SCMDOJO

APRIL 20, 2023

If you’re eyeing a role as a Procurement Manager (or are looking to hire one), you’re in the right place! As a procurement Manager, you’ll play a crucial role in overseeing the purchasing and procurement process for a company or organization, making sure they get the best bang for their buck.

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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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ivalua

JULY 13, 2022

Procurement Leaders Webinar. With mounting pressure for organizations to make tangible contributions to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives, the procurement function must strategize to implement and report their collective efforts. The percentage of purchased goods emissions by suppliers with science-based targets.

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Eyvo

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Managing procurement processes and supply chains can be strenuous for many organizations. Resilient supply chains and efficient eProcurement software are what make the recent trends in procurement complete. Resilient supply chains and efficient eProcurement software are what make the recent trends in procurement complete.

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Procurement Academy

OCTOBER 19, 2023

A crucial part of successful procurement strategies is the art and science of negotiation. Procurement negotiation refers to a buyer (usually from a company) and a seller (usually from a supplier) working together and discussing the likes of pricing, terms, conditions, and other aspects of a procurement contract.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Ivalua NOW 2021 – Premier event for Procurement & Supply Chain practitioners will showcase latest spend management innovations and extensive line-up of industry leaders . The first is dedicated to procurement leaders and thought leaders showcasing their successes and vision for the future. Redwood City, CA.

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ivalua

JULY 11, 2022

New release features AI-powered contract management, more seamless messaging and communications, supplier risk and performance enhancements and procure-to-pay efficiency . Redwood City, CA – 11 July, 2022 – Ivalua , a global leader in Cloud Spend Management solutions , announced the general availability of its new platform release 174.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 15, 2020

Digital Procurement article, and permission to publish here, provided by Sam Jenks at kodiakrating.com. Navigating the complexity of the global supply chain as a procurement professional can sometimes feel like taking a walk through the Amazon without a compass, or entering into outer space without an oxygen tank. Don’t Panic!

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Synovos

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Improve Operational Efficiency and Eliminate Internal Complexity Through Digital Procurement From better spend visibility to reduced order times and more, can your organization afford to miss out on the benefits of digital procurement? “Any good procurement team needs access to reliable data.”

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ivalua

AUGUST 29, 2019

At the same time, two-thirds (66%) of businesses admitted they were still reliant on such processes as part of their Procurement or supplier management function. The research, conducted by Vanson Bourne on behalf of Ivalua, found that 71% of respondents believed the rate of digitisation in Procurement is low.

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Synovos

AUGUST 9, 2023

RS Integrated Supply’s Costanza Campi to speak at World Procurement Excellence Summit WARRINGTON, UK / RADNOR, PA 8 AUGUST 2023 – Costanza Campi, Senior Vice President of Global Procurement for RS Integrated Supply, has been selected to present at the upcoming World Procurement Excellence Summit in Cologne, Germany.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Ivalua Blog [ivory-search] Weathering Future Disruptions: 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience February 8, 2023 | | Manufacturing by Doug Keeley In the face of an unprecedented global crisis, Procurement stepped up to become a crucial driving force for business continuity. Work to achieve 100% supply chain visibility.

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Synovos

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Importance of Supplier Relationships in Indirect Procurement Challenging times call for closer relationships between organizations and their MRO suppliers Strong and successful indirect procurement strategies depend on strong and successful supplier relationships. Indirect procurement can be somewhat hidden, though.

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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.

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SupplyShift

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and mass shortages of basic goods like toilet paper, the world is realizing the pivotal role that procurement plays in the everyday running of businesses and global commerce. First and foremost, you must align leadership with current sustainable procurement needs.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

In my previous posts, I looked at how to successfully launch a digital transformation and progress to best-in-class Procurement. This is where helping organizations innovate, ensuring business agility and even growing revenue comes into play. Global automotive component supplier Meritor is a great example. Plan to avoid those.

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HICX Solutions

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

He is Director of the EIPM Value Creation Observatory , where he conducts research on innovation, purchasing and new technologies that are changing industries. He is also co-author of the recently released book Fifth Generation Purchasing: When Pace Meets Power. There was a time when Procurement didn’t exist as a function.

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Precoro

MARCH 31, 2023

March 21 was the second annual iteration of World Sustainable Procurement Day , an online event organized by the Sustainable Procurement Pledge team, SPP Chapters, SPP Champions, and partners to raise awareness about the importance of ethical procurement and to share the best sustainability practices with organizations worldwide.

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ivalua

MAY 30, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] 3 Powerful Ways Procurement will Drive the 2030 Saudi Vision Transformation May 30, 2023 | | Procurement Strategy by Sara Omer What is the Saudi Vision 2030 Program? Procurement and supply chain teams will play a crucial role in making this vision a reality.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

With the digitization of the source-to-pay process being a key initiative for many chief procurement officers, to the inherent automation which promises to accelerate innovations such as artificial intelligence (AI), digitization is growing. However, it is fundamental to empowering procurement success in the modern age.

