Category: Procurement Strategy

Procurement vs Purchasing vs Sourcing – What...

Posted by Bernie van Niekerk | Mar 1, 2022 | Featured, Procurement Strategy, Sourcing Strategy | 0 |

Procurement vs Purchasing vs Sourcing – Whats in a name?

Mar 1, 2022 | Featured, Procurement Strategy, Sourcing Strategy | 0 |

“What’s in a name?”, asked William Shakespeare famously. Actually, quite a lot, when we’re talking...

Entrepreneurs & small business suppliers: Different but equal

Mar 1, 2022 | Enterprise Development, Procurement Strategy | 0 |

Johannesburg Enterprise and Supplier Development expert and internationally-recognised thought...

Getting ethics back into procurement!

Mar 1, 2022 | Legal / Contract, Procurement Strategy | 0 |

Procurement specialists can fight fraud and corruption if they stand united, says South Africa’s...

3 Procurement processes that are overdue for an overhaul

Aug 25, 2021 | Contract Management, Featured, Procurement Strategy, Procurement Training, Tender Management | 0 |

By Teigan Margetts, Manager / Consultant at Red Hero Group In procurement, we innovate. We conquer...

When managing direct spend, the difference is in the details

Aug 25, 2021 | Featured, Procurement Strategy, Spend Analysis | 0 |

By Kelly Barner, Owner and Editor, Buyers Meeting Point “Direct and indirect spend...

How print e-sourcing helps solve the tail spend Catch-22

Aug 25, 2021 | e-Procurement, Marketing, Procurement Strategy | 0 |

By Sarah Scudder, President and Chief Revenue Officer, Real Sourcing Network Tail spend presents a...

Four questions CFOs should ask their supply chain leaders

Aug 25, 2021 | Procurement Leaders, Procurement Strategy, Risk Management, Sourcing Strategy | 0 |

By Chris Gaffney, Mark Shaughnessy and Anshu Prasad CFOs must challenge supply chain and...

Economies emerging from pandemic, but supply chain woes continue

Aug 25, 2021 | Procurement Strategy, Sourcing Strategy, Supply Chain Management SCM | 0 |

Companies need to become more resilient in their supply chain strategies but without sacrificing...

How to get buy-in for sustainable procurement

Jun 23, 2021 | Enterprise Development, Procurement Strategy, Sourcing Strategy, Supplier Management, Supplier Partnerships, Supply Chain Summit | 0 |

By Bárbara de Faria Lopes, Sustainability Consultant, IQbusiness, andChristelle Marais, Sustainability Lead, IQbusiness Financial factors are no longer the only consideration for businesses. Governments, investors,...

E-Commerce growth makes effective packaging procurement critical

Jun 23, 2021 | Marketing, Print / Document, Procurement Strategy | 0 |

By Sarah Scudder, President and Chief Revenue Officer, Real Sourcing Network Every year, companies spend billions on packaging for their products. According to a recent research report by Smithers, the value of the global...

SA procurement is going digital, but for many their processes are not ready for it

May 12, 2021 | Change, Procurement Strategy, Sourcing Strategy, Technology, Tools | 0 |

A good number of South African organisations find themselves in precarious positions when it comes to procurement because they have yet to properly integrate their basic processes and their weaknesses have become more evident...

Top five spend analytics measures for procurement managers

May 12, 2021 | Procurement Strategy, Spend Analysis, Technology | 0 |

By Erin McFarlane, Vice President: Services, Fairmarkit If you have recently joined an organisation or moved into a new role that is directly related to procurement, it can be challenging to know where to start. Even if you have...