Paul Melchiorre, Ariba’s VP of Strategy had a chance to sit down with Vinnie Mirchandani, former Gartner analyst, and author of The New Polymath, being published by Wiley in June, to discuss how the book’s contents could apply to the sourcing community. Part 1 of the interview is here.

Paul Melchiorre (PM): What New Polymath characteristics [...]

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Paul Melchiorre, Ariba’s VP of Strategy had a chance to sit down with Vinnie Mirchandani, former Gartner analyst, and author of The New Polymath, being published by Wiley in June, to discuss how the book’s contents could apply to the sourcing community.
Paul Melchiorre (PM): To start with. what is a New Polymath?
Vinnie Mirchandani (VM): Paul, [...]

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Last week in the Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Group on LinkedIn, a member asked for the Group’s input on the role of a buyer. Specifically, she was interested in how much their responsibilities “blend into other areas, such as customer service, accounting in the way of returns, etc.”
So far, there are some insightful answers, with [...]

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Next Level Purchasing officially unveiled their new SPSM2 purchasing certification today (after several weeks of Charles Dominick teasing twitter followers about an upcoming major announcement). Designed as a follow up to SPSM Certification, the new coursework focuses on “processes that are becoming more significant in the purchasing field - international procurement, advanced negotiation, and managerial [...]

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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.
In [...]

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