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How the importance of risk management has changed for procurement – and what to do about it

Spend Matters

As little as 10 years ago, we heard stories of pretty much indifference to risk: “supply risk management was young,” we heard, and “we didn’t worry too much about risk; we spent a very small percentage of our time on it.” But from my experience, each team does this very differently, with each using its own technology to manage risk.

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Strengthening cash flow management and liquidity: A Finance–Procurement alignment approach — Executive Summary

Spend Matters

This article serves as the executive summary of a six-part series built for finance and procurement leaders aiming to strengthen their organizations cash flow management and liquidity position. Cash flow management is no longer an isolated finance function, it requires end-to-end coordination across teams and systems.

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The power orchestration play: Supplier management

Spend Matters

The modern procurement leader must manage risk, drive ESG, deliver cost savings and enable innovation often without additional headcount or budget. Procurement teams are spread thin and have to manage everything from basic sourcing to board-level ESG compliance. From there, workflows adapt in real time.

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Aligning Finance and Procurement for cash flow optimization and liquidity — Phase 2: Identifying misalignments

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When these priorities are not harmonized, misalignments emerge that can weaken cash flow management and working capital optimization. ” This impacts both cash management and financial reporting. Without an integrated process, organizations experience: Long invoice processing times, leading to unpredictable cash outflows.

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Aligning Finance and Procurement – Phase 4: Leveraging technology to bridge the Finance–Procurement gap

Spend Matters

Technology is a powerful enabler of finance-procurement collaboration, bridging gaps in spend visibility, cost control and data integration. Without the right tools, procurements contributions to financial strategy can remain disconnected from budgeting, forecasting and risk management.

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Inventory Management — Everything You Should Know

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Bonus PDF: 51 ChatGPT Prompts to 10X Your Productivity in Procurement Download 51 Prompts →  Or receive our famous weekly newsletter Inventory Management — Everything You Should Know Inventory management enables companies to ensure that they always have enough stock to fulfill customer orders. Why is it Important?

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QuickBooks Barcode Scanner: Making Inventory Management Easy

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Introduction A quickbooks barcode scanner transforms how small and medium-sized businesses handle their inventory management, bridging the gap between physical products and digital records. When integrated with QuickBooks, a barcode scanner for quickbooks eliminates manual data entry, reducing costly errors and saving valuable time.