Spend Matters

MAY 27, 2025

Automated spend management AI-powered spend analytics automatically reconcile procurement cost data with financial reports, reducing the risk of mismatched data and inaccurate financial forecasting. Support Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting to align procurement with corporate sustainability goals.

Real-time Visibility 82

Real-time Visibility Procurement supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Optimization 82

Planergy

MARCH 18, 2025

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. How better management in AP can give you better flexibility for cash flow management. But what happens if those supply chains are disrupted?

supply chain budgeting 52

supply chain budgeting supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain 52

ivalua

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The pandemic wreaked havoc on businesses and their supply chains, but even in these trying times, there’s a silver lining. The job of sourcing professionals is to understand the risk in the supply chain and manage it so they can react quickly when a problem occurs.” Start by Putting the Right Technology in Place.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain software solutions supply chain budgeting Procurement 130

ivalua

MARCH 24, 2022

Redwood City, CA – March 24th, 2022 – Ivalua, a global leader in spend management, today announced that it has been named a leader in The Forrester Wave : Supplier Value Management Platforms, Q1 2022. Ivalua is honored to be recognized in this important evaluation covering a broad range of Procurement and Supply Chain processes.

Suppliers 130

Suppliers Management Supply Chain Efficiency Spend management 130

ivalua

JANUARY 23, 2019

Axbility Consulting, a subsidiary of Ivalua European partner Axys Consultants, reinforces Ivalua’s capabilities to empower today’s Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders. All the 220 consultants provide their well-renowned expertise to ensure a sustainable performance to their clients.

Procurement 145

Procurement supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Efficiency Spend management 145

ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2022

Redwood City, 17 August, 2022 – Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced that O-I Glass Inc, an American Fortune 500 company headquartered in Perrysburg, Ohio, has selected its solution to streamline its Global Direct and Indirect Source-to-Pay (S2P) Processes. in 2021 and 24,000 employees. About Ivalua.

Sourcing 130

Sourcing Buying process Supplier relationship management Supply Chain Optimization 130

ivalua

MAY 23, 2022

May 23, 2022 – Ivalua, a leading provider of Spend Management Cloud solutions, announced the winners of its Carbon Footprint Innovation Cup at its marquee annual event, Ivalua NOW 2022 in Washington D.C. The PwC / Ivalua team was awarded first place for their Sustainability Tracker. Redwood City, CA. About Ivalua.

Innovation 130

Innovation supply chain software solutions Spend management Procurement 130

Procurement Tactics

JULY 2, 2023

Sustainable Procurement Maintain high profitability while moving toward sustainability 4. There are various tools and software that provide a template to create a job order document. Sustainable Procurement Course Maintain profitability while moving toward sustainability 4. How to Utilize Job Orders?

supply chain budgeting 184

supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Negotiation Budget 184

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 16, 2021

Coupa Software, a specialist in Business Spend Management, has announced new product innovations designed to help organizations maximize business and ESG impact through their spend.

Innovation 90

Innovation Sustainability Spend management Management 90

ivalua

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Nearly a third (32%) of procurement teams concede to cutting corn ers with their sourcing criteria for suppliers to secure supply. 49% believe that global supply chains won’t fully recover to pre-Covid operational norms until 2024 or beyond. Ivalua is a leading provider of cloud-based Spend Management software.

Procurement team 130

Procurement team Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Procurement 130

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Each stage contributes to a more strategic approach to procurement: Spend management: Despite the title, source to pay cannot really start with sourcing. Category management: Whereas spend management aims to depict the entire landscape, category management fills in the detail for each major spend category.

Sourcing 52

Sourcing e2e Supply Chain Efficiency Strategic sourcing 52

ivalua

MARCH 1, 2022

Procurement teams will be empowering a strategy advisor to provide a framework for how to leverage technology, retain talent, and drive sustainable value. Ultimately, it is the combination of these two that drives sustained success. ENABLE CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY . ALIGN SKILLS AND TALENT WITH CHANGING BUSINESS NEEDS .

