When I asked the Strategic Sourcing & Procurement LinkedIn group members to suggest topics for upcoming calls, there were a lot of requests pertaining to indirect spend. So, this Friday, the group’s July member conference call will be an open discussion on indirect categories (marketing and consulting will definitely be covered - if you have [...]
Open Discussion this Friday on Indirect Spend
July 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Services Procurement, sourcing, supply management, supply market dynamics
Tags: indirect spend·legal services·LinkedIn·marketing·procurement·sourcing·spend management·supply market dynamics·temporary labor·travel
Digesting the June ISM Non-Manufacturing Index
July 6th, 2010 · No Comments · AribaLIVE, Services Procurement, sourcing, supply management, supply market dynamics
The ISM NMI (Non-Manufacturing Index) came in at 53.8, which is down from 55.4 in May. The Business Activity Index was 58.1, down from 61.1 in May, and New Orders was 54.4, down from 57.1 in May. The employment index came in at 49.7, slightly below the growth threshold of 50. Here are some bullet points about [...]
Tags: indirect spend·ISM·Services Procurement·supply market dynamics
Heinz on transforming Indirect Spend (video)
June 1st, 2010 · 3 Comments · AribaLIVE, Services Procurement, best practices
Long-time readers may remember a year ago when we interviewed Chris Stockwell, VP of Procurement at Heinz, on their efforts to really go after the company’s indirect spend and bring it under management. No doubt a major opportunity for Heinz and one which required careful planning and execution.
So, it was great to speak with Mauricio [...]
Tags: AribaLIVE·best practices·indirect spend·video
Q2 SupplyWatch Issue is posted
May 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · LCCS and trade, metals, oil/energy, sourcing, supply management, supply market dynamics, supply risk
As many of you know, the Category Managers who contribute to Supply Excellence also create a quarterly report called SupplyWatch. The Q2 issue is posted and includes detailed category breakdowns for…
Metals
Plastics, Rubber & Raw Materials
Transportation
Electronics, