Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The Dawn of Integrated Source-to-Pay Suites The release of Gartner’s first integrated Source-to-Pay (S2P) Magic Quadrant marks a pivotal moment in procurement technology. While vendors like Coupa and Ivalua retain their leadership in this new landscape, there is a tangible slide in their position within the quadrant.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 11, 2023

Since issuing its first environmental policy over 50 years ago, IBM has been committed to environmental leadership with both concrete goals and demonstrable results. of the electricity we consumed across our global operations came from renewable sources, on track towards our goal of 75% renewable by 2025. As of year-end 2021, 64.2%

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Supply Chain Queen

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In Episode 73, host Sheri Hinish delves into bestseller, "From Source to Sold” and offers an inside look at the real-world experiences and valuable lessons of supply chain experts, industry leaders, and disruptive innovators.

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ivalua

JUNE 26, 2023

Blog » Procurement on the Thames: Ivalua’s London Summer Symposium June 26, 2023 | | Thought Leadership by Eloise Barnum As businesses navigate through supply chain disruptions, high inflation, and sustainability initiatives, procurement, and supplier management has taken center stage in driving change. See you soon!

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Spend Matters

AUGUST 2, 2022

Categories: Breaking News , Conferences , Industry Analysts Tags: General News Excitement at Spend Matters HQ today as our own VP of Research, Nick Heinzmann, is nominated as a Rising Star finalist in the Sourcing Industry Group’s (SIG) 2022 Future of Sourcing Awards. Among the awards are team categories and individual categories.

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ivalua

APRIL 1, 2020

Healthcare supply chain GPO, Intalere, deploys an end-to-end Source to Contract solution across its purchasing functions. has gone live with Ivalua’s Source to Contract solution. Intalere required a fast, efficient and automated source-to-contract process to support the company’s enterprise goals. About Consus. About Ivalua.

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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?)

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ivalua

APRIL 1, 2020

Healthcare supply chain GPO, Intalere, deploys an end-to-end Source to Contract solution across its purchasing functions. has gone live with Ivalua’s Source to Contract solution. Intalere required a fast, efficient and automated source-to-contract process to support the company’s enterprise goals. About Consus. About Ivalua.

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ProcurePort

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Competitive advantage is what sets your business apart from competitors and can take various forms, including cost leadership, differentiation, focus, innovation, and service excellence.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Redwood, CA, 20th December 2021 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, today announced that Canada’s largest co-operative, Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL), has gone live with its source-to-contract solution which includes a seamless integration to TealBook, the leading supplier data foundation.

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Una

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The Definition of a Sourcing Hero | Part Two Past guests from The Sourcing Hero podcast provide the definition of a sourcing hero and give examples of heroism in a business context. The definition of a sourcing hero At the close of every episode, Kelly traditionally asks each guest a question. We are all human.

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SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

“From Source to Sold” offers first-hand accounts of top executives on the decisions and thought processes they have followed in their careers to become global supply chain leaders.

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Procurement Talk with David Byrne

JUNE 27, 2023

With huge, long-spanning roles at Diageo and Compass Group, Oliver … Continued The post Empathetic Leadership & How to Start Category Management from Scratch with Oliver C**k – Episode 78 appeared first on Talent Drive. You can’t do it all yourself, you’re only as good as the people around you.”

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 12, 2020

As such we have introduced our “ Seasoned Leadership in Action ™” Interview series. This interview is with Danny Wang, Vice President of Sourcing and Procurement at Canada Goose. We worked in the Commodity Management organization, responsible for Strategic Sourcing and Procurement.

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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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Procurement Heads

JULY 14, 2022

Kaleida’s fully inclusive platform is a golden source of data. Jason Roberts , CEO and Founder of Kaleida , said, “Driving successful supplier diversity initiatives requires leadership and partnership. “I

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 19, 2021

As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action ” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer. His leadership and presence was undeniable. At that time and in that industry, we were very militaristic and the organization’s leadership was almost 100% male. He wrote a book called “The Leadership Challenge”.

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ivalua

JUNE 14, 2023

You can connect with Vishal on Linkedin You May Also Like Source to Pay (S2P) What is Source to Pay Best Practice? An Analysis by Ivalua Read More : What is Source to Pay Best Practice? Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Get Ready for Success!

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action ” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer. In what could have otherwise been a very stressful and difficult situation Michael’s leadership style was that of a consummate professional. And his team was a complete reflection of him.

