Supply Chain Dive

AUGUST 3, 2022

Faster, leader-driven decisions on tech purchases correlate with happy tech customers, Gartner research shows. With budgets tightening, CIOs can make this happen.

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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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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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Procurement Leaders

APRIL 2, 2024

An exercise we’ve carried out on a few occasions over the years at Procurement Leaders has been to ask chief procurement officers to share the value propositions they have in place for their function. But, when done properly, they act as powerful drivers of value – both for procurement and the wider business.

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Procurement Insights

MARCH 20, 2024

Authentic leadership is on display here! ” Continuing requires authentic leadership, which is precisely what Debra Crew delivers in her message. As a procurement leader, how would you address the above challenges? Is procurement on the sidelines here? So, what are the five hurdles that keeps CEO’s up at night?

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Procurement Leaders

MARCH 18, 2024

A few weeks ago, I wrote about how procurement, R&D and sustainability were being rolled under one leadership at Mars Wrigley. The difference with the Mars Wrigley story is that procurement isn’t formally in the picture. The agenda looks great, and the guest list extremely powerful.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 2, 2019

Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – Our 2018 All Star Leaders! As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer. This interview is with Kristie Syndikus, VP of Procurement at Maple Leaf Foods. Kristie Syndikus, VP Procurement at Maple Leaf Foods.

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Procurement Leaders

MARCH 4, 2024

“Procurement is not a job, it’s a responsibility,” are words that will be nagging at the minds of a hundred procurement executives, following an impassioned speech by Henkel CPO Bertrand Conqueret in Frankfurt last week. Both were guests at the 2024 Procurement Leaders DACH Forum – Thomas a speaker, Bertrand a delegate.

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ivalua

JUNE 14, 2023

We recommend leveraging these workstreams, based on Gartner’s 4 Workstreams for Successful Implementation of Any Procurement Application to maximize the impact of your next large-scale procurement implementation: 1. Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Get Ready for Success!

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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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Procurement Heads

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Sebastian is Procurement and Supply Chain Manager at leading management consultancy Baringa and for Procurement Heads ‘ first Futureheads profile he spoke with James Dobbin , Director and Head of Practice for our Financial & Professional Services offering, about how his procurement journey began.

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Procurement Heads

MARCH 15, 2023

For Procurement Heads ‘ latest CPO Spotlight, she spoke with Ben Stickland from our Public Sector team about her career. Since we last spoke I am delighted to have made the move into public sector procurement and joined the Government Commercial Function as the Commercial & Category Director for the UK Health Security Agency.

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Procurement Heads

JUNE 28, 2023

Amanda Davies is Chief Procurement and Sustainability Officer at Mars Wrigley and a member of the Mars Wrigley Global Executive Team, based in Chicago, Illinois.   Before joining the procurement division, she spent time in R&D and HR and for Procurement Heads’ latest CPO Spotlight she spoke to Sagar Bhardwaj about her career.

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Procurement Heads

MARCH 7, 2023

For this year’s International Women’s Day, Procurement Heads spoke to leaders from across procurement to get their thoughts on equity. “If you’re just starting your career, unsure of the path you want to take, try procurement! “It Inclusion means all IWD action is valid.

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Procurement Tactics

APRIL 27, 2023

18 Must-Have Negotiation Skills For Procurement Professionals Download Course Details →  Or receive our famous weekly newsletter Kotter’s Theory — Embracing Sustainability in Procurement Kotter’s theory of change helps companies to introduce change in the business. Then try our Sustainable Procurement Course ! Enroll now!

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ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

But, the competitive landscape for procurement software is very different. As a result, the procurement software offered to public companies has been able to live in parallel with the private market; its evolution has been very focused on compliance with public procurement regulations. Where to Start?

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Procurement Insights

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

One of the revelations that caught me by complete surprise – at least at the time was the response to the third poll asking the following question: Who is driving your transformation towards utilizing AI in procurement? The four choices were CPO, Procurement Excellence Center, Director of Procurement, and Other.

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Procurement Tactics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. World Sustainable Procurement Day — The Ultimate Guide. World Sustainable Procurement Pay is an important event that is attended by many procurement professionals all over the world. However, why is it significant for people who are in the procurement industry?

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Procurement Heads

AUGUST 8, 2022

My core skills are across Category Management and procurement function leadership, involving functional transformation, strategy development and end-to-end process improvement in a global environment. In addition, I have expert knowledge of outsourcing the procurement service.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 21, 2024

Vendor Irrationalization Before answering that question, read the following excerpt from an April 2009 paper, “Utilizing an Intelligent Filtering Platform to Enhance Contract Performance (A Procurement Insights Knowledge Leadership Publication).”

