Spend Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

However, the business world often needs to improve to reflect the true diversity of society, both within companies and in their supply chains. By incorporating a wide range of suppliers, businesses can create an inclusive supply chain that reflects the diversity of the broader society. This content is for members only.

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Procurement Heads

JUNE 28, 2023

In her current role, she is responsible for connecting the dots between Mars Wrigley’s sustainability goals and the needs of their supply chain.  Amanda Davies is Chief Procurement and Sustainability Officer at Mars Wrigley and a member of the Mars Wrigley Global Executive Team, based in Chicago, Illinois.  

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Procurement Heads

MARCH 7, 2023

You attract what you are, so invest time in being the best version of you.” With a strong commitment to D&I why are companies not able to step up to deliver on that? From this perspective, while EQUALITY is the outcome, due to our differences and uniqueness, EQUITY in our actions is what can get us there.

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Leadership Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain Import 246

Spend Matters

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Spend Matters is delighted to announce the 2023 roster for our ‘Future 5 ‘ list. What it does dSilo is an AI-focused contract and invoicing analytics solution that helps companies derive value from existing data through pre-trained AI models.

Contract 85

Contract supply chain software solutions Innovation Procurement 85

Spend Matters

AUGUST 29, 2023

Continuing our series of analyst observations on procurement tech market movements, this week we are considering the development of dark web monitoring as a tool in cyber supply chain risk management. This is despite the years of examples for why procurement needs a more proactive cyber supply chain risk management (C-SCRM) strategy.

supply chain software solutions 92

supply chain software solutions Risk management Risk Supply chain 92

Procurement Heads

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

For Procurement Heads’ latest Big Interview, Laura spoke with Gemma Burman about her career in procurement and what challenges she and other procurement leaders currently face in the industry. What are the roles and responsibilities the procurement function holds within your organisation and how do you split the function out?

Supply Chain Efficiency 130

Supply Chain Efficiency Sustainability Collaboration Procurement 130

SCMDOJO

APRIL 22, 2024

As recent times have shown us, political matters across the world can have an impact on shipping routes, thus affecting the prices of goods all around the world. But what steps can you take to a more resilient supply chain during disruptions? If you’re ready to learn more about creating stronger supply chains, read below.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 77

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

 Today I’m joined by long-standing supply chain tech company GAINS , for the third and final show in our collaborative series together. GAINS is the supply chain performance optimization company. Its platform drives faster, smarter decisioning everywhere inventory matters.

Innovation 52

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

 In today’s episode of Women In Supply Chain, I’m joined by Alexis Mizell-Pleasant – editor, writer, content creator and veteran. Benefitting from a diverse resume of communications experience, Alexis is currently Managing Editor of Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazines.

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Procurement Tactics

AUGUST 23, 2022

For this article, we will talk about what the contract management process is. After reading this article, you will have an insight into why contract management is needed in an organization. Additionally, you will be able to utilize all the learnings you gain from what you have read in your profession. Why does it Matter?

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 19, 2024

Titled “Revolutionize Your BI: Digital Transformation Stories from the Real World,” the panel included Whirlpool’s Gowri Namboodiri , Caterpillar ‘s Ben Newman, and Coyote Logistics ‘ Director, Supply Chain Engineering & Analytics Jay Zaleski. I came across it by accident, but I am glad that I did.

Supply Chain Efficiency 84

Supply Chain Efficiency Influencing Leadership Data 84

Spend Matters

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In our ever-increasingly connected world and the “hyper-globalized” supply chains that keep it running, a natural disaster tends to have widespread effects well beyond ground zero. As natural disasters are increasing in frequency and magnitude, the implications for supply chain risk management can be overwhelming.

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Supply chain Supply chain resilience Supply Risk 98

Spend Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Throughout the year our analyst team provides vendor-specific profiles and tech solution analyses as part of Spend Matters Insider content. We then look ahead to what members can expect in the coming months. In this roundup of Q3, we review the Vendor Analyses and other Insider content that the team produced in the previous quarter.

Procurement 89

Procurement e2e Contract Sourcing 89

Procurement Templates

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

It’s not hard to imagine why. The Current Procurement Landscape Procurement specialists, often the linchpin of supply chain operations, orchestrate the acquisition of goods and services, ensuring cost-effectiveness and timely delivery. Machine Learning? How familiar are you with these words?

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Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency Ethics Supply Chain Optimization 130

Spend Matters

AUGUST 30, 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 94

Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency Spend management Sustainability 94

Spend Matters

JANUARY 30, 2023

Categories: Procurement Strategy & Planning , Supply Chain Visibility Tags: PRO This Spend Matters PRO Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Portcast and its solution for cargo tracking. The modern supply chain is convoluted. Portcast exists to help mitigate this problem. Read more. )

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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. Read his recommendations in eWorld: first dispatch.

Procurement 79

Procurement Supply Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization 79

Procurement Heads

OCTOBER 20, 2022

As a specialist procurement recruiter, with many years of experience, I’ve seen all sorts of approaches to building procurement and supply chain teams. Be specific about what the package on offer is, and, if you are offering hybrid or flexible what does that look like? Exhaust all of your internal options.

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Procurement Heads

AUGUST 11, 2022

When did your interest in procurement and supply chain begin? How did you engineer your career path to the point you are now at as Head of Supply Chain? I believe change is the key element in building my career, I am the type of person who is energised by change; even my family keep asking me why I change all the time.

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supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain Leadership 130

Procurement Heads

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

What are the benefits of hiring an interim procurement professional? Has demand for interim supply chain professionals increased as a result of Brexit, the pandemic and geopolitical situations? What sort of organisations are hiring interims currently? And what skillsets are they looking for? Absolutely.

