Procurement Heads

MARCH 27, 2023

For Procurement Heads ‘ latest Big Interview, Lorna spoke with Gemma Burman about her procurement career. How did you get into procurement? Well, like a lot of people, I fell into procurement really. What are the roles and responsibilities the procurement function holds within Futures Housing Group?

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Procurement Heads

APRIL 27, 2023

Andrew’s career started in supply chain and M&A roles in Unipart Group, before moving to Royal Mail where he was part of the procurement leadership team that transformed the function, achieving CIPS Gold accreditation in the process. Collaboration and stakeholder engagement are much-used terms within procurement teams.

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Procurement Heads

APRIL 27, 2023

Andrew’s career started in supply chain and M&A roles in Unipart Group, before moving to Royal Mail where he was part of the procurement leadership team that transformed the function, achieving CIPS Gold accreditation in the process. Collaboration and stakeholder engagement are much-used terms within procurement teams.

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

Whether you are a student, a budding professional, or a curious learner, this guide will illuminate the foundational aspects of SCM and help you understand its significance in today’s global economy. A vendor is a specific type of supplier that engages in retail or wholesale distribution of goods and services. What Is a Supplier?

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

Whether you are a student, a budding professional, or a curious learner, this guide will illuminate the foundational aspects of SCM and help you understand its significance in today’s global economy. A vendor is a specific type of supplier that engages in retail or wholesale distribution of goods and services. What Is a Supplier?

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Procurement Heads

JULY 20, 2022

How do Procurement Heads work? The three types of recruitment that Procurement Heads offer are contingent, exclusive and retained. The difference between those is; contingent is multiple agents, fast service, competitive environment, probably just looking at sending across available candidates.

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of business operations, staying ahead in managing procurement processes efficiently is crucial. Enter Procurement Software, a transformative suite of tools designed to streamline purchasing activities and supply chain management. What is Procurement Software?

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of business operations, staying ahead in managing procurement processes efficiently is crucial. Enter Procurement Software, a transformative suite of tools designed to streamline purchasing activities and supply chain management. What is Procurement Software?

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Procurement Tactics

JULY 17, 2022

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Procurement Law — The Ultimate Guide of 2022. Just like any other law, procurement law safeguards the parties that are involved in the transaction. However, not many people know about the laws in procurement. . For this article, we will discuss what procurement law is.

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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 Heads

JUNE 6, 2023

Darron: I am Director of Orbis Procurement, which is a partnership of three local authorities, and as such am Director of Procurement for Surrey County Council, East Sussex County Council and Brighton and Hove City Council. I have been in procurement way too long, I stopped counting after 25 years!

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SCMDOJO

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Whether you’re a seasoned procurement professional or just stepping into the world of sourcing and acquisitions, understanding the nuances of procurement synonyms can make all the difference. So, get ready to elevate your communication skills and gain a deeper understanding of the procurement domain.

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Procurement Tactics

AUGUST 31, 2022

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. E-invoicing changes the way payments and billings in procurement are done. After reading this article, you will have an in-depth understanding of what e-invoicing is. E-invoice is a type of solution that is commonly applied in B2B transactions. First Name. Download Free PDF.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

What is Procurement? Procurement refers to the business processes involved in acquiring goods, services, and work from external suppliers. It involves identifying needs, sourcing potential vendors, obtaining quotes and proposals, negotiating contracts, selecting suppliers, managing relationships, and meeting obligations.

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ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2021

What does Procurement mean? An organization’s Procurement function is responsible for managing spend, in other words the buying goods and services that are used to make the products sold to customers as well as the purchasing of products and services used to run the organization on a day to day basis.

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Procurement Heads

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

He defines and drives business strategy, leading teams across different geographies and cultures and he has delivered procurement transformation (process, people, technology, organisation) and procurement cost reduction across direct and indirect categories, for a wide range of clients over the last 25 years.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

Introduction to Contract Management Contract management is the process of systematically and efficiently managing contract creation, execution, and analysis to maximize operational and financial performance at an organization. Effective contract management provides numerous benefits for companies across industries.

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Procurement Heads

AUGUST 9, 2023

For the latest of Procurement Heads‘ Futureheads series, Joe spoke to Matt Williment about his procurement career journey. What was it that lead you to pursue a career in Procurement? I made the move down to the big smoke and joined IBM and was there for 5 years as a Procurement Consultant then Senior Procurement Consultant.

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Procurement Tactics

DECEMBER 21, 2022

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2023. After taking the time to read this article, you will have a deeper understanding of what supply chain collaboration is all about. Below are the two common types of supply chain collaboration: Vertical Collaboration. Download Whitepaper →. . Or receive our famous weekly newsletter.

