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The latest news on people and tech in the digital procurement space, as well as thought leadership pieces on all things procurement software.

The Entrepreneurial Procurement Revolution Is Here

Procurement stands at a crossroads. The old ways of working no longer fit our digital world.Traditional procurement teams operate too much like bureaucratic machines. They...

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How Lone Wolf Procurement Leaders Can Leverage Tech

“Lone wolves” and procurement leaders of small teams often face outsized expectations. Limited resources and growing demands create a challenging environment. The good news? Technology...

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Maverick Spend: What drives it? How can tech help?

Maverick spend costs organizations millions of dollars in lost savings, it impacts budgets because it bypasses negotiated contracts and supply agreements, and additionally creates significant...

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50 Best Procurement Podcasts to Follow (in 2025)

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...

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Category Specific Procurement Tools: Why I Like Them

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,...

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10 things Digital Procurement Transformation CAN’T fix

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...

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Our Procurement Tech Maps: SME, Mid-Market, Enterprise

Navigating the vast world of procurement technology can be overwhelming. Especially when you’re trying to identify the right tools for your specific needs. At EntProc, we’ve...

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How to get procurement software ROI: Start small!

Proving that there is an ROI on procurement software is often tough. Our colleagues in Sales tend to get given whatever they want to facilitate...

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Source-to-Pay suites: Why big consultancies love them

Legacy Source-to-Pay suites and big consultancies seem to stick together like birds of a feather.Have you ever taken a critical look at why this might be?If...

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Is the role of Procurement Category Manager dead?

The Procurement Category Manager role has been the backbone of the procurement profession over the past 20 years. In larger organisations especially, it’s has been...

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What digital procurement tools should you buy first?

Digital procurement tools – there are literally hundreds of them out there now. We have over 440 of them listed in our software database.So, which one...

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Does Direct Procurement Need Its Own Tech Stack?

Direct procurement involves acquiring raw materials and components essential for your production process. Indirect procurement, on the other hand, generally deals with non-complex goods and...

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Moving Beyond Procurement Cost Savings to Driving Value

Procurement cost savings stand out as a critical lever in the pursuit of trimming down expenses without compromising on quality. However, the work of procurement...

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11 Great Procurement Tools for Manufacturing Companies

Digital procurement tools for manufacturing companies are finally flourishing.While procurement technology for indirect spend continues to flourish, we’re now also seeing a new wave of great tech...

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9 “Alt” Procurement KPIs and Metrics for Modern Teams

Procurement KPIs and procurement metrics are crucial to measure the success of streamlined procurement process.However, many KPIs in procurement have become outdated. We need to...

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