Una

JULY 19, 2022

3 Reasons to Develop a Comprehensive Procurement Strategy. Because of this, it isn’t necessarily wise to approach procurement with a one-size-fits-all mentality. Benefits of building a comprehensive procurement strategy. Aligns procurement with the company's overall objectives. By Mackenzie Oakley | July 19, 2022.

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Una

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Five Predictions for the Future of Procurement. As we move further and further from the effects of a global pandemic, procurement will not revisit the “good old days” of the mid-2010s. COVID permanently changed the procurement game. Did the pandemic already write procurement’s future? By Eric Edwards | November 15, 2022.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 21, 2023

SCaaS will guide companies to achieve strategic value by improving Manufacturing as a Service, Fulfillment as a Service, and Warehousing as a Service. This approach allows businesses to focus on their core competencies while leaving the logistics to experts who can optimize the process for efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

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Una

AUGUST 23, 2022

How to Improve Collaboration Between Procurement and IT. For sourcing professionals, attempting to collaborate with another function can feel a bit like trying to establish contact with an alien species. The consequences of poor collaboration can be very expensive, particularly in the realm of IT.

Collaboration 98

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Una

JUNE 29, 2023

5 Types of Supply Chain Strategies for Every Sourcing Hero Explore the superpowers offered by various types of supply chain strategies that businesses can adopt to meet their objectives. By Hugo Britt | June 29, 2023 Search Search At Una, we lovingly refer to procurement professionals as “sourcing heroes.”

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Planergy

JULY 5, 2022

How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend. How to report and analyze indirect spend to identify savings opportunities. How to report and analyze indirect spend to identify savings opportunities. How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend.

Sustainability 52

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In the relentless ebb and flow of the business world, one undeniable truth emerges with crystal clarity: the power of procurement skills isn’t just a valuable asset; it’s the lifeline of a resilient and thriving business, and the clock is ticking. So, how can your company future-proof itself against these challenges?

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 31, 2024

In this article, we will explore the wide range of salaries in supply chain management, from entry-level positions to executive roles for each region. Curious about the salaries to expect? Look no further! Supply chain management is a rapidly growing industry.

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Una

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Your 2024 Procurement Career Tune-Up As we leap into the shiny unknown of next year, let’s revamp your professional journey and and explore a procurement career tune-up. So, grab your toolkit, and let’s revamp that procurement engine of yours! Is it time to give your procurement career a tune-up?

Procurement 52

Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain Leadership Negotiation 52

Planergy

JANUARY 19, 2023

How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend. How to report and analyze indirect spend to identify savings opportunities. How to report and analyze indirect spend to identify savings opportunities. How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend.

supply chain budgeting 52

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Planergy

AUGUST 18, 2023

Cristian Maradiaga King Ocean Book a Live Demo Download a free copy of "Preparing Your AP Department For The Future", to learn: How to transition from paper and excel to eInvoicing. How AP can improve relationships with your key suppliers. How to capture early payment discounts and avoid late payment penalties.

Management 52

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Planergy

AUGUST 18, 2023

Cristian Maradiaga King Ocean Book a Live Demo Download a free copy of "Preparing Your AP Department For The Future", to learn: How to transition from paper and excel to eInvoicing. How AP can improve relationships with your key suppliers. How to capture early payment discounts and avoid late payment penalties.

Management 52

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HICX

DECEMBER 6, 2022

As Adam Brown , Procurement Strategy & Digital Transformation at Maersk puts it, “Procurement needs to play the role of enabler, ensuring that it asserts its role in ‘getting the data shaped up,’ and using its insight and expertise to understand the supplier experience in its entirety.” . The benefits of supplier centricity.

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Suppliers Collaboration Quality Risk 52

Positive Purchasing

JULY 26, 2023

Jonathan O’Brien , CEO of Positive Purchasing , author, and global procurement thought leader, outlines an effective approach to creating a road map for embedding a sustainable procurement initiative in your business. Here it is – take some time to look at it and how it flows, then read on.

Sustainability 52

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Positive Purchasing

DECEMBER 6, 2022

When managed effectively, the supply base travels far beyond fulfilment to establish security of supply, unlock new value, develop innovation and competitive advantage and deliver sustainability. With such opportunities at stake, how we regard and manage our supply base has never been more important.

Sustainability 52

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Planergy

JULY 18, 2023

Cristian Maradiaga King Ocean Book a Live Demo Download a free copy of "Preparing Your AP Department For The Future", to learn: How to transition from paper and excel to eInvoicing. How AP can improve relationships with your key suppliers. How to capture early payment discounts and avoid late payment penalties.

Import 52

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Una

JULY 3, 2023

Procurement-Specific Leadership Skills Along with thorough understanding and experience, here are eight procurement-specific leadership skills that will make you a better leader. Procurement-specific leadership skills We disagree.

Leadership 52

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Planergy

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend. How to report and analyze indirect spend to identify savings opportunities. How to report and analyze indirect spend to identify savings opportunities. How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend.