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Precoro

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As part of the larger procurement process, sourcing involves finding and evaluating suppliers for goods or services that need to be purchased. Goals beyond the best purchasing price fall into strategic sourcing. In many cases, new companies start with simple sourcing to get the procurement process rolling.

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Procurement Academy

AUGUST 11, 2022

Managing strategic suppliers effectively is essential for procurement and supply chain teams to improve processes and drive competitive advantage for their organization. Procurement teams must also evaluate whether or not they anticipate a long-term relationship with the supplier to help the organization compete successfully in the market.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Globally ten percent of jobs are in manufacturing, while 37% are associated with supply chain management. Until there are clear answers, business leaders should avoid buying software from companies with deep investments by venture capitalists. Kinaxis Purchase of Rubikloud. The Rubikloud acquisition was a $60M cash purchase.

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Proxima

JUNE 5, 2023

The global supply chain crisis is over. In the world of procurement and supply chain, this is an important moment to pivot our approach. This comes to the very heart of procurement’s strategic role in the success of a business. As the supply chain crisis ends, it’s time to pivot to cost.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 28, 2020

The Procurement, or Purchasing, function is considered by many to be a necessary but non-strategic part of any organization. But there is a profoundly significant Procurement value chain. Procurement is strategic! Now is the time for Procurement to SELL! Could the CPO Be Replaced by the Chief Value Officer?

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Synovos

JANUARY 24, 2024

RS Integrated Supply Joins Minority Supplier Development UK WARRINGTON, UK / RADNOR, PA 23 JANUARY 2024 – RS Integrated Supply, a global MRO supply chain management services company, announced it has joined Minority Supplier Development UK (MSDUK) as a corporate member as part of its commitment to growing a diverse supplier base.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2021

They view their implementation of a tightly integrated suite of applications delivered in a public cloud infrastructure from Oracle as a platform on which they can build to help drive continuous innovation. HWI uses an innovative way to produce and deliver monolithic products in 55-pound bags. HWI employed a crawl-walk-run methodology.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Kevin Nelson, a chief procurement officer and senior vice president at BD, agreed to be interviewed on this topic. With revenues exceeding $20 billion annually, BD (NYSE: BDX) is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. BD, was using a supply chain risk management solution. Chasing N-Tier Visibility.

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SupplyShift

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and mass shortages of basic goods like toilet paper, the world is realizing the pivotal role that procurement plays in the everyday running of businesses and global commerce. First and foremost, you must align leadership with current sustainable procurement needs.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 22, 2019

Earth Day (April 22nd) is a celebration of commitment to creating a safer, healthier and cleaner world, making it a natural time to reflect on the power and value of sustainable procurement programs. Procurement at the pivot point. Clear steps to sustainable procurement. A quick look at the regulatory landscape.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2022

He had a load full of cotton bales, and while idling away hours at a shipyard watching stevedores load other cargo onto ships he dreamed up containers that transformed global supply chains. Operational innovations like the invention of containers led to the huge growth in global value chains, and today 95% of manufactured goods move on ships.

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ivalua

MARCH 5, 2023

March 6, 2023 | | Ivalua NOW by Eloise Barnum 5 Reasons to Attend 2023 Ivalua NOW Paris – Breaking New Ground We are thrilled to invite procurement leaders, innovators, customers, and colleagues to Ivalua NOW Paris. Let’s come together and explore innovative methods to unleash the hidden power of our teams.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Check out What is Virtual Procurement and Why Should You Care? Where is procurement, outsourcing, sourcing, supply chain, and purchasing going? Secondarily, we will include information from other procurement professionals and procurement firms about their experiences, what they forecast, and what they are seeing.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Procurement professionals have the same question looming over their head on a daily basis: “How do you plan on dealing with digitalization?”. Recently I had the pleasure of attending EBG Network’s 8th Annual Source to Pay Summit, which gathered some of the Nordic’s largest organizations and procurement profiles. around the globe?—?and

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Synovos

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The assessment focuses on 21 sustainability criteria that are grouped into four themes: environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement. RS Integrated Supply was introduced by RS Group in 2022 after combining Synovos and IESA, two procurement and supply chain management companies. million customers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic tested the global supply chain. The Failure of Existing Demand Planning Solutions. During the pandemic, supply chain leaders turned off their demand planning solutions. Also, the solutions lacked flexibility. Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

My observation is that over the last two decades and the myriad of mergers and acquisitions and the building of global supply chains, five things happened which makes it harder for organizations to make good decisions at the pace of business: Alignment. A Decline in Innovation. The gaps between commercial and operational teams grew.

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