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supply chain software solutions Supplier relationship management Supply chain Demand 130

Spend Matters

MARCH 11, 2024

At Spend Matters, it’s as important for us to get to know the requirements and opinions of the procurement community of practitioners as it is for us to understand the world of tech solutions and their providers. So it was good to see a nice mix of both presenting at Procurement Strategies and Innovation (PSI) last week.

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Procurement strategies Innovation Strategy Procurement 94

Let's Talk Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In today’s episode of Women In Supply Chain, I’m joined by Carmit Glik – 2023 Pro To Know, board member, CEO, and passionate advocate of digital transformation. While there’s still more work to be done, what we’re doing is working. GoFreight is the world’s leading cloud-based freight forwarding management system.

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Categories: Procurement Systems & Architecture , Supply Chain Visibility Tags: PRO In this Spend Matters PRO Vendor Analysis, we give an overview of Circularise, a blockchain-based traceability solution that helps companies trace products and materials to verify their origins, certificates, CO2 footprints and other material data.

Supply Chain Efficiency 69

Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain Raw materials Supply Chain Visibility 69

Let's Talk Supply Chain

DECEMBER 17, 2023

 In today’s episode of Women In Supply Chain, I’m joined by my good friend and industry powerhouse, Christine Barnhart. SHOW SPONSORS: GoFreight GoFreight is proud to sponsor the ‘Women in Supply Chain podcast series, recognizing women’s vital role in the industry and the need to highlight their contributions and experiences.

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Categories: Cost Management , Procurement Strategy & Planning , Sourcing , Spend Analysis Tags: PRO In this Spend Matters PRO Vendor Analysis we give an update of LevaData, a solution built to support the sourcing process for direct materials. More precisely, LevaData focuses on Design-for-Supply (DFS). We still have much to learn.

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Sourcing Supply Chain Optimization Procurement strategies Supply chain 78

Let's Talk Supply Chain

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Today Peter Gowanlock, VP of Freight Solutions at KNNX, will be telling me all about KNNX and what they do; bringing the benefits of blockchain to supply chain; using technology to facilitate collaboration; and solving the challenge of visibility and information sharing for organizations. He holds a B.Sc. Blockchain is healthy.

Supply Chain Efficiency 59

Supply Chain Efficiency Real-time Visibility Supply chain Supply 59

Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The last few years have put the word “supply chain” in the headlines as so-called supply chain disruptions and shortages have impacted everybody. Even now, supply chains are far from being “back to normal.”

Risk management 73

Risk management Supply Chain Optimization Risk Supply chain 73

SCMDOJO

JUNE 14, 2023

As supply chain professionals, we must understand the role of Effectiveness & Efficiency in Supply Chain Optimization But while you may have already implemented changes, you feel like there’s still something missing to decrease your cost. Having supply chain visibility is crucial for several reasons.

Supply Chain Efficiency 92

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. No matter what your job or career is, no matter what company or industry you work in, and no matter where you live, Human Resources are at the epicentre of everything. My job was to make changes immediately and that is exactly what I started doing.

Supply chain 91

Supply chain Supply Leadership Purchase orders 91

Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Categories: Analytics , Procurement Strategy & Planning , Spend Analysis , Supplier Information Management Tags: PRO This Spend Matters PRO Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Vendigital, its solution for spend and supplier analytics and how it pairs these tools with its consulting capabilities. Read more. )

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Suppliers Buyers Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing 73

Spend Matters

OCTOBER 3, 2023

We recently spoke with procurement solution providers to discover what their customers are asking of them. In a new series of investigations Spend Matters is speaking with representatives from the world of procurement tech practitioners and consultants to discover the word on the street about the challenges of ‘turning digital.’

Procurement 78

Procurement Price Buyers supply chain budgeting 78

Let's Talk Supply Chain

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Bringing more diverse voices to these areas of supply chain can only help to weather the latest logistics disruptions. We already know that bringing more women in supply chain can stoke more curiosity and agility —helping organizations achieve and maintain breakthrough business performance.

Logistics 95

Logistics Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain software solutions 95

Spend Matters

MAY 24, 2023

Categories: risk-compliance-management Tags: PRO This Spend Matters PRO Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Prevalent and its third-party risk management (TPRM) solution. Prevalent allows users to continuously monitor third-party vendors for security, privacy, compliance and supply-chain-related risks. Read more. )

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Procurement Heads

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Before you even start to apply for a new job role, ask yourself why you’re looking and be honest. This is a crucial point, don’t use another job offer as leverage, be brave and ask what your options are – your employer may well surprise you. The point is, will these negative elements eventually dissipate or can they be resolved?

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Import Procurement Supply chain Management 130

Let's Talk Supply Chain

JANUARY 8, 2024

  In today’s episode of Women In Supply Chain, we’re doing things a little differently. Instead of featuring one woman in supply chain, we’re featuring three – and talking about a topic that affects us all. Or, for women, the lack of money! How many hours have we, as women, put towards ‘free’ work?

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

DECEMBER 19, 2023

It’s a term that has rapidly grown over the last few years, in light of movements like Me Too and Black Lives Matter, where people in positions of power have been found to have abused those positions, without being held to account. There’s a huge conversation about what was cancel culture and what is cancel culture now.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain Import Logistics 52

Spend Matters

AUGUST 31, 2022

What's more, the broader sustainability challenges ahead of us that influence demand and regulations reinforce the need for enhanced direct materials management. What's more, the broader sustainability challenges ahead of us that influence demand and regulations reinforce the need for enhanced direct materials management.

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