The Brave CPO: Leading Business Growth The Brave CPO: Leading Business Growth – A guide for CEO’s, CFO’s and CPO’s on how leading procurement practices can make a powerful contribution to their company’s plan for growth. What’s in it for you? Discover why developing capability in supply management will provide powerful fuel for growth, and why making Supply Management a … Read More
A Guide to Global Sourcing
A Guide to Global Sourcing for Competitive Advantage A Guide to Global Sourcing for competitive advantage – A guide for CEO’s, CFO’s, and CPO’s, on how global sourcing can contribute to business objectives for sustainable competitive advantage What’s in it for you? Improved sourcing effectiveness and value from your supply base Reading time: 15 minutes 1. Introduction: Global sourcing has become … Read More
The Brave CPO: Leading on Innovation
The Brave CPO: Leading on Innovation Innovation Centred Procurement: We explain how CPO’s can make the connection with the top line. What’s in it for you? Increased value from procurement and your suppliers by capturing innovation. Reading time: 15 minutes Preface: Except for a small number of select organisations, the buy side of innovation remains greatly under-exploited which can damage … Read More
Procurement: Greening the Machine
Procurement: Greening the Machine Procurement: Greening the Machine – A guide for CEO’s, CFO’s and CPO’s on why procurement is a key capability in developing advantage via corporate social responsibility What’s in it for you? Improved risk and reputation management in your supply chain Reading time: 15 minutes Peer pressure, tougher legislation, a rise in global sourcing combined with increased … Read More
Category Management: 7 Steps to Establish Governance
Category Management: 7 Steps to Establish Governance Category Management: 7 Steps to Establish Governance – Strong effective governance defining the way work gets done is critical to implementing Category Management in any organization. Without it turf wars will ensue and the implementation initiative will likely lose its way. So what is Category Management Governance? At its core any governance structure … Read More
Procurements Place in the Value Chain
Procurements Place in the Value Chain Procurements Place in the Value Chain – An interesting commentary from Spend Matters on procurement’s position in the supply chain which supports my own views (maybe that’s why I found it interesting). Namely, that procurement is the upstream part of the supply chain, where initial value is captured, whilst warehousing and distribution are downstream … Read More
The New CPO's F100D
The New CPO’s F100D The New CPO’s F100D – The CPO’s chair has become a true corporate hot seat with an average tenure of a CPO of four years or less. The first 100 days (F100D) in this hot seat can set the tone for the months ahead, and the F100D of a new role can be stressful; How bad … Read More
Strategic Outsourcing – Part 1
Strategic Outsourcing Strategic Outsourcing: The ‘make or buy’ decision is still at the heart of business strategy A guide for CEO’s, CFO’s and CPO’s on developing a formal outsourcing strategy to support their core business goals What’s in it for you? Discover how to take control of outsourcing by developing a systematic outsourcing methodology as a core sourcing management tool … Read More
Is your financial supply chain placing your company at risk?
Is your financial supply chain placing your company at risk? Is your financial supply chain placing your company at risk? A guide for CEO’s, CFO’s and purchasing leaders on managing Supply Chain Finance (SCF) to build competitive advantage for their company What’s in it for you? Discover how supply chain finance management can provide higher returns to shareholders by balancing … Read More
Managing Procurement Through a Downturn:
Managing Procurement Through a Downturn: Managing Procurement Through a Downturn – A guide for CEO’s, CFO’s and purchasing leaders on Surviving the Tough Times though Procurement Excellence What’s in it for you? Create opportunities to out-manoeuvre your competitors by building sustainable competitive advantage, and prepare for the next growth phase. Reading time: 15 minutes Introduction: Economic downturns typically are accompanied … Read More