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Supporting Procurement During a Recession: How You Can Prepare Your Team

Arkestro

Reading the news, it’s hard not to feel anxious about what seems like an impending recession from the daily headlines. In fact, “69% of Americans are worried about a possible recession by the end of 2023” ( Bankrate ). So, how can you prepare your procurement team for an impending recession? In fact we had GDP growth!

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Strategic Procurement: 4 Tactics for Economic Recovery in 2021

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In August 2020 Gartner published this report “4 Tactics Procurement Can Use to Sustain Influence as Economic Conditions Improve” This blog summarizes the key points of the report which you can read in full, here. Procurement Teams Step-up. A Blueprint for Demonstrating the value of Strategic Procurement.

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Counterintuitive strategies to navigate the recession: Part 1

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

Recessions are inevitable, and while most recessions don’t last over three quarters, navigating the same can be quite treacherous for companies. Procurement, operations, and finance need to work synergistically to improve operational efficiencies and productivity for the long term. Recessions are inevitable.

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Supporting Procurement During Economic Downturns: How You Can Prepare Your Team

Arkestro

Reading the news, it’s hard not to feel anxious about what seems like an impending recession from the daily headlines. In fact, “69% of Americans are worried about a possible recession by the end of 2023” ( Bankrate ). So, how can you prepare your procurement team for an impending recession? In fact we had GDP growth!

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Hiring freezes threaten to halt procurement’s expansion plans

Procurement Leaders

In contrast to such stories, procurement teams appear bullish on their 2023 hiring plans. In contrast to such stories, procurement teams appear bullish on their 2023 hiring plans. In comparison, just 14% of respondents said they planned to reduce the size of their procurement teams in 2023 when compared with 2022.

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Eric Espinasse interview: ‘The more we depend on a supplier, the closer we need to be to them’

Procurement Leaders

PL: Could you share a little bit about your procurement team structure, its strengths and the challenges you face at Ferring? PL: Could you share a little bit about your procurement team structure, its strengths and the challenges you face at Ferring? On a personal note, I am looking for the business to say: “Thank you, procurement.

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Economic uncertainty ahead: 7 things you can do to prepare for a recession

Procurify

Startups are rapidly laying off people , and as the 2022 recession seems inevitable, more businesses will follow suit. Ideally, cutting costs by laying off staff should be a last resort, but it is a common solution businesses use when they aren’t adequately prepared for a recession. So, what can you do to prepare for a recession?