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Building effective procurement teams: the struggle is real
The conversation around talent shortages in the procurement space has been going on for five to ten years now. Greg Tennyson, CPO at VSP Global, has come to realise that the real problem is not the lack of ready-to-go procurement talent, it is the hiring managers’ inability to see a future procurement professional in a
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Can Enterprise and Supplier Development equal cash efficiency?
In this month’s SmartProcurement, Stuart Townshend, Edge Growth Director, explores how you can use your Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) initiative to be cash efficient, and become self-sustainable – yet making a positive impact where it is needed most.
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Procurement: Are you getting the most out of your supply base?
When it comes to choosing suppliers, some procurement teams are losing sight of what matters most. Instead of focussing on the long-term, strategic value of a relationship, many often get caught up in the transactional aspects of signing a supplier, such as pricing, contracts and negotiations. They get so wrapped up in the details around
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Procurement perspectives: No magical solution when it comes to ethics policy
Canadian ethics bylaws and policies, are relatively pedestrian compared to our American counterparts. In the United States, municipal ethics ordinances often extend to campaign finance (contributions limits and public financing of campaigns), laws regulating lobbyists, open government or “sunshine” ordinances, as well as highly detailed rules relating to gifts to public officials. Stephen Bauld, a
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Introducing the Lavergne Procurement Matrix
Are you a procurement value creator, or a cost-reducer? Perhaps you’re neither of these – or both? Procurious member Remy de Lavergne, a transport and indirect purchasing manager, has created a new matrix that shows, among other things, just how far the profession has come.
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Effective governance and controls can give suppliers a competitive edge
Third-party risk management is currently an important topic for most corporate entities. In order to minimise their risk exposure, corporate entities are carefully scrutinising their third-party suppliers. Moroke Phajane, an admitted attorney and expert in third-party risk management, unpacks how third-party risk management can create a competitive edge, in this month’s SmartProcurement.
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