Spend Matters

MAY 27, 2025

Finance and procurement play critical roles in shaping an organizations financial health and operational efficiency. This series shapes a five-phase approach to aligning finance and procurement. Organizations must eliminate disconnected data systems so that financial statements automatically reflect procurement-driven savings.

Real-time Visibility 82

Real-time Visibility Procurement supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Optimization 82

Una

OCTOBER 25, 2022

How to Improve Procurement Efficiency. Procurement was once known for imposing clunky purchasing processes. In recent years, however, many teams have managed to successfully shake off this long-outdated reputation. 8 Steps to Improve Procurement Efficiency. By Hugo Britt | October 26, 2022.

Supply Chain Efficiency 105

Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement Purchase orders Real-time Visibility 105

Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

As many procurement professionals have discovered, transforming your processes to meet todays challenges in an effective manner is not as simple as writing a new mission statement. The success of the Procurement team at Utz Brands, Inc. , So there was a lot of opportunity to do more and make a bigger impact.

Influencing 106

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Procurement Express

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Indirect spending includes everything from office supplies and travel accommodations to IT services, paid ads, and wages for the people who clean the office. Different departments handle different purchases without much transparency across departmental lines. Create vendor and supplier expense management policies.

Spend management 40

Spend management Strategy Management Real-time Visibility 40

Jaggaer

MARCH 24, 2025

Impact on Procurement: Gen AI leverages vast datasets to generate actionable insights, helping procurement teams predict future trends, such as market shifts, supplier performance, and demand fluctuations. How JAGGAER Helps JAGGAERs ESG solutions help procurement teams integrate sustainability into their sourcing strategies.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain Optimization Real-time Visibility supply chain budgeting 52

ivalua

AUGUST 11, 2022

Redwood City, 11 August, 2022 – Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced that Aegion Corporation, a leading provider of infrastructure maintenance, rehabilitation, and protection solutions, selected its platform to digitally transform procurement. Ivalua will also deliver implementation services.

Supply Chain Efficiency 130

Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement supply chain software solutions Spend management 130

Planergy

MAY 8, 2025

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. 4][5] Supplier Portals Enhance Collaboration: Digital supplier portals are now in use across 35% of procurement platforms. What's PLANERGY?

Strategy 52

Strategy Real-time Visibility Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Planergy

MARCH 18, 2025

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. How better management in AP can give you better flexibility for cash flow management. But what happens if those supply chains are disrupted?

supply chain budgeting 52

supply chain budgeting supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain 52

Arkestro

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Historically, the focus has been on optimizing portfolios of spend—prioritizing what to address, defer, or ignore—using well-known frameworks such as the Kraljic Matrix and the Pareto Principle. However, even with these tools, traditional procurement practices remain susceptible to inefficiencies and overspend.

Procurement 52

Procurement Bidding Procurement team Supply Chain Efficiency 52

ivalua

OCTOBER 24, 2021

The partnership with TransferMate removes this friction, creating a transparent, rapid and low-cost solution to paying suppliers anywhere in the world. in 2022*, the financial friction that arises from such transactions weakens links in the supply chain. Ivalua is a leading provider of cloud-based Spend Management solutions.

Supply Chain Efficiency 130

Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Spend management Suppliers 130

ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] A Balancing Act: Drive Sustainability while Managing Cost and Risk April 27, 2023 | | Supply Chain by Vishal Patel Cost, Risk, and Sustainability. According to Supply Chain Now’s Greg White, the cracks have been exposed and there is nowhere to hide.

Sustainability 130

Sustainability Risk Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

ivalua

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Food service leader digitizes procurement to drive efficiency, transparency and effective supplier management as it accelerates global expansion. The deployment of Ivalua’s platform has been tightly integrated with JFC’s backend SAP ERP systems to ensure seamless flow of information and maximum automation.

Supply Chain Efficiency 26

Supply Chain Efficiency Chief Procurement Officer Procurement Networking 26

Jaggaer

MAY 7, 2019

Procurement teams, therefore, have a vital role to play. They will need to be able to work in close collaboration with internal and external auditors as well as the compliance and risk teams. How Choosing the Right Spend Management Solution Can Help. Download it here now. About the Author.

Supply Chain Efficiency 75

Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement Chief Procurement Officer Spend management 75

Planergy

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. The Four Types of Procurement in Education Key Steps in the Education Procurement Process Who Benefits from Efficient Procurement?

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting Budget 52

ivalua

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Redwood City, CA – November 7, 2019 – Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced a range of new innovations that enable direct material procurement and supply chain leaders to launch more profitable, successful products.

Innovation 22

Innovation Bill of materials Supply Chain Efficiency Management 22

ivalua

JULY 26, 2022

Digitization is key to enabling efficient, effective collaboration with a broad set of suppliers, not just a few strategic ones. Enable Transparency. Two of the top five challenges and strategies in this study involve transparency. This is another area where spend management technology can help. Key Takeaways.

Supply Chain Efficiency 130

Supply Chain Efficiency Sustainability Collaboration Suppliers 130

Procurement Tactics

JULY 2, 2023

A formal contract document that contains the detailed requirement for purchasing and obtaining goods and services, a job order is utilized with a view to ensuring that the desired goods or services are acquired in an orderly and efficient way. Sustainable Procurement Course Maintain profitability while moving toward sustainability 4.

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supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Negotiation Budget 184

Jaggaer

MAY 16, 2025

From Order Fulfillment to Strategic Value Creation Partner This realization is relatively new and comes with a fundamental shift in how the role of procurement is understood. Looking back just 30 years, procurement was mainly seen as an ordering department. But the procurement transformation journey is far from over.

supply chain budgeting 52

supply chain budgeting Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization 52

ivalua

OCTOBER 24, 2021

The partnership with Transfermate removes this friction, creating a transparent, rapid and low-cost solution to paying suppliers anywhere in the world. in 2022*, the financial friction that arises from such transactions weakens links in the supply chain. Ivalua is a leading provider of cloud-based Spend Management solutions.