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Procurement Templates

MARCH 6, 2024

Ok, so we all agree that us procurement people are powerhouses to yield good results, well most of the time! So, here’s a breakdown of procurement personalities in the office if they were different fruits for you and your colleagues to debate what fits who! When procurement bear fruit who are you within the fruit basket?

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Procurement Templates

JANUARY 5, 2024

Download and print You might also like Team Meeting Agenda 2023 Procurement & Stress A certain amount of stress is normal in procurement, we are chasing deadlines, trouble shooting contracts, keeping stakeholders happy, therefore we need an avenue to release the stress and take steps time out to look after ourselves.

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Procurement Heads

JULY 12, 2023

Passionate about digital transformation and innovation, Nick spoke to Procurement Heads’ James Dobbin about his experiences, outlook and drivers. How did your procurement journey begin? No stone was left unturned, with a focus on what Procurement should be and what do we want it to be moving forward. 

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Supply Chain Dive

JANUARY 27, 2023

Joining the chain is Will Cash, who brings procurement and supply chain leadership experience from other quick-service restaurants.

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Procurement Heads

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

For Procurement Heads ’ latest CPO Spotlight, Magdalena spoke with Rupert Gaster about why she chose to complement her procurement career with end-to-end supply chain roles and what drives her curiosity. What made you choose a career in procurement and how much has procurement changed since you started 20 years ago?

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Positive Purchasing

APRIL 3, 2024

You’ll find us on stand D74, ready to talk about our specialist strategic procurement training programs including Category Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Effective Buying, Sustainable Procurement, Leadership and Personal Effectiveness, Finance for Procurement, and Data, Digital and AI.

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ivalua

JULY 14, 2022

Ivalua study finds 97% of procurement leaders see significant disruption in direct materials supply chain; 67% not confident in existing technology; 84% consider modernization a ‘strategic priority’. A full 84% of procurement leaders agree that dealing with supply chain disruptions has been their biggest career challenge to-date.

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Procurement Leaders

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Like many within the procurement community, dsm firmenich’s deputy chief procurement officer Gianluca Colombo is a keen chef in his spare time. “I like cooking and discovering new recipes, he told Procurement Leaders. ” Ensuring the procurement and sustainability teams work together is key to this.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

– CIPS – SME book reviews: Global supply chain, Diversity Management & Strategic Programme Leadership. David has over 30 years’ experience at senior executive/director level driving value and change through procurement and organisational transformation. He is currently the Director for Procurement at Rolls Royce (Group CPO).

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Una

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Mastering Change Management in Procurement Change management in procurement is an integral part of any sourcing manager’s job. A big announcement from the leadership team comes first, for example, followed by a cavalcade of communication and documentation explaining the new process or way of working.

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ivalua

MARCH 21, 2022

After a 2-year hiatus, Ivalua is thrilled to invite procurement leaders, innovators, customers, and colleagues to Ivalua NOW Paris. . Robert will present us with “Leadership on the Edge” and deliver his remarks surrounding leadership and teamwork as we embark on our own journey to a more sustainable world.

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Una

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

EPISODE 104 Leveraging the Power of a Procurement Task Force with Harold Hendrickx By Kelly Barner | March 1, 2023 With the last few years being as unpredictable as they have been, procurement has experienced a number of mindset shifts – all of which have increased our agility and resilience.

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Procurement Templates

MARCH 8, 2024

Famous women in procurement & business Indra Nooyi : Although she is best known as the former CEO of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi has also been recognized for her contributions to procurement and supply chain management. Burns played a key role in transforming Xerox’s procurement practices and driving cost savings.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JULY 13, 2023

Today, our guests are talking all about what seniority means to them and how it differs from leadership; reflecting on how important job titles really are; discussing what both junior and senior team members can do to nurture better workplaces; and sharing their experiences of good and bad leadership.

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Procurement Heads

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Could you tell us a bit about yourself, your background and how you got into procurement? What roles and responsibilities does Procurement/ SRM have within Allianz? I have been very lucky to work for inspiring Heads of Procurement from the very beginning of my career back in 2013. There’s just so much to go after!

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Una

MAY 24, 2023

EPISODE 116 Winning the Mythical Talent War with Jon Hansen By Kelly Barner | May 24, 2023 Despite investments in education and efforts to recruit from a strong and diverse talent pool, CEOs have always been worried about procurement skill sets. When it comes to procurement podcasting, Jon is the ‘OG,’ with a show that dates back to 2009.

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