Project management 52

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Claritum

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

How can you achieve procurement best practice in your organization? In this article we look at what we think are the 5 most important steps towards effective eProcurement. Image of the 5 Steps to best practice Visibility, Control, Efficiencies, Savings and Creating value. Read the article at claritum.com.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

Argentus is a boutique recruitment firm focused on Supply Chain and Procurement. Check out Indirect Procurement – It’s Time to Rise and Shine! In the fast-changing world of strategic Procurement, certain categories of spend get all the thunder: IT Procurement gets to help drive a company’s innovation.

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Planergy

JULY 27, 2023

How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend. How to report and analyze indirect spend to identify savings opportunities. How to report and analyze indirect spend to identify savings opportunities. How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend.

Real-time Visibility 52

Real-time Visibility Management Purchasing Budget 52

SCMDOJO

APRIL 4, 2023

By harnessing the power of data and analytics, companies can uncover valuable insights into their supply chain processes, pinpoint areas in need of improvement, and make informed decisions that can boost their bottom line. When it comes to managing a supply chain, having access to real-time data can be a game-changer.

Supply Chain Analytics 110

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 12, 2021

Featuring Our 12 Best Procurement Articles! New age of negotiation article and permission to publish here provided by Sam Jenks at kodiakrating.com. Sometimes negotiations are small and sometimes they hold a bit more value or impact. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Previous CIO of General Motors (GM), Tony Scott, was once quoted saying, “GM is a highly collaborative organization; we rely on a whole tier of suppliers for everything that we do.”. Traditional notions of innovation are often that innovation is to be driven forward by the internal structure of an organization (Olsson 2017).

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 26, 2023

Introduction In today’s dynamic business landscape, effective procurement strategies are crucial for organizations to achieve sustainable growth and maintain a competitive edge. At EmpoweringCPO, we believe that knowledge is power.

Real-time Visibility 40

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Planergy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Download a free copy of "Preparing Your AP Department For The Future", to learn: How to transition from paper and excel to eInvoicing. How AP can improve relationships with your key suppliers. How to capture early payment discounts and avoid late payment penalties. How To Create An Agile Finance Function.

Collaboration 52

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Article created and originally published by, and permission to publish here provided by, “SK” Sanjeev Kumar Roy. Check out What Exactly Is Procurement? What are Bots and how will they evolve in the future ? What are “Chat-Bots” and how do they differ from RPA Bots ? Subscribe Here! Email Address.

Procurement 47

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Sixty-five percent of procurement practitioners say procurement at their company is becoming more collaborative with suppliers, according to The Future of Procurement, Making Collaboration Pay Off, by Oxford Economics. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post and permission to publish provided by Milan Vyas.

Collaboration 66

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Una

JULY 25, 2023

5 of the Most-Read Procurement Articles Don’t miss the five most-read procurement articles on Unaversity, Una’s online resource center dedicated to empowering procurement. Below, we list the top 5 articles written by the Una team, along with some honorable mentions. What’s in it for us?

Strategic sourcing 52

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Positive Purchasing

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Now, with the need to move beyond price and security of supply to sustainable and ethical sourcing, procurement must become a more strategic and proactive function. Ultimately, you may need to help evolve the organization’s brands and overall proposition. We will need to elevate our perspective to a whole new level.

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Procurement Tactics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. In this article, we will talk about what sustainable purchasing is. In this article, we will talk about what sustainable purchasing is. We will discuss its importance and the benefits it can bring to your company. What is Sustainable Procurement? First Name. ENROLL NOW.

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Una

MARCH 20, 2024

Even the largest enterprises with well-resourced procurement teams can uncover excellent value by partnering with a GPO in certain categories. Here’s something else that large organizations will never outgrow: the benefits of working with a group purchasing organization (GPO) in certain categories.

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Una

APRIL 9, 2024

How to (Actually) Transform Your Business with Group Purchasing Learn how to transform your business with group purchasing and add an average of 18-22% savings per category to your bottom line. Bettering your bottom line As a procurement leader , I’m sure you’re often (always?) I also like a good deal. in savings ?

Purchasing 52

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Procurement Tactics

JUNE 30, 2023

Bonus PDF: 51 ChatGPT Prompts to 10X Your Productivity in Procurement Download 51 Prompts →  Or receive our famous weekly newsletter 10 Corporate Gift Suppliers in the US — Pricing and Quality Reviews Every company has its own tradition, practices, shared values, and goals. Personalization adds a thoughtful touch.

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Procurement Tactics

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

18 Must-Have Negotiation Skills For Procurement Professionals Download Course Details →  Or receive our famous weekly newsletter Ultimate 2023 Negotiation guide — A Comprehensive Overview Negotiation is part of our everyday life. However, how can you negotiate professionally? However, how can you negotiate professionally?

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Una

APRIL 3, 2024

Procurement's Road to Victory Breaking down ways Sourcing Heroes can establish connections and create value at every juncture on procurement’s road to victory. With this background, Mark has been uniquely positioned to observe how procurement performs in high-stakes situations. Absolutely.

Real-time Visibility 52

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 30, 2023

Introduction Welcome to another EmpoweringCPO blog post, where we strive to bring clarity and insight to the exciting world of procurement. Today, we delve into a topic that has been on our minds for quite some time – the prevalent misconceptions about managed procurement services.

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