracting, governments are naturally wary of what’s going on in the market and how it will impact their roles. Encouraging Innovation and Creating Intelligent Contracts.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Contract Ethics Innovation 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

It is a living organism, composed of inorganic and organic materials, forming a ‘living sculpture’ that is a small scale ecosystem- an ever-changing work of art. Digitization : According to Gartner’s IT Glossary , “ Digitization is the process of changing from analog to digital form” ( Gartner ).

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 55

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Procurement Innovation Sourcing 55

Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 25, 2021

In the UK, many tenders now lean heavily towards sustainability as deciding criteria on winning bids. Local production was also a factor. Traditional manufacturing and the global supply chain were suboptimal in solving such a crisis. This was the seminal moment when additive manufacturing ( 3D printing ) changed global supply chains forever.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 78

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain Raw materials 78

Procurement Heads

MAY 3, 2023

I had proven myself in that role and come back to head office when he said, ‘Right, I want you to form a procurement team alongside one another, the brief is for you to save three times the collective salary between the two of you’ That is where my initial journey into purchasing, as it was, began.

Real-time Visibility 130

Real-time Visibility Negotiation Procurement Price 130

Procurement Heads

MAY 3, 2023

I had proven myself in that role and come back to head office when he said, ‘Right, I want you to form a procurement team alongside one another, the brief is for you to save three times the collective salary between the two of you’ That is where my initial journey into purchasing, as it was, began.

Real-time Visibility 130

Real-time Visibility Negotiation Procurement Price 130

Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 21, 2022

However, many others have embraced bitcoin as a legitimate form of currency. Bitcoin has a fixed supply of 21 million coins, and the last bitcoin will be mined in 2140. It can be used to buy goods and services just like traditional currencies, but it also serves as an investment due to its volatile nature. How Does Bitcoin Work?

Networking 95

Networking supply chain software solutions Price Supply Chain Efficiency 95

Planergy

OCTOBER 20, 2022

We saved more than $1 million on our spend in the first year and just recently identified an opportunity to save about $10,000 every month on recurring expenses with PLANERGY. Cristian Maradiaga. King Ocean. Book a Live Demo. Download a free copy of "Indirect Spend Guide", to learn: Where the best opportunities for savings are in indirect spend.

Buyers 52

Buyers Supply Chain Efficiency Suppliers Price 52

Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

But such a large sum from one negotiation or tender is virtually unheard of in many indirect categories. Like it or not, cost avoidance is a hard sell to most CFOs. Procurement organisations are still primarily measured on cost savings. Driving value through strategic sourcing and supplier collaboration.

Procurement 52

Procurement supply chain budgeting Price Negotiation 52

Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

But such a large sum from one negotiation or tender is virtually unheard of in many indirect categories. Like it or not, cost avoidance is a hard sell to most CFOs. Procurement organisations are still primarily measured on cost savings. Driving value through strategic sourcing and supplier collaboration.

Procurement 52

Procurement supply chain budgeting Price Negotiation 52

The Procuretech Podcast

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Stripping out features and functionality was seen as a necessary evil to ensure that simplicity was key, all the way from supplier onboarding through to sourcing and awarding of tenders. On this week's episode, we explore a topic that is becoming ever more important when it comes to selecting a piece of software in the B2B space.

Sourcing 40

Sourcing Suppliers Procurement Import 40

Procurement Software

JUNE 6, 2023

In its most basic form, this usually contains a manufacturer name and item code, a drawing or a part number. While companies obsess over squeezing the last cent out of their direct spend, often indirect services procurement bears the lowest hanging fruit. But first we need to understand why this is the case.

Procurement 52

Procurement Purchase orders Contract Suppliers 52

Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

You don’t have time, resources or expertise to do full-blown tenders for key supplier contracts? As you can see, the ongoing management, compliance plus the contract renewal only forms a small part of the whole contract lifecycle. In periods of high inflation , rising costs of materials, labour and services are seemingly everywhere.

Contract 52

Contract Contract management Negotiation Supplier relationship management 52

Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

You don’t have time, resources or expertise to do full-blown tenders for key supplier contracts? As you can see, the ongoing management, compliance plus the contract renewal only forms a small part of the whole contract lifecycle. In periods of high inflation , rising costs of materials, labour and services are seemingly everywhere.

Contract 52

Contract Contract management Negotiation Supplier relationship management 52

Jaggaer

MAY 14, 2019

The supplier management process is simplified both for organisations and for their suppliers as the whole buying process from initial tender to invoice payment is handled through the same platform. I t makes an organisation’s life really easy , right? Everyone should have one by now! The business case . Improved visibility.

Real-time Visibility 81

Real-time Visibility Buying process Procurement strategies Purchasing 81

Procurement Software

JUNE 13, 2023

There doesn’t seem to be a month go by without a new solution coming onto the market offering eSourcing software as part of their offering. Knowing which solution is suited to your business and level of procurement maturity is a minefield. Which eSourcing solutions are best suited to mid-market businesses?

supply chain software solutions 52

supply chain software solutions Contract management Contract Sourcing 52