Spend Matters

MAY 14, 2025

Coupa announced during its Inspire 2025 event that it has acquired Cirtuo, a provider of category management (CatMan) software. The move addresses a long-standing gap in many procurement technology offerings: helping teams define and manage procurement strategies, rather than just executing sourcing events.

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All Things Supply Chain

MARCH 16, 2022

With the advent of COVID-19 pandemic, supply chains and demand have been massively disrupted and are causing inventory issues, unclear delivery reliability, and a significant risk in single-source supplier circumstances.…

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

What Is Strategic Sourcing? A Complete Guide Strategic sourcing is a data-driven approach to securing the best value for your organization from its strategic suppliers. Which Suppliers Are Truly Strategic? Strategic sourcing makes sense for suppliers that are of strategic importance to your organization.

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ProcurePort

JULY 1, 2021

The post How to Improve Strategic Sourcing with Category Management appeared first on ProcurePort Blog. This is because there are certain tactics that pair well together, and when done correctly, each is elevated by the presence of the other.

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ProcurePort

APRIL 13, 2021

Two of the most common supplier-management strategies in the history of procurement are category management and strategic sourcing. The post Category Management vs Strategic Sourcing – Breaking Down the Differences appeared first on ProcurePort Blog.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Strategic Sourcing Success: Best Practices and Key Strategies Of course, there are many definition s of source-to-pay but put simply, strategic sourcing is a data-driven approach to securing the best value for your organization from its strategic suppliers. How Has Strategic Sourcing Evolved?

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Complete Source to Pay cycle and Strategic Sourcing Guide An optimized Source-to-Pay (S2P) process helps businesses enhance procurement efficiency, reduce costs, and improve supplier collaboration. What is Source-to-Pay?

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ivalua

MAY 29, 2025

Procurement and supply chain management are often used interchangeably—but in practice, the lines between them can blur in ways that create real friction. In this blog, we cover the key differences between procurement and supply chain management, and explain where the biggest disconnects typically occur.

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ProcurePort

JULY 22, 2020

What is strategic sourcing? According to businessdictionary.com strategic sourcing is defined as “A method of managing procurement processes for an organization in which the procedures, methods, and sources are constantly re-evaluated to optimize value to the organization.”

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ProcurePort

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Strategic sourcing involves optimizing a school’s overall spending with few suppliers, going through the process of establishing contracts as a university or as one educational institution, as opposed to every department or school having to go through this process themselves.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Strategic Sourcing Simplified: Best Practices for Maximizing Value Strategic sourcing goes beyond cost savings its about making informed decisions that drive long-term value. Now well dive into best practices in these critical areas to ensure a more effective and resilient sourcing strategy.

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ProcurePort

JULY 27, 2022

• Strategic sourcing is a practice in procurement that seeks to utilize a single, integrated process for purchasing and supply chain management. So, as opposed to sourcing which is the actual […]. So, as opposed to sourcing which is the actual […].

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ivalua

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Wide-ranging digital procurement transformation will streamline Crelan’s sourcing processes . Redwood City, CA, 4th October, 2021 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, today announced that Crelan, a cooperative Belgian bank, has selected its platform to digitize the entire source-to-contract process.

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CPO Rising

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Join Ardent Partners and Coupa on December 11th (2 PM ET) as they discuss CPO 2025: Evaluating the Four Pillars of Strategic Sourcing.

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Una

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Benefits of Strategic Sourcing and Best Practices. Procurement professionals are abandoning traditional sourcing practices in favor of more responsive strategies to supply chain management in pursuit of more significant cost savings and organizational efficiencies. Strategic sourcing best practices.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 26, 2023

To be able to respond quickly to future supply chain disruptions, companies need to embrace strategic sourcing and inventory management.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced that bol.com, the largest online retailer in the Netherlands and Belgium, has selected Ivalua’s solution to digitalize its indirect Source-to-Contract (S2C) processes. Ivalua is a leading provider of cloud-based Spend Management software. About Ivalua.

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Procurement Templates

MARCH 3, 2024

I asked my assistant to help me mock up a strategic sourcing framework and she did a fairly good job but made a few mistakes. Categories can range from raw materials, components, and finished goods to services such as IT, marketing, facilities management, and logistics. Can you spot the mistakes!

