How can your procurement organization get off the 'treadmill' of providing reactive, tactical support? Start the race to becoming a more proactive, value-added partner by building category...
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"That's what we have always done," won't achieve innovation. Today's business environment is volatile and complex. The tactics adopted over the last 30 years are no longer effective. Business...
Have you been sourcing the same indirect categories year after year? Does it feel like you're running out of ways to drive savings and bring exciting new value to your company? If this is starting...
Sourcing professionals negotiate on a daily basis…none of the parties want to be taken advantage of…and all are aiming to win. These dynamics sometimes make negotiations difficult. Negotiations...
Using a category management approach may seem tedious, tactical and overly detailed. Yet, it can yield results that are better than expected. This was the case with Tempur Sealy International (TSI...
While procurement and finance are critical contributors to company performance, human relationships between these key functions can become...
This resource contains ten recommendations on proven ways to optimize and reduce costs under existing outsourcing arrangements and four recommendations on strategies to reduce costs through new...
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By implementing the principles of this guide, you’ll be able to increase the savings in procurement that affect the whole organization. You'll improve the ability to communicate those savings,...
Today's procurement is not only about delivering savings. Procurement's mandate has widened to cover supplier risk, diversity, and sustainability topics. Data has become the centerpiece of value...