The latest news on people and tech in the digital procurement space, as well as thought leadership pieces on all things procurement software.
Supplier Relationship Management means different things to different people.Some organisations see SRM as purely administrative. Others claim to pursue strategic supplier relationships that drive top-line...
Procurement teams constantly chase savings in the same obvious places. Direct materials get negotiated to death.But there’s a goldmine hiding in plain sight. Your tail...
Traditional roles are fading. New procurement roles are emerging, and some may surprise you.The procurement job market is about to look very different. I mean,...
Free text purchase orders are where some of your easiest cost reduction opportunities are lurking. They represent irregular spend. Often, they’re one-time purchases or non-repeatable...
The old-school CPO continues to fade into insignificance.While they struggle to gain respect and influence within their organizations, a new, dynamic breed is emerging. Meet...
Your first tech investment should be spend analytics software.Picture this: you’ve just landed a Head of Procurement role at a growing company. Where do you...
Is procurement under-resourced? Teams are drowning in bureaucracy, buried under manual processes that add zero value. We’re fighting for more headcount. Instead, the focus should...
The rise of AI agents in procurement is one of the most exciting developments in our industry.Software that can autonomously perform tasks, analyse data, and...
Procurement culture sits at a crossroads. For decades, the function has operated primarily as a compliance and administrative function. Rules, processes, and risk mitigation dominated...
CLM tools have been around since forever. But the modern ones are disrupting the game in a big way. Procurement might just finally have the...
I’ve always said spend analytics software would top my investment list. That is, if I were starting fresh as a Head of Procurement in a...
AI in strategic sourcing is relatively new.Whereas e-sourcing tools, on the other hand, have revolutionised procurement over the past two decades. However, these platforms have always...
Have you noticed how many procurement managers are jumping ship?LinkedIn released data a few years ago showing a significant exodus of supply chain professionals and...
Agile procurement – and the use of agile methodology in procurement decision-making – doesn’t get talked about enough. It’s time we took a closer look...
Microsoft announced in early July that it is laying off 9,000 workers. This comes as a third wave of redundancies this year, taking the total number...
