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The Criticality of Procurement Training in 2023

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

If Procurement can impact everything from customer satisfaction and product & service quality to cash flows and profitability – shouldn’t it be on top of every team’s 2023 training list? Supply chains are becoming more and more complex, constrained, and daunting by the day.

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Webinar Recap: Data as the Driver of Effective Procurement Transformation

ivalua

Data is central to successful digital transformation to relay real-time information and greater visibility into operations and resource allocation. We’ve always been focused on ensuring that we have high-quality data that’s accessible and secure. Then look at generating quality data in the source-to-pay process.

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The 25 Hottest US Procurement Startups

Procurement Software

Raindrop Raindrop is one of a number of US procurement startups offering enterprise-level spend management platforms. Raindrop has also been recognised as a cloud-enabled procurement focused Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) application. With this, you get a complete, cost effective solution to your technology spend issues.

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Sourcing promotional products the right way

Claritum

This can result in the products being purchased across the company having an inconsistent quality, which can be damaging to the companies brand. A lot of time and energy can be spent inefficiently sourcing the goods, which can be bought from a huge variety of suppliers at vastly differing prices and quality.

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Managing the Procurement of Promotional Goods and Services

Claritum

This can result in products and services being purchased across the company with no consistency of supply or quality. Which can be bought from a huge variety of suppliers at vastly differing prices, quality and approaches to corporate social responsibility. 4 Sourcing the right way for Promotional goods and services.

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Episode 137: Using Visibility to Combat Supply Chain Abstraction with Frank Kenney

Una

Frank is the Director of Market Strategy at Cleo, where he is focused on helping companies get ahead and stay ahead despite persistent supply chain complexity. Every business has the opportunity to implement a procurement solution that promotes better overall spend management while working cohesively with other procurement strategies.

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Procure-to-Pay (P2P) vs. Source-to-Pay (S2P)

Procurement Software

It enables: Building stronger relationships with your key suppliers Competitive bidding, which optimises cost Evaluating non-price factors important to your organisational objectives e.g. quality, lead time, sustainability Performing the appropriate pre-qualification of suppliers.