Last week, Art of Procurement officially announced the launch of SpendPros, our on-demand category and sourcing enablement consultancy. Click here to learn more about these exciting new offerings and how they can help you and your team access the insights you need to 10X the impact of procurement! If you are planning your event schedule in adv...

Did you know that each Friday Art of Procurement releases a special, short-form podcast called the Procurement 6? In six segments, a rotation of hosts will get you up to speed on the week’s new content and events. Listen to the March 8th episode here! If you are planning your event schedule in advance, I recommend “Supplier Diversity Best Practices...

Are you subscribed to This Week in Procurement, the Art of Procurement newsletter? Sign up to receive news about upcoming events, new whitepapers, and – of course – the #1 podcast in procurement each week as soon as it is available! If you are planning your event schedule in advance, I recommend “AI in Action: Practical Use Cases & Adoption Str...

If the start of the year has seemed busy – you’re in luck this week! We pick up a 366th day of the year on Thursday. Make the most of your leap year extra day, and then get ready to spring forward into March! If you are planning your event schedule in advance, I recommend “5 Strategies for Cost Reduction and Value Creation in 2024” from Procurify o...

Many of the conversations we’re having these days relate to procurement orchestration, combining tech and process to improve procurement’s experience and effectiveness. Art of Procurement is running a survey to better understand the goals and best practices associated with procurement orchestration. Please take 5 minutes to complete the survey toda...

This is a slow week for procurement and supply chain events, so if you have a little time on your hands and want to contribute to an ongoing effort to study procurement orchestration, take this 5-minute survey being run by Art of Procurement and ORO Labs. If you are planning your event schedule in advance, join Art of Procurement for 6 sessions foc...

Are you subscribed to the Art of Supply newsletter on LinkedIn? Each week, subscribers receive the latest episode of the AOS podcast and accompanying long form article direct to their inboxes and also receive a notification on LinkedIn. Sign up here!  You’ll also note that this set of recommendations covers two weeks. Look for our next recomme...

Every week I recommend a few upcoming webinars that I think are particularly worth your time. If you would prefer to find them on LinkedIn, follow the Buyers Meeting Point company page. If you are planning your events schedules in advance, join me for an Art of Procurement category webinar: State of Packaging Procurement in 2024 with Matt Reddingto...

Happy new year! The starting days of 2024 have already been eventful – including the recent rebrand of Dial P for Procurement into the Art of Supply podcast. To learn more about what this means (and check out our new look), read the announcement on Art of Procurement. If you are planning your events schedules in advance, check out the first Art of ...

And just like that, here we are. This is the last week of event recommendations for 2023. I started listing events and making recommendations back in 2015 as a way of helping the procurement community stay in the know about good educational opportunities. That tradition continues – and will continue for year 9 in 2024! I expect to start making reco...

The more things change, the more they remain the same. In this week’s events, we get a sampling of the pervasive issues procurement – and companies in general – continue to face. We’re still dealing with process chaos, trying to achieve peace in supply relationships, and worrying about automation coming for our jobs. Fortunately, all of these event...

As we get closer to the end of 2023, it looks like December 15th is going to be the end of the events year. Stay tuned for fresh looks and new perspectives on the procurement and supply chain space starting in mid-January!  If you are planning your event schedule ahead of this week, I recommend joining me, Sagi Eliyahu and Dan Coor (both from ...

Next week will be very quiet with the Thanksgiving holiday taking place in the U.S. There are some events still happening, and one of them is featured below with this week’s recommendations. If you are planning your event schedule ahead of this week, I recommend Redefining Procurement’s Value and Shifting Mindsets  from Art of Procurement &...

As we start the first full month of November, it is impossible to ignore the reality that the end of the year is just weeks away. At most there are only 6 full work weeks left in the year. 2024 is just around the corner and there is no time to waste! Hopefully you will find inspiration for the new year in this week’s events. If you are planning you...

There is just one week left to go before the stage lights go on for AOP Mastermind LIVE 2023. We have lined up FOUR HOURS’ work of enlightening speakers, each of whom has a timely topic they are eager to discuss live. Register now to join us on November 7th or to have immediate on demand access to all of the sessions.  If you are planning your...