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Procurement team supply chain software solutions Sustainability 130

Spend Matters

AUGUST 3, 2022

eFlow, its S2C solution, is the cornerstone of that value proposition as it embeds a wealth of general and contextualized content and knowledge delivered and maintained by Efficio’s experts. managing contracts or ESG performance), spend categories and supporting intelligence.

Sourcing 104

Sourcing Spend management Procurement supply chain software solutions 104

ivalua

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

New Risk Center adds capabilities and integrations to extend existing leadership in enabling holistic management of supplier risk. The latest innovations extend the existing strength of Ivalua’s Supplier Management solution, which had already been recognized as a Leader by Forrester Research Inc.

Risk management 20

Risk management Risk Management Real-time Visibility 20

ivalua

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Redwood, CA, 20th December 2021 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, today announced that Canada’s largest co-operative, Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL), has gone live with its source-to-contract solution which includes a seamless integration to TealBook, the leading supplier data foundation.

Contract 130

Contract Sourcing Suppliers Data 130

ivalua

MARCH 31, 2020

31 March, Redwood City, CA – Ivalua, a leading provider of global spend management cloud solutions , has announced the latest findings of a worldwide study of supply chain, procurement and finance business leaders on Effective Procurement Performance Measurement. Download the full study here.

Procurement 130

Procurement Procurement team supply chain software solutions Supply chain 130

Procurement Insights

MAY 15, 2025

in 2015 and climbing steadily to $1.21B by 2025 – representing extraordinary growth as the company established itself as a leader in the spend management space. million in 2015 (pre-IPO) to approximately $725 million by fiscal year 2022.

Spend management 52

Spend management Supply Chain Efficiency Change management Innovation 52

Planergy

JULY 5, 2022

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. ESG In Supply Chain: Creating a Sustainable Value Chain. Ethical Sustainability & Responsibility Procurement. Of all these emissions, 2/3 of them usually come from the upstream supply chain.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Supply Chain Optimization supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Efficiency 52

ivalua

MARCH 31, 2023

Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced that it has been ranked by Comparably among the top 100 companies with the best outlook , best global culture , and best departments in engineering , marketing, and sales. About Ivalua Ivalua is a leading provider of cloud-based Spend Management software.

Leadership 130

Leadership Spend management supply chain software solutions Collaboration 130

Procurement Insights

MAY 3, 2025

Sourcing Innovation Launch Date: June 2006 Overview: Authored by Michael Lamoureux, a Computer Science PhD, Sourcing Innovation focuses on procurement technology, strategic sourcing, and supply chain management. AI, e-sourcing), spend analytics, and best practices. It serves analysts, procurement leaders, and managers.

Procurement 40

Procurement Supply Chain Optimization Ethics supply chain software solutions 40

Planergy

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. How better management in AP can give you better flexibility for cash flow management. What's PLANERGY?

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting Budget 52

Planergy

MARCH 12, 2025

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. Simpler Logistics and Supply Chain Management With operations overseas, you run the risk of becoming too reliant on global supply chains.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization supply chain software solutions 52

Planergy

MARCH 19, 2025

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. Cost Efficiency: Thoughtful management helps schools meet financial goals by eliminating waste. What's PLANERGY?

Suppliers 52

Suppliers Management supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Arkestro

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Historically, the focus has been on optimizing portfolios of spend—prioritizing what to address, defer, or ignore—using well-known frameworks such as the Kraljic Matrix and the Pareto Principle. Today’s procurement challenges go far beyond cost negotiations and sourcing. However, this convenience comes with a downside.

Procurement 52

Procurement Bidding Procurement team Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Procurement Software

APRIL 23, 2024

Spend analytics software would be the first tech investment I’d make in a greenfield Head of Procurement role. You have to know what you’re spending your money on before you can start to transform your procurement operations. To do this quickly and efficiently, spend analytics software is your best friend.

supply chain software solutions 52

supply chain software solutions Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting 52

ivalua

MARCH 9, 2023

By gaining visibility into spending patterns, demand, supplier performance, and supply markets–opportunities will be uncovered. Spend under management: S2P software can help procurement teams better manage the percentage of company spend that is under contract and under management.

