We recently stirred up some interesting debate over risks and legal contracts, specifically regarding balancing risk and whether or not companies are actually protecting against the right kind of risk (or introducing risk and losing opportunities in the process). But we truly touched a nerve with a post quoting a presentation where a procurement leader [...]

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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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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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Pierre François Thaler of EcoVadis and Olivier Cellier from Alstom’s Power Sector business co-presented on Sustainable Sourcing as a Competitive Advantage at Ariba LIVE in Paris this morning. Despite the recession pushing sustainability off the front pages of the business press in the US, the subject is still a primary driver of business decisions for [...]

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