Spend Matters

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Categories: Conferences , Innovation , Jason Busch , Procurement Strategy & Planning Tags: Conferences and Events , Digital Procurement World Since its inaugural event, we have been known to say of Digital Procurement World that it is “The Best New Procurement Event in Years.”

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Procurement Procurement strategies Innovation Buyers 76

IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This year, the business challenge facing the GRAMMYs paralleled those of other iconic cultural sports and entertainment events: in today’s highly fragmented media landscape, creating cultural impact means driving captivating content across multiple digital channels. But until now, content production had been highly manual and laborious.

Collaboration 61

Collaboration Data Innovation Networking 61

Positive Purchasing

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The Public Procurement and Purchasing Innovations Conference is the must-attend event for those steering, developing, and optimizing public services. As proud sponsors of this event, you can find us on stand N:34 , where our team will be on hand showcasing our leading procurement and negotiation platforms and high-impact training courses.

Innovation 64

Innovation Purchasing Procurement Negotiation 64

Procurement Heads

JANUARY 4, 2023

As a Buyer at British Airways, I bought a range of different categories from engineering spares to airport services. In the event of performance challenge or escalation, my team works with business colleagues to work through corrective action plans with suppliers. I completed my MCIPS there and then moved into consulting.

Supply Chain Efficiency 246

Supply Chain Efficiency Sustainability Agile and Lean Supply Chain Suppliers 246

ivalua

APRIL 8, 2021

By including sub-tier risk and enabling visualization at a category level, you can improve your risk management. Leveraging technology with integrated diverse supplier discovery increases the competitiveness of sourcing events. Recent events have shown that expanding supplier diversity programs can be just that. .

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Suppliers Risk Bidding Strategy 130

Spend Matters

JANUARY 9, 2024

This might be for small use cases like replacing Google when we have a question or more advanced cases like supporting category managers in the buying process. In fact, just recently, we held a webinar with CASME exploring this same topic, bringing together two procurement leaders, who had perspectives from both sides of the argument.

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Procurement Buying process Suppliers Category management 78

Spend Matters

AUGUST 23, 2023

Spend Matters constantly updates its understanding of the state of the procurement tech market via RFIs for our SolutionMap dataset, vendor interviews, global event attendance and product demos with the aim of keeping tech-selection decision makers ahead of market trends.

Procurement 71

Procurement Data supply chain software solutions Suppliers 71

Procurement Heads

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

It’s all the things you would expect in terms of robust Sourcing, SRM and category management across our supply chain, working closely with our business stakeholders and achieving excellent year-on-year results against an ever-increasing set of challenging KPIs. What roles and responsibilities does Procurement/ SRM have within Allianz?

e2e 246

e2e supply chain budgeting Agile and Lean Supply Chain Chief Procurement Officer 246

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

If recent shocks were caused by a black swan event or transitory conditions, the lessons and required actions could be considered limited and incremental. How to properly assess risk is itself a complex topic which I can barely scratch the surface of here. One that takes a portfolio view of category supply risk.

Risk management 130

Risk management Supply Chain Efficiency Risk Supply Chain Optimization 130

Spend Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Our coverage also explores the latest thought leadership topics about procurement and supply, the technology that serves it and comparative analyses based on demos and the scoring of 500+ RFI requirements across 12 source-to-pay (S2P) categories that create our Vendor Ranking data.

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Procurement Risk management Raw materials supply chain software solutions 82

Spend Matters

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Spend Matters constantly updates its understanding of the state of the procurement tech market via RFIs for our SolutionMap dataset, vendor interviews, global event attendance and product demos with the aim of keeping tech-selection decision makers ahead of market trends. What are the challenges and asks of your customers?

Procurement 87

Procurement Sustainability Supply chain Suppliers 87

Procurement Heads

JANUARY 10, 2023

Lots has changed, lots in the economy, the wider society, and geo-political events as well all impacting the supply chain as well as the pandemic, the list is almost endless. How do you break down the function in terms of category and spend and what sort of things will you be looking for moving forward? It seems like a lifetime ago!

supply chain software solutions 130

supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Efficiency Negotiation Procurement 130

ProtoCast

MAY 24, 2021

On today's show, we're tackling the topic of services procurement and how it's often trickier to manage than buying "widgets". Especially when it's a complex service contract and there are particular nuances are unique to that particular category of spend. No acronyms! No acronyms!

