The latest news on people and tech in the digital procurement space, as well as thought leadership pieces on all things procurement software.
Low cost purchasing software – is it a myth?And do any of these affordable solutions also have transparent pricing?The answer is YES to both.In the...
No Code Procurement is a phrase I came up with to highlight the many opportunities that are out there to build procurement apps using existing...
Hot on the back of me going to a couple of conferences, I thought it’s worth asking the controversial question: Are they worth it?We’ve certainly...
As procurement software evolves, intake and process orchestration solutions are one of the most interesting arrivals on the scene.These newer tools aim to offer a more flexible and...
1999. The year I first tasted procurement.I was doing a summer job as a Buying Assistant in an automotive gearbox manufacturing company in my hometown.Procurement,...
As procurement automation and the increased hype around artificial intelligence (AI) technologies continues to evolve, the big question for procurement professionals is: how much of our processes...
Could more visionary procurement leaders be the cure for procurement teams not getting the recognition they deserve? We often don’t have the necessary organisational clout...
The UK has a hot startup scene, thanks to its entrepreneurial spirit and ease of doing business. British procurement startups are also well-represented within this...
Business spend management suites, including SAP Ariba and Coupa software, offer marketplaces with App-Store like functionality. This is a well-trodden route, with Salesforce probably the most famous example to successfully do...
Procurement spend data is often unstructured, difficult to interpret and unreliable as a source of truth. Poor data quality is one of the biggest challenges that procurement...
The war for talent is all about the importance of attracting and retaining exceptional human capital. Companies must actively seek out and employ brilliant minds...
The topic of supplier consolidation is a popular one, especially across indirect procurement spend.If we take the 80/20 rule, then 80% of the supply base usually...
Procurement is changing. And so must the contemporary procurement leader.We’re – slowly – moving from being a process obsessed, box-ticking function to being a more value-driven,...
Category management software was one of the final frontiers for procuretech. Along with services procurement and automated negotiation bots, this is certainly a tougher nut to...
Shockwaves were sent through the procurement software industry last December when the Coupa software acquisition was announced.They are arguably the market leader and self-proclaimed “inventor...
