Una

MAY 11, 2023

Building a Procurement Function From Scratch With the right approach, building a procurement function from scratch can create streamlined and efficient processes that deliver real value to your organization. What do you want to achieve? What are your priorities? What are the challenges that you need to overcome?

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Una

DECEMBER 14, 2022

As a GPO with expertise in this category, Una takes the guesswork out of pricing models, logistics, and distribution, and gives our members the peace of mind knowing their food programs are operating as efficiently as possible. Learn more about group purchasing here. Food Service GPO. Food Cost Reduction Program.

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Price Supply Chain Efficiency Purchasing Contract 98

Una

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Focusing on sustainability and partnering with a GPO can lead to greater cost reduction and better spend management, as well. Focusing on sustainability and partnering with a GPO can lead to greater cost reduction and better spend management, as well.

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Procurement strategies Strategy Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain 98

Una

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

How to Convince Your Boss You Should Work With a GPO How to overcome common stakeholder concerns and convince your boss you should work with a GPO to drive more cost savings and value. Procurement professionals can use these rebuttals to convince their bosses that utilizing GPO services may be the right move for the business.

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Real-time Visibility Purchasing Suppliers Supplier relationship management 52

Una

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

These “back-office” workers were seen primarily as clerical support, entering and tracking purchase orders and researching suppliers. Let’s look at what strategic sourcing is, its best practices, and five key benefits: What is the difference between strategic sourcing and procurement? By Eric Edwards | November 1, 2022.

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Una

MARCH 14, 2023

Characteristics of a Procurement Intrapreneur Discover the characteristics of a procurement intrapreneur, and explore why intrapreneurship and group purchasing go so well together. Several key characteristics make the procurement intrapreneur a driving force for influencing positive change and innovation within an organization.

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Una

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Below, we explore why procurement is struggling to find talent in 2023, what the shortage is doing to organizations, and what can be done about it. What’s causing the talent shortage? By Hugo Britt | February 28, 2023 Search Welcome to Una’s Pain Points in Procuremenet series.

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Procurement Procurement team Purchasing Risk 97

Una

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

This is a common scenario for a lot of procurement professionals: it’s your first week in a new role, and you’ve been brought in to clean things up in an organization that has had no real procurement department in the past. You’re looking to make a big impact within your first 90 days. By Hugo Britt | November 29, 2022. But first….

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Real-time Visibility Procurement Purchasing Contract 95

Una

JANUARY 9, 2023

5 steps to take when managing tail spend to avoid making purchases within an organization that go underutilized or unused. Tail spend refers to an organization’s high-volume, low-value transactions that are typically unmanaged by the procurement team. Managing Tail Spend to Avoid "Porcelain Dalmatians".

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Una

JUNE 22, 2023

Taking an Advisory Approach to Procurement An inside look at how Una, the nation’s fastest growing group purchasing organization, works to take an advisory approach to procurement. If building out an entire team and delegating categories and tasks isn’t feasible, there are other resources available.

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Una

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

How to Use GPOs as a Cost Savings Strategy Discover how procurement leaders can join a GPO and use group purchasing as a cost savings strategy to deliver continued value. It sounds like an effective strategy until, perhaps, things start to look a little picked over. But after all of those quick wins, what's next?

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Strategy Purchasing Supply Chain Efficiency Supplier consolidation 52

Una

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

11 Things You Can Do While Your GPO Works Behind the Scenes Explore 11 things you could be doing while your GPO takes care of time-consuming procurement tasks behind the scenes. By Hugo Britt | November 30, 2023 Search Search What would Santa do without the ability to outsource key tasks to his elves?

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization Supplier relationship management Strategic sourcing 52

Una

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Your organization (including the procurement function ) seems to be in a never-ending cycle of transformations. More contingent workers are joining the organization to work on a particular project, then move on. More contingent workers are joining the organization to work on a particular project, then move on.

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Procurement Project management Procurement team Purchasing 98

Una

MARCH 1, 2023

Which leads us to the question – what is procurement’s kryptonite? What is the one thing that robs practitioners (or as we like to call them, Sourcing Heroes), of their powers, hamstringing their ability to drive change, solve challenges, and do good? Every business is looking at cashflow.” Economic weakness in the U.S.

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Raw materials Purchasing Procurement Sourcing 97

Una

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Procurement was once known for imposing clunky purchasing processes. What factors are causing bottlenecks or holding back meaningful progress, and how much is this costing your organization? Once the relevant information has been collected, you’ll be able to prioritize how best to direct your resources and time.

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Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement Purchase orders Real-time Visibility 105

Una

MARCH 30, 2023

Pain Points in Procurement Series Focusing Beyond Cost in Procurement to Drive Value Practitioners who are focusing beyond cost in procurement are shifting stakeholder mindsets about the value the function can bring to the organization. By Hugo Britt | March 30, 2023 Search Welcome to Una’s Pain Points in Procurement series.

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Una

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Perhaps they have a monopoly on the product or service you require, or maybe it’s impractical to look elsewhere. Perhaps they have a monopoly on the product or service you require, or maybe it’s impractical to look elsewhere. This supplier has resources on steroids. In other words, they control the game.

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Negotiation Purchasing Price Suppliers 52

Una

MARCH 23, 2023

From a stakeholder’s perspective, procurement can seem sloth-like in the time it takes to complete what appears to be a simple purchase request. Lack of standardization: If procurement processes and procedures are not standardized across an organization, this can lead to delays and confusion. Why is procurement slow?

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Una

JULY 26, 2022

Organizations are creating value from IT spend in three key ways that contribute to top-line growth: Investing in back-end systems and infrastructure to support business operations with automation, Cloud hosting , AI, Machine Learning, data analytics, and more. Creating Value from IT Spend - and Protecting Its Worth. Contract auto-renewals.

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supply chain software solutions Supplier consolidation Purchasing Contract 98

Una

OCTOBER 18, 2022

National shipping companies do tend to offer programs and discounts for small business owners looking to save on postage and shipping. There are several purchasing platforms in the marketplace that do the same. As a group purchasing organization, Una has established relationships with the nation’s leading shipping providers.

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Price Contract Purchasing supply chain budgeting 52

Una

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Cost Savings vs. Cost Avoidance in Procurement Understand cost savings vs. cost avoidance in procurement and how each distinctly impacts an organization’s approach to cost management. Volume discounts One common way to achieve cost savings is by leveraging the purchasing power of the organization. You’re not alone.

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