Contract 40

Contract Management Sourcing Contract management 40

Arkestro

OCTOBER 4, 2022

If you missed the spring Optimal conference in New York or Optimal ’21 , now is your chance to attend Optimal ’22 Las Vegas , the best procurement event of the year! You don’t want to miss this exclusive event. Fong has authored numerous publications and speaks on source-to-pay topics and managing complex supply chain partnerships.

Supply Chain Optimization 52

Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency Chief Procurement Officer Networking 52

Spend Matters

JANUARY 23, 2024

We see this with the incorporation of a LLM into SAP Ariba Category Management and the increasing role of Joule across our portfolio.” To help shape our understanding of the role of AI versus that of GenAI in procurement, our analysts discussed the following four topics. So traditional AI and GenAI can complement each other.

Category management 63

Category management Data Procurement supply chain software solutions 63

Procurement Leaders

JUNE 13, 2022

Critical contract data is received from the Tier 1s monthly as outlined in their respective works information documents which provides the SCM team with visibility of their tender event schedules and future procurement pipelines and suppliers. Topics of discussion include suppliers’: Overarching services. Financials. Suppliers by tier.

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Procurement Software

APRIL 16, 2024

This was perhaps not recognised until Covid forced us into virtual-only events and networking for over a year. For the companies who are bucking the trend and who are investing more into procurement training, it tends to be driven by more contemporary topics. Before we conclude, however, we have to look at the sexy topic of AI.

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Procurement Budget Procurement team Negotiation 52

Procurement Software

JANUARY 16, 2024

Running a few pre-planned eAuctions and refreshing your category strategies every couple of years are not the hallmarks strategic procurement team. Most sourcing events are actually pretty tactical in nature. And let’s face it, most category strategies are a box-ticking exercise. They blazed their own trail.

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Procurement Procurement team supply chain budgeting Budget 52

Procurement Leaders

JUNE 1, 2022

The 1,015 supplier organisations participating in Schneider Electric’s carbon-reduction initiative, The Zero Carbon Project, come from more than 60 categories across all geographies and vary in their size and carbon maturity. This helps to invigorate discussion on the topic. Using green materials. Using green materials.

Strategy 130

Strategy Sustainability Supply Chain Efficiency Suppliers 130

ivalua

APRIL 12, 2019

The afternoon of the first day at the Ivalua Now event in Paris had a strong AI (artificial intelligence) flavour. When IVA delivers a chart back to the user, it is then easy to change the axis or the time period or drill down into category spend. Now there’s an interesting question – if AI had a flavour, what exactly would it be?

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Procurement team Data Suppliers Contract 176

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

AUGUST 18, 2022

The venue for the event this year is the splendid and historic industrial halls of Areal Bohler. There were over 100 partners and exhibitors in the event sharing their value proposition. The event was attended by “Who-is-who” of supply chain with an overall attendee of above 500 procurement professionals. and many more.

Supply Chain Efficiency 40

Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain Supply Networking 40

The Good Spending

MARCH 22, 2023

I surfed the web for examples of procurement books (my niche topic) and noted their publishers. However, it shouldn't be a surprise for a niche-topic author whose global audience can be counted in thousands. Their global sales, marketing, and distribution efforts are the lifeline for a niche-topic author.

Networking 98

Networking Influencing Procurement Contract 98

Procurement Leaders

JUNE 9, 2022

T-Mobile’s supplier diversity team works across all three of the company’s category teams (Network Infrastructure, Technology and Enterprise Procurement, and Supply Chain) to deliver its initiatives. Workloads are divided between the team members according to their experience in particular categories.

Supply chain 130

Supply chain Supply Procurement team Suppliers 130

Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Bitcoin is a polarized topic in the hot market that has social media debates and outside events as people use Bitcoin for profit. At the same time, the labor class determines standard with average wages, for every category profits definition is distinct. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

Supply Chain Efficiency 91

Supply Chain Efficiency Influencing Supply chain Networking 91

Procurement Heads

DECEMBER 16, 2022

So in the past, I have done different categories, I have been involved in IT and telecoms, for example, and I remember working for a previous company on a contract that in the end was worth more than half a billion! I think it is a great understated career, I know this has been a topic for decades! Was that the biggest achievement?

