Recommended Webinars December 16-20: Reimagining Procurement, Human Transformation and Self Sourced Talent

Reimagining Procurement with a Strategic Lens (HBR, Coupa) December 16 th , 12n ET I’ve personally registered for this webinar, partly because I want to hear how a broad, recognized business resource like the Harvard Business Review covers procurement. Obviously, some of the content will be shaped by Coupa, but the main presenter will be Caperton Flood, the head of Bain & Company’s glob...

By Kelly Barner

Posted in Weekly Event Recommendations on 16 December 2019

Low Hanging Fruit & The Snowball Effect in Digital Procurement Transformations

According to Deloitte’s 2018 CPO survey , only 30% of procurement leaders in the U.S. believe that their procurement function is highly effective and highly regarded internally. Whilst 44% believe their digital strategy helps deliver on its procurement objectives and improve enterprise value, 14% have no approved digital strategy in place. In the EMEA region, 79% are not co...

By Robin Gurney

Posted in Guest Posts on 10 December 2019

An Introduction to SOW Management, Part 1

In many cases, the best solution is to partner with a Managed Services Program (MSP) and Vendor Management Software (VMS) provider that can help organizations take a methodical, results-driven approach to SOW management. In part 1 of this 2-part series, we will examine the following: What is SOW management? What are the current challenges of SOW management for organizations...

By Dustin Burgess

Posted in Guest Posts on 05 December 2019

The November ISM-New York Report on Business: Continued Small, Steady Moves

Report Rundown In November, New York City purchasing managers expressed the same cautious optimism reported in October. Current Business Conditions rose for the second month in a row, reaching a 7-month high of 50.4 in November after falling short of the breakeven point by coming in at 47.7 in October. The Six-Month Outlook also rose for the second consecutive month, reaching a ...

By Kelly Barner

Posted in Procurement on 03 December 2019

Plenty to be Grateful For

Every year at Thanksgiving, I stop and consciously appreciate just how good I have it. I love my job, I love procurement and I love all of the people that I come into contact with each year. 2019 was incredible, between marking 10 years at Buyers Meeting Point and expanding my circle of colleagues, all of whom have changed my world for the better. To every reader, listener, follower, sharer...

By Kelly Barner

Posted in Procurement on 25 November 2019

Book Review: A Procurement Compendium

The biggest take away for me is how funny Peter is. And, more surprisingly, how funny procurement is. There are a lot of things we all should be laughing about. One of the chapters, titled “Cerebral Whimsy”, is such a treat. From Santa’s supply operation to Addicted Jim to “James Pond”, you’ll come away feeling lucky that you understand all of the inside jokes. Peter writes about procuremen...

By Kelly Barner

Posted in Book Reviews on 07 November 2019

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