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Purchasing problems: 10 common challenges every purchasing manager faces

Procurify

So, what are the common challenges purchasing managers face today, and how can they address them? Risk management and mitigation. Risk management and mitigation is a primary purchasing challenge today. Before, purchasing managers often prioritized spend management. Optimizing the purchasing process.

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What Makes a Supplier Strategic?

Una

We need to focus on those that are critical for maintaining a reliable supply chain, optimizing costs, driving innovation, improving efficiency , and supporting strategic objectives. The focus for these items is usually on building strong relationships with suppliers and ensuring a stable supply chain.

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Managed Procurement Services: A Strategic Approach to Cost Reduction

Empowering CPO

If you’re new to the term, Managed Procurement Services refers to the outsourcing of a company’s procurement functions to a specialized firm. This approach allows businesses to leverage the expertise of procurement specialists to streamline operations, optimize supplier relationships, and most importantly, reduce costs.

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Category Management in Procurement: A Comprehensive Overview & Best Practices

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Category Management as a Strategic Procurement Function Category management is regarded as a strategic procurement function as it helps drive value for the organization, such as reduced prices and costs, supply chain risks and timescales and focusing on building supplier relationships.