The latest news on people and tech in the digital procurement space, as well as thought leadership pieces on all things procurement software.
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...
Cost avoidance in procurement rarely gets the recognition it deserves from CFOs. Despite the industry’s shift toward a broader value-driven view of procurement excellence, most teams are...
Invoice problems are the bane of procurement teams.Picture this: You’re deep in a value-added task when your phone rings. It’s that vendor again. The one...
Your poor procurement data probably means you’re losing money without even knowing it.How?Messy procurement data is the invisible fiend lurking in your business operations, silently...
The procurement podcasts landscape has expanded dramatically in recent times, showcasing the surge in procurement-related content.To help navigate this ever-increasing field, we’ve curated an extensive...
Category-specific procurement tools – both in the direct and indirect spend space – are quietly booming. Even now, with a lot of talk about a stark consolidation of procurement SaaS solutions,...
We’re often bombarded with marketing from procurement tech companies, telling us how their product will enrich our work lives.And while all of us here at...
What are the major differences between running your procurement operations in ERP, S2P suites or a best-of-breed digital procurement tools?For folks like me, who are deeply involved in...
I’ve just got back from attending Zip Forward in London, where I was speaking on a panel with my good friend Susan Walsh.I’m really bullish on vendor-hosted conferences,...
I’ve been producing content on procuretech for 5 years.It’s official!I launched the first episode of The Procuretech Podcast on 25th March 2020. (We later rebranded...
It’s THE hot topic of the week.ORO Labs pulled a rabbit out of the hat on Tuesday, announcing their acquisition of London-based analyst and consultancy firm ProcureTech.I...
Digital procurement tools offer both immediate benefits and long-term returns.While full-scale digital transformation certainly takes time, organisations can see rapid improvements in efficiency, collaboration, and data...
In this week’s deep dive article, I share my opinion and thoughts about CIPS, and the ongoing debate in the procurement community:Is CIPS (the Chartered Institute of...
