It’s back to school season for those of us with kids. And as we all know, a critical part of the first week of every school year is the back to school essay on “what I did this summer.” Rather than ask Supply Excellence readers to retell their tales of bocce ball, beaches and overpriced [...]

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The question - “What should a ‘marketing procurement’ professional’s CV look like?” - was posted last week on the Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Group in LinkedIn. Great question during a time when many are seeking work (particularly in marketing and other hard hit fields) and indirect spend is a great, high-profile opportunity in many companies.
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For quite some time, we’ve been discussing supply chain finance as a set of tools for buyers and suppliers to cope with liquidity issues during the recession. So, it’s great to see supply chain finance gaining understanding and momentum in the business press and marketplace. Mark Perera, co-founder of Procurement Leaders, was interviewed earlier [...]

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Javier Urioste, former CPO of JP Morgan Chase, shared his thoughts on the CPO Roundtable event he hosted the night before Ariba LIVE in Paris. The topic of the roundtable was “risk” and the recession. Interestingly, Javier found many companies aren’t feeling the downturn and are therefore using the opportunity to cut costs, a strategy [...]

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In Paris yesterday, we had a chance to continue our discussion with Graham Gleed, VP of Global Procurement at SGS. This time around, Graham shared his advice on prioritizing procurement projects, easy wins, and growing spend under management vertically (volume) and horizontally (complexity).

***The video interviews from the NY, Chicago, San Francisco, London and Paris [...]

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