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Driving Successful Initiatives: A Guide to Achieving Stakeholder Buy-In

Barkers Procurement

Identify risks Managing risks is essential because reckless spending can eat into your organisation’s budget and bottom line. All projects carry risks, so identify them early. This will allow you to manage them better. Have a clear risk management plan in place to put your stakeholders at ease.

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Deloitte Global CPO Survey 2023 — A focus on digital maturity and how to get there

Spend Matters

It’s also unsurprising to see that under the current risk environment, 80% of CPOs cite Enhancing Risk Management as a business priority, shooting ‘supply risk analytics’ up the priority agenda, from 35% in 2021 to 51% today. Category management is the core engine for scaling processes.

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The National Program of IT as the Alter-Ego of Procurement

The Good Spending

Contract management is another miserable story. Was there any SRM or stakeholder engagement? Risk management? Change management? How did procurement award contracts to at least two suppliers who relied on iSoft without a working platform? Cost control?

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Spot the mistakes Strategic Sourcing Framework

Procurement Templates

Stakeholder Engagement : It’s important to involve relevant stakeholders in the assessment process to ensure that their needs and preferences are considered. Stakeholders may include department heads, end-users, finance teams, and others who will be impacted by the procurement decisions.

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The Human Factor in Strategic Sourcing

Una

Stakeholder engagement First up, begin by engaging stakeholders from various departments, such as finance, operations, and ESG, at an early stage. Risk management Consider the human influence on risk management. Transparent decision-making fosters trust and minimizes misunderstandings.

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Procurement 101: Your Essential Guide to Strategic Sourcing

World of Procurement blog

Procurement Best Practices To maximize the value of procurement, organizations should follow certain best practices around ethics, sustainability, risk management, and cost savings. Conduct supply chain audits and due diligence on high-risk categories. Diversify suppliers across geographies to reduce concentration risk.

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Procurement and Sustainability: A Harmonious Partnership for a Greener Future

Procurement Templates

Risk Management : Supply Chain Resilience : Evaluate suppliers’ strategies for mitigating risks related to environmental disruptions, such as natural disasters or resource scarcity. Continuous Improvement : Assess suppliers’ commitment to ongoing sustainability improvements and goal attainment.