Building a Resilient North American Supply Chain 

adminCategory Management, Constrained Supply Markets, Critical Minerals, Strategy, Structural Deficit, Supply Chain

Why procurement leaders must act now in the AI and energy era  Executive Brief  North American supply chains are undergoing a structural reset.  What’s changing Driven by geopolitical competition, industrial policy, and AI-led energy demand, the United States is no longer relying on markets alone—it is actively designing supply chains. Canada, through resource depth and integration, is emerging as a strategic extension of that … Read More

The Brave CPO: Deleveraging Organisational Finances

Dave HenshallStrategy, Thought Zone

Aligning CFO and CPO strategy to manage  organisational debt The Brave CPO: Deleveraging Organisational Finances. A guide for CEO’s, CFO’s and CPO’s to improve liquidity, credit ratings and borrowing capacity What’s in it for you? Strengthen balance sheet and finance fundamentals Reading time: 10 minutes 1. Introduction: As many industries still struggle to find indicators pointing towards sustainable economic recovery, … Read More

The three goals of strategic procurement

Dave HenshallCapability Model, Innovation, Procurement Excellence

The three goals of strategic procurement – CPO’s must contribute to three strategic goals if they are to influence overall corporate strategy The three goals of strategic procurement Procurement’s Golden Triangle Leading companies are pursuing cost leadership and growth to dominate their industries, and in doing so they create an infrastructure to do it sustainably. Apple is the often cited … Read More

How to prepare procurement for true stakeholder buy-in and real transformation

Dave HenshallGovernance & Alignment, Procurement Excellence

Organizational alignment holds the key to the boardroom door How to prepare procurement for true stakeholder buy-in: Whether you are a new CPO hired to transform procurement or an existing CPO looking to get true stakeholder buy-in, aligning procurement with the organization will be key to your success. 1. Preparation & Readiness Most CPO’s will understand the strategy to transform … Read More

Strategies for Procurement Transformation

Dave HenshallCategory Management, Procurement Excellence

Part 1: Strategies for Procurement Transformation: Category Management is a benchmark of procurement best practice and typically at the heart of any procurement transformation. Category Management as an Integrated Business Process Category Management, is one of several elements that need to be integrated and applied business-wide to achieve and sustain success. Category Management links strategic sourcing to the business strategy … Read More

The Brave CPO: Leading Business Growth

Dave HenshallProcurement Excellence, Thought Zone

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

Dave HenshallGlobal Sourcing, Thought Zone

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

Dave HenshallInnovation, Procurement Excellence, Thought Zone

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

Dave HenshallBrand Management, CSR, Risk, Thought Zone

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

Procurements Place in the Value Chain

Dave HenshallStrategy

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