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Spend Matters

JANUARY 23, 2024

The distinction between traditional or mundane AI and GenAI remains blurry in the procurement industry as GenAI takes on a life of its own. So it’s important to see GenAI as part of the big AI family picture, but with different techniques, tools and so on. It basically multiplies efficiency through higher process automation.

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Procurement Heads

DECEMBER 15, 2022

For Procurement Heads ‘ latest Big Interview, James spoke with James Dobbin about all things procurement – including his own procurement career, insights into Portland, current hot procurement topics and what he looks for when hiring into his team. How did you get into procurement?

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Procurement Heads

MARCH 27, 2023

For Procurement Heads ‘ latest Big Interview, Lorna spoke with Gemma Burman about her procurement career. How did you get into procurement? Well, like a lot of people, I fell into procurement really. What are the roles and responsibilities the procurement function holds within Futures Housing Group?

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Spend Matters

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The term ‘intake management’ has existed for years in a procurement context, but only relatively recently has its role become firmly implemented within the source-to-pay (S2P) software market. Each of which our analysts have probed and analysed to better understand their strengths and weaknesses as part of our Insider vendor analyses.) “But

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Una

JUNE 1, 2023

6 Reasons to Choose a Career in Procurement Six reasons why a career in procurement is a great professional choice and how it can provide you with a fulfilling and rewarding future. Look no further than procurement! Procurement professionals play a vital role in shaping the success of organizations.

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Procurement Heads

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

For Procurement Heads ‘ latest Big Interview, he spoke to Rahim Ali Ahmad from our Consumer practice about his career and the procurement function’s responsibilities at graze. How did you get into procurement? My career has been much like many people in the industry, I fell into it.

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Positive Purchasing

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

He makes no secret of the fact that he has never enjoyed his negotiations and interactions with his client’s procurement teams, so we thought – as he has now “come over to the Dark Side” as he puts it – we’d take the opportunity to find out why. Long Ago and Far Away I think there are broadly two types of procurement.

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Spend Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Along with generative AI, the intake management market has been this year’s primary discussion among procurement practitioners and software providers. What is the difference between these areas, and which vendors are most notable? Not only has Zip, which productized and popularized intake, reached a $1.5 What is orchestration?

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Una

APRIL 18, 2023

Building Dynamic Teams in Procurement How effective leaders can use trust, diversity and inclusion to build dynamic teams in procurement and transform the way the function operates. It might seem like an exaggerated comparison, but when you think about it, procurement and the military have a lot in common.

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Una

JANUARY 8, 2024

Boosting Business Growth With the Help of a Group Purchasing Organization A playbook for boosting business growth, moving beyond the outdated perceptions of procurement, and turning it into one of your organization’s most important sources of value. What if procurement wasn’t just about cutting costs and securing deals?

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

It would be hard to overstate the impact of Covid-19 on organizations of practically every type. Chaos from the coronavirus has made clear that procurement & supply chain practices need to get smarter. Most have little understanding of who is supplying their suppliers or those suppliers’ suppliers. Lesson One. Lesson Two.

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World of Procurement blog

JANUARY 12, 2022

Over Christmas, I started thinking about the top Contract Management trends for 2022. One general observation I have of us Contract Managers is that there is a fantastic opportunity to become more closely aligned with our Legal colleagues. There is talk of a rise in Legal Operations and Legal Design type roles throughout 2022.

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ivalua

JUNE 29, 2020

Now, of course the systems of healthcare differ but overall the level and growth is certainly a concern. Shift towards self-contracting and self-distribution: With health systems gaining significant scale and wanting more control over their supply chain, this shift is accelerating. Share on Twitter. Share on Twitter. Share on Twitter.

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Procurement Express

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

While at first glance the difference between them might seem confusing, each type of request has a specific purpose. If you don’t know how to make heads or tails between them, this article will be your guide to their differences, as well as knowing which one works best for you. The different types of requests.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 19, 2024

When you hear the words Generative AI in Procurement, your reaction is probably one of two things: Either you get excited, thinking of all the benefits and time-saving hacks it could offer. We therefore must try to understand what potential impact generative AI could have on procurement organisations.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2023

It covers the basics of procurement, including procurement strategies, contract management, and supplier selection. You’ll also learn about supply chain management and the various stages of the procurement process. Provides a solid foundation in the core principles of procurement and supply management.

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Barkers Procurement

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

There are several different reasons why you might wish to optimise your procurement department. Businesses that have no procurement department or only a small procurement department tend to want to optimise their procurement for one or more of the reasons stated above. We’ll review your categories and contracts.

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Spend Matters

MARCH 27, 2024

In fact, more than 80% of CPOs, it states, indicated that digital transformation is a top priority, with a specific focus on GenAI, because “… AI tools can help procurement professionals identify trends and patterns that are otherwise impossible to tease out, thereby enabling more informed decisions from supplier selection to contract negotiation.”

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