Supply Chain Efficiency 100

Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Spend management Suppliers 100

ivalua

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Procurement Rising: The Silent Inflation Tax on Manufacturers February 27, 2023 | | Manufacturing by Doug Keeley Last year, the Consumer Price Index was the highest it has been in four decades, making inflation one of the most concerning macroeconomic factors facing the business world today.

Real-time Visibility 130

Real-time Visibility Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain budgeting 130

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.

Contract 130

Contract Sourcing Suppliers Data 130

ivalua

AUGUST 29, 2019

Leading the charge in navigating this constantly shifting trading environment is the Procurement department. Procurement teams are becoming a more intrinsic part of business strategy, able to help organisations manage and predict supply chain risk, unlock innovation, create sustainable cost savings, and help grow revenue.

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Procurement Procurement team Supply Chain Efficiency Business strategy 154

Spend Matters

JANUARY 16, 2024

Redefining procurement in 2024: A quest from cost savings to strategic value creation Today, procurement leaders find themselves at a crossroads, torn between the age-old pursuit of cost savings and the imperative to infuse strategic value into their organizations.

Procurement solutions 104

Procurement solutions Procurement Spend management Supply Chain Optimization 104

Planergy

MARCH 19, 2025

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. Managing these suppliers isnt just about making purchases; it ensures smooth operations, cost savings, and quality education. What's PLANERGY?

Suppliers 52

Suppliers Management supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Procurement Insights

MAY 3, 2025

Sourcing Innovation Launch Date: June 2006 Overview: Authored by Michael Lamoureux, a Computer Science PhD, Sourcing Innovation focuses on procurement technology, strategic sourcing, and supply chain management. Content: Covers procurement technology (e.g., AI, e-sourcing), spend analytics, and best practices.

Procurement 40

Procurement Supply Chain Optimization Ethics supply chain software solutions 40

ivalua

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The pandemic wreaked havoc on businesses and their supply chains, but even in these trying times, there’s a silver lining. The job of sourcing professionals is to understand the risk in the supply chain and manage it so they can react quickly when a problem occurs.” Start by Putting the Right Technology in Place.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain software solutions supply chain budgeting Procurement 130

ivalua

MARCH 9, 2023

Similar to how CRM manages everything around the customer, an S2P platform manages everything around the supplier. ​ It is a crucial process for organizations that are looking to streamline their procurement activities, better manage spend and suppliers and increase operational efficiency.

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Arkestro

JANUARY 4, 2023

In 2022, procurement faced challenges on multiple fronts. Among them were supply chain disruptions , inflation, and supply scarcity and shortages. Eager to reduce administrative busywork, procurement teams are treating the permacrisis as an opportunity to make long-sought changes along a digital journey.

Supply Chain Optimization 104

Supply Chain Optimization Procurement team Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency 104

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

It is a process that creates efficiencies across all spend categories, minimizes supply chain risks through improved supplier selection and awards, while giving visibility into pricing and forecasting. However, whats really missing hereneeds analysis. Thus, strategic sourcing makes more sense when done at scale.

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Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Sourcing supply chain software solutions 52

Spend Matters

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Risk reduction is especially important in the supply chain, where leaders are focused on supply and supplier transparency to assess vulnerabilities. Are you witnessing a shift in demand towards more ESG and supply chain risk capabilities? Here are a few of the top concerns we’re hearing.

Procurement 117

Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency Category management e2e 117

Una

OCTOBER 17, 2023

EPISODE 137 Using Visibility to Combat Supply Chain Abstraction with Frank Kenney By Kelly Barner | October 18, 2023 In the race to build global empires of data and digital systems, today’s businesses must not risk forgetting what all of those zeroes and ones mean.

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supply chain budgeting Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain 81

Una

MAY 23, 2023

Group purchasing and indirect spend Indirect Spend, with her diverse and multifaceted nature, longed for a Sourcing Hero to swoop in and optimize her procurement processes. She yearned for someone who could bring her cost savings , efficiency , and strategic value. Are you ready to be won over by group purchasing?

Purchasing 97

Purchasing Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization Procurement 97

Pipefy

JANUARY 30, 2024

Because procurement teams provide critical insights to inform business strategy , identifying opportunities to cut costs is one of the most important ways they do this. Procurement teams also share crucial data and information that business leaders need in order to make choices, set strategy, and remain competitive.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Procurement Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Empowering CPO

JUNE 25, 2023

Introduction In the world of procurement and supply chain management, the quest for efficiency and cost savings has led organizations to embrace several strategies. Among these, Spend Analysis stands as a powerful and effective approach.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization Contract Purchase orders 52

Una

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Traditional means of creating value include things like managing contracts with preferred suppliers , controlling maverick spend, and minimizing warehouse costs. Focusing on sustainability and partnering with a GPO can lead to greater cost reduction and better spend management, as well.

Procurement strategies 98

Procurement strategies Strategy Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain 98

Planergy

JANUARY 26, 2023

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Here we’ll discuss various potential supply chain disruptions and what you can do to mitigate the risks to keep your business up and running throughout whatever circumstances are thrown your way.

supply chain software solutions 52

supply chain software solutions Risk supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency 52

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In today’s dynamic business landscape, category management in procurement has become an essential weapon for procurement teams seeking to optimize spend, strengthen supplier relationships, and drive growth. This is where category management in procurement emerges as a game-changer.

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