As we conclude the third and final day of presentations, discussions and networking at Procurement Leaders’ IN:IN – Resilient supplier networks event, we reflect on three key take-aways from this virtual event.
Day two of Innovation: In virtual event carried over the momentum from day one of the event with a variety of great speakers who touched on several important themes pertaining to procurement’s role in establishing resilience.
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A potential competitive advantage, resiliency is a growth driver that is becoming a critical capability for organisations. Through the events of the past fourteen months supplier risk has become part of board level discussions, and after all of procurement’s efforts throughout these events, CPOs now have a clear case for why they should be central to any resiliency effort.
A pharmaceutical giant wanted to explore opportunities for replacing one of its longstanding suppliers. Until 2018, it had been using the same two advertising agencies for 25 years, seeing it as a good way to keep costs down.
By exploring new opportunities and leveraging its experienced resources, JLL’s sourcing and procurement teams are leading the way in the corporate and commercial real estate industry. Read their story to find out what they’re doing, how they’re doing it and what’s next.
15 of the most progressive Chief Procurement Officers from both Australia and New Zealand, explored the issue of risk management in the future of the procurement function during a virtual roundtable hosted by Procurement Leaders.
Procurement, supply chain and sustainability leaders alike are search for guidance on how they can rebuild better, more resilient supply chains in the face of massive uncertainty. EcoVadis global content marketing director David McClintock looks at key factors to their success.
Managing change from a people perspective is one of the most critical aspects to get right when rolling out digital transformation projects. Regardless of how sophisticated or cutting edge a new technology tool is, it will fail to make the desired impact if its intended users – whether staff or suppliers – are not engaged.
With government-imposed lockdowns still in place in most regions around the world, business travel continues to be significantly reduced in the first quarter of 2021. Although more and more employees are ‘zoom-fatigued’ and eagerly packing their suitcases, the reality is that most companies are in no rush to pick up business travel.
The procurement leadership team at Uniper, an international energy business, has started to use Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to improve the efficiency of their procurement operations.
The Strategic Procurement team at KWS, a world-leading seed producer, has been accelerating their digital transformation, investigating how technology can improve the efficiency and performance of procurement across the organisation.
“Sustainability is top of mind in all CxO conversions currently, and procurement has a major role to play, to really do something.”
Global procurement leaders shared many ways how procurement teams are driving the environmental, social and governance (ESG) agenda in their organisations.
Our own lives have faced major disruptions during the pandemic, and so have the supply chains we look after. Here are key learnings about our supply chains and their sustainability (or lack thereof) from the first day of our ‘Innovation In: Positive Growth’ virtual event.
Business leaders are publicly committing to making inclusive and sustainable growth a priority – and that includes the supply chain.
Linking a concerted supplier strategy with robust choices in building a digital function is key to evolving in the wake of the pandemic. Ivalua’s Alex Saric suggests pillars to that strategy.
What does the next phase of procurement’s digitalisation look like? Find out more as we share insights from our upcoming community research “The Digital Procurement Landscape”.
Digital project teams are revisiting their systems selection approach, in favour of best-of-breed
What does the next phase of procurement’s digitalisation look like? Find out more as we share insights from our upcoming community research “The Digital Procurement Landscape”
The impact procurement can have on an organisation shouldn’t be under-estimated. For less mature businesses, that impact might manifest itself through savings, improved lead times, reduced risk; all of which can have an almost immediate and positive effect on bottom line.
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