Sourcing 130

Sourcing Real-time Visibility e2e supply chain software solutions 130

Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Travel and Expense management leveraging SAP Concur is an easy plug in for travel spend management and all spend flowing through expense reporting. AI, GenAI and Joule SAP made some announcements about SAP Joule, its GenAI-powered copilot solution. EcoVadis), the SAP Business Network and/or GenAI.

Networking 116

Networking Spend management Suppliers Supply Chain Optimization 116

Jaggaer

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Balancing Cost, Resiliency, and Sustainability in Procurement: Insights from Georg Roesch Procurement professionals across industries and markets are struggling to keep their supply chains agile in a world of constant disruptions. Explore the evolving role of software, AI, and data, and how they can support your ESG goals.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability supply chain software solutions Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

ivalua

MARCH 17, 2021

Automation can deliver improved forecasting, monitoring and collaboration in addition to a more predictable and sustainable means of managing federal resources. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Sean Correll and Tom Grimes if you have further questions related to Grant Management and Ivalua’s Grant Management Software.

Supply Chain Efficiency 130

Supply Chain Efficiency Management supply chain budgeting Budget 130

Spend Matters

DECEMBER 19, 2023

With another busy year of procurement and supply chain events tidily packed away behind us, Spend Matters is pleased to provide a round-up of the main events we attended in 2023, with a short recap of each and key takeaways. AI, GenAI and Joule – SAP made some announcements about SAP Joule, its GenAI-powered copilot solution.

Procurement 104

Procurement Supply Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain software solutions 104

Procurement Express

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Throw in approvals, payment terms, shipping costs, sustainability concerns, and maybe a dash of I know a guy supplier loyalty, and suddenly its chaos. It controls the spending while you focus on other aspects of your project, like unforeseen pitfalls and personnel management. How does the software achieve this?

Purchasing 40

Purchasing Purchase orders supply chain budgeting Budget 40

ivalua

AUGUST 29, 2019

Procurement teams are becoming a more intrinsic part of business strategy, able to help organisations manage and predict supply chain risk, unlock innovation, create sustainable cost savings, and help grow revenue. Leading the charge in navigating this constantly shifting trading environment is the Procurement department.

Procurement 154

Procurement Procurement team Supply Chain Efficiency Business strategy 154

Skill Dynamics

JULY 19, 2024

The Foundation of a Successful Procurement Strategy To put it simply, a procurement strategy is a plan that outlines how an organization optimizes its external spending, manages its various supplier relationships, and maintains streamlined internal processes to support cost-effectiveness and generate efficiency.

Procurement strategies 90

Procurement strategies Strategy Procurement supply chain budgeting 90

ivalua

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Redwood City, CA – December 18, 2019 – Ivalua, a global leader in cloud Spend Management solutions , today announced that it has been recognized as a Leader by Forrester Research Inc. S2C suites offer the software tools to achieve these objectives.”. in “ The Forrester Wave™: Source-to-Contract Suites, Q4 2019.”

Contract 20

Contract Sourcing Eprocurement Strategic sourcing 20

ivalua

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Redwood City, CA – December 18, 2019 – Ivalua, a global leader in cloud Spend Management solutions , today announced that it has been recognized as a Leader by Forrester Research Inc. S2C suites offer the software tools to achieve these objectives.”.

Contract 20

Contract Sourcing Eprocurement Strategic sourcing 20

Procurement Software

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

European procurement software startups are growing fast, and we’re constantly seeing new ones landing onto the scene. If you want to search the whole range of procurement tech companies out there beyond just startups, then check our our free software directory. Procuretech in Europe is buzzing right now.

Supply Chain Efficiency 59

Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Procurement Real-time Visibility 59

ivalua

APRIL 28, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Payment Cards FAQ: More Cash Rewards, Less Effort April 28, 2023 | | Innovation by Steve Carter Unlock your Payment Solution Organizations are rethinking their traditional payment methods as they seek to maximize savings while securely streamlining the invoicing process.

Innovation 130

Innovation Purchasing supply chain budgeting Contract 130