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ivalua

MARCH 18, 2021

Solution deployed in 10 days to improve direct material sourcing, increasing profitability. The platform was configured in 10 business days to deliver rapid value in the sourcing of direct materials. A reverse auction can be added to the process, managed by CKS as a trusted third party. About Ivalua.

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Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Ongoing training is important for procurement teams to keep up with the constantly evolving and advancing procurement tech and services landscape, specifically in niche areas such as category management, supplier management, negotiation and strategic sourcing and in the broader areas of change management and leadership.

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ProcurePort

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The best businesspeople manage to find additional value where others cannot. This means mining through data, staying updated on the latest technology being used within the organization for strategic sourcing, and staying on top of current market trends as well.

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Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In this Spend Matters Vendor Analysis we provide an overview of SpendHQ and its solution for spend analytics and procurement performance management. Part 1 of this vendor analysis provides a detailed overview of each module and includes an analyst summary.

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Procurement Freelancers

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Planning and strategy are necessary when sourcing goods from another nation. It is not like… The post Importance Of Strategic Sourcing Consultants first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.

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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.

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ivalua

MAY 10, 2025

This guide breaks down the key procurement technologies in use today and the trends reshaping the future, such as AI-driven sourcing, predictive risk management, and deeper integration across the supply chain. Your procurement technology platform should help unify data and processes across tiers to avoid disruptions.

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Supply Chain Dive

JUNE 7, 2024

Justin Neff will build sourcing and aircraft management best practices, engine acquisitions and maintenance support agreements.

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

This meant that implementing one of the full end-to-end spend management suites was not feasible from a cost and change management perspective. Utzs Procurement team had never focused on influencing budget owners in the corporate services area to strategically source their categories. It has been a home run.

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Procurement Freelancers

APRIL 22, 2023

Many professionals are always seeking ways to lower expenses while maintaining the highest quality of… The post Steps Followed By Strategic Sourcing Agents For A Comprehensive Business Strategy first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.

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ivalua

JUNE 5, 2025

Procurement and purchasing are often used interchangeably, but they serve distinct roles within any successful organization.While both involve acquiring goods and services, their workflows, objectives, and impact on enterprise risk management differ significantly. What is Procurement? What Does Procurement and Purchasing Mean for Enterprises?

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Best-in-Class for Healthcare Supply Chain Management? Are ERP systems better than best-in-class supply chain solutions for managing healthcare supply chains? What are the pros and cons, and what supply chain strategy will pave the way to higher margins, improved supply chain risk management in healthcare and improved patient care?

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

For sourcing teams, that means pivoting their mindset around selecting suppliers from a tactical, lowest-cost-above-all approach to a strategic one. Where tactical sourcing is a short-term strategy, strategic sourcing is for long-term business goals.

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Spend Matters

MAY 27, 2025

Without the right tools, procurements contributions to financial strategy can remain disconnected from budgeting, forecasting and risk management. Without integration, finance teams struggle to track procurement-driven savings, while procurement lacks visibility into financial planning and liquidity management.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 2, 2025

In this fast-paced economic landscape, the importance of strategic supplier relationship management cannot be overstated. Join ‍us as we delve into the world of Supplier Relationship Management, unlocking the secrets to success in the face ‍of tariff uncertainty.

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Spend Matters

DECEMBER 17, 2024

We provide an analysis that shows the savings they can expect to achieve when they put more spend under management and increase user adoption. The main drivers of the ROI analysis are Spend Compliance (user and supplier compliance for value realization), Process Improvement, Price Reduction and Cash Management. 2- and 3-way matching).

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Procurement Templates

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Strategic Objectives Cost Savings: Achieve cost reduction targets through effective supplier negotiations and strategic sourcing. Supplier Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong supplier partnerships to ensure long-term business value. Savings can be cashable or non cashable i.e. cost avoidance.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 14, 2022

If you’re looking to start or improve your career in the field of supply chain management courses, you might be wondering where to start. Luckily, Business School offers one of the most comprehensive supply chain management programs in the world. Here are some highlights from Business School’s supply chain management program.

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Spend Matters

APRIL 10, 2025

The days of relying solely on traditional processes to manage suppliers, contracts and spend are quickly fading. AI is the game-changer that allows procurement professionals to escape the cycle of transactional work and focus on what really moves the needle: strategic sourcing, supplier collaboration, and advanced analytics.

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