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SPLC (Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council)

MAY 18, 2018

2018 LEADERSHIP AWARDS FOR SUSTAINABLE PURCHASING. Seven Organizations Recognized by Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council. The leadership award winners were selected by a prestigious panel of judges. The awards and awardees include: Leadership Award for Overall Sustainable Purchasing Program: Bon Appétit Management Company.

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CPO Rising

AUGUST 8, 2022

Our “Procurement Experts on CPO Rising” series continues today with an excerpt from my 2021 episode of the Procurement Rising Podcast — Ian Maher, former Vice President and Head of Strategic Sourcing for Global Atlantic Financial Group (click to listen to the full interview). Note that this excerpt has been edited for readability.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 26, 2020

As such we have introduced our “ Seasoned Leadership in Action ™” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer. It is great to see Derek Panchyshyn bring his extensive experience and leadership skills to ATX Networks. What is the role of Business, Supply Chain and Change Leadership in addressing these challenges?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action” Interview series. I am a Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain executive with close to three decades of experience spanning multiple industries including; High-Tech, Telecom, Banking, Financial Services and Consulting. True story). All Rights Reserved.

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ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

A frequent thought leadership contributor for the Ivalua Blog, Jarrod has worked across multiple industries, including higher education, public sector, retail, manufacturing, and engineered products.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

This is where Supply Chain leadership comes in! We Need Supply Chain Leadership Now! Sourcing, supply, delivery, materials cost, total cost of acquisition … it’s all Supply Chain! This is a Supply Chain sourcing move for sure! Sourcing Analysis. Sourcing Decisions. This will avoid the U.S.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 14, 2020

As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action™” Interview series here at Supply Chain Game Changer. Given her tremendous global leadership, experience and influence I took the opportunity to ask Sheri if she would participate in our Interview series. I am far bolder now and don’t take anything for granted.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer. His ability to be highly effective in Executive leadership roles has a solid foundation in his experience and aptitude. This interview is with Chris Darbyshire, Vice President of Operations at Softchoice.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

As such we have introduced our “ Seasoned Leadership in Action ” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer. What is the role of Business, Supply Chain and Change Leadership in solving this problem? SCM #SupplyChain #Business #Leadership #HumanResources #IT #CIO #Technology. I first met David while at Celestica.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

As such we have introduced our “ Seasoned Leadership in Action ™” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer. This was executed through a strong leadership team that was able to table and challenge each of the functions to determine where we needed to spend and focus for best results. All Rights Reserved.

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Procurement Insights

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

While I have enjoyed and learned something from each one, today’s Sourcing Industry Group (SIG) session, sponsored by Scoutbee, was one of the most memorable for several reasons. Leadership And Progress? And it certainly doesn’t happen without good leadership.

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Procurement Heads

JULY 12, 2023

You’ve held many different leadership roles in a variety of sectors, what made you decide to experience multiple sectors rather than just focus on one? From a Leadership perspective, it’s really important to focus on getting your enablers right. That is when the leadership comes in as to how you then continue to thrive.

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Supply Chain Trend

JANUARY 29, 2024

Groupthink makes fear spread amongst the leadership team. Whole leadership teams are throwing their hands up in the air saying in chorus; “We don’t have data quality; we can’t do this.” Picture source It is harder to intervene. I get that this can be hard to overcome.

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Una

JANUARY 17, 2023

In this episode of The Sourcing Hero podcast, Host Kelly Barner welcomes Ian Arthurs. In this role, he is applying his two decades worth of experience with digital platform leadership to solve global sustainability problems by addressing illiquid markets. More from The Sourcing Hero. Ian Arthurs on LinkedIn. Share on Social.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

We began our Seasoned Leadership in Action™ Interview series in support of our objective to share experiences and expertise. With many of these Seasoned Leadership in Action™ Interviews now published we thought it would be valuable to extract excerpts from these interviews along themes, starting with lessons learned.

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Una

MAY 31, 2023

In this episode of The Sourcing Hero podcast, Host Kelly Barner welcomes back Kris Lance, Senior Director at Una, for a recurring monthly conversation about current news stories. It would seem that there are no easy answers, and lives hang in the balance.

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Una

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In this episode of The Sourcing Hero podcast, Host Kelly Barner welcomes Harold Hendrickx. In fact, procurement has undergone so many changes that comparisons to the approaches and team models seen in military settings are not out of line.

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ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2023

Although many companies are taking a leadership position, accelerating the successful adoption and implementation of a diversity program greatly benefits from regulatory support and agency partnerships. As new sources of data arise, our integration toolkit allows these sources to be integrated into the platform quickly and easily.

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