Contract 130

Contract Procurement Sustainability Purchasing 130

Procurement Heads

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

It’s all the things you would expect in terms of robust Sourcing, SRM and category management across our supply chain, working closely with our business stakeholders and achieving excellent year-on-year results against an ever-increasing set of challenging KPIs. What roles and responsibilities does Procurement/ SRM have within Allianz?

e2e 130

e2e supply chain budgeting Agile and Lean Supply Chain Chief Procurement Officer 130

SCMDOJO

MAY 2, 2024

By building resilience, organizations can ensure the continuity of their operations even in the face of unexpected events like natural disasters, economic downturns, or supplier failures. Ensuring Business Continuity: Supply chain disruptions can have far-reaching consequences, affecting logistics, suppliers, and workforces.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 66

Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization 66

Procurement Software

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

However, to anyone who’s just getting started on this topic, the terminology may be confusing. S2P suites enable procurement teams to conduct strategic sourcing events for more complex requirements. Does your organisation spend a disproportionate amount on any specific category of spend? You may be aware that they’re different.

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Sourcing Contract management Price Procurement 52

The Good Spending

JANUARY 23, 2023

In this illustration, we suggested two categories - motor oils (direct goods) and marketing events and promos (indirect services.) More information on this and other exciting topics can be found in "The Technology Procurement Handbook." b) our sourcing levers must extend to all five major groups of stakeholders.

Sourcing 52

Sourcing Strategy Procurement Contract 52

Procurement Software

MARCH 12, 2024

Gartner has also put together an interesting, well written article on the topic which I would highly recommend as an introductory guide. It can perform, or drastically reduce, the workload for a lot of tasks that are not only administrative in nature, but also those being performed by Buyers and Category Managers.

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Procurement Category management supply chain software solutions Data 52

Una

APRIL 18, 2023

It’s a particularly apt term when discussing this topic because heroes – so they say – are forged in times of crisis. This can help ensure a reliable supply chain and minimize disruptions in the event of a recession or other economic challenges. A time to shine for Sourcing Heroes We often use the term “Sourcing Hero” here at Una.

Risk 98

Risk Procurement supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Optimization 98

Una

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

While digital procurement has been a topic for several years, the receding pandemic and geopolitical conditions have brought the topic to the forefront of many companies. Una can help you manage your spend categories that are frequently left alone, allowing for the generation of new savings and value you may have overlooked.

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Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization Supply chain 97

Procurement Software

JANUARY 24, 2023

Well, we’ve had 2 years of events organisers experimenting during the pandemic. It’s extremely hard to meaningfully network properly when you’re not at a face-to-face event, having lunch together or a glass of wine at the after party. Full disclosure – I attended both events with a media pass.

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Procurement Quality Procurement team Stakeholder engagement 52

The Procuretech Podcast

MAY 3, 2022

This week we're taking on a very relevant topic in today's marketplace. On the one side, there are strategic sourcing events that take a long time (often months) to complete. Beyond ocean freight – Keelvar and other categories. Keelvar can be applied to direct and indirect categories, which is quite unique. Stay in touch!

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Bidding Sourcing supply chain software solutions 52

ivalua

APRIL 5, 2019

What is also particularly interesting given the topic of our last article is that much of the innovation which led to this improvement came from close collaboration between the teams and their supply chains. And don’t forget that the Ivalua NOW event is coming soon to the Louvre in Paris.

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Procurement Suppliers Collaboration Innovation 100

SupplyShift

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

This year’s event was all about taking action. Our panelists unpacked the four steps of the supply chain sustainability journey, from strategy ideation to supplier engagement, while also taking a deep dive on pressing ESG topics such as Scope 3 emissions, forced labor, diversity, and plastics. Looking for more?

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supply chain budgeting Sustainability Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain 52

SupplyShift

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

This year’s event was all about taking action. Our panelists unpacked the four steps of the supply chain sustainability journey, from strategy ideation to supplier engagement, while also taking a deep dive on pressing ESG topics such as Scope 3, forced labor, diversity, and plastics. . Remember, this framework serves as a guide.

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