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Supply Management and Performance

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

One of the essential mechanisms of Supply Management and Performance is a Supplier Rating Program, where you will collect, analyze, and use data to optimize supplier performance. The Complete Supplier Management Strategy. Supplier Management Strategy. Supplier Management Metrics. Strategic Supplier Management.

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Episode 111: Taking Intelligent Risks with Mark Trowbridge

Una

Mark is an experienced procurement leader with a broad area of focus including sourcing, supply management, contracts management, supplier relationship management, risk management, and inventory management.

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A Gameplan for Procurement Transformation

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

A successful procurement transformation involves a strategic overhaul of processes, technologies, and approaches to achieve greater efficiency, cost savings, risk management, and value creation. Procurement teams equipped with risk management tools can ensure business continuity and minimize potential negative impacts.

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Understanding Your Supply Landscape

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

Disruption Management has become a major discipline in today’s Supply Management doctrine. The abatement of supply risks is at the heart of such doctrines and strategies. NLPA designed the Supply Risk Ecosystem Framework to conceptualize supply landscapes regarding supply risks.

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Procurement-Specific Leadership Skills

Una

The hard-won skills that you’ve developed over the course of your procurement or supply management career will always be relevant, no matter how high you climb. Risk management Procurement leaders play a critical role in assessing and mitigating risks associated with the supply chain.

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Case Study: BNP Paribas

Skill Dynamics

Once their plan is complete, they will receive a world class certificate from the IFPSM (The International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management). We wanted to ensure our procurement teams were able to manage the market exigencies, by both improving our organization and our employees’ expertise.

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What does a Procurement Manager do? Job Description, Skills, and Qualifications

Arkestro

They spend much of their time analyzing inventory levels, assessing current and anticipated needs, and identifying potential gaps in the supply chain. Procurement management isn’t associated with one specific degree, but many majors could prepare someone for the industry, such as business, economics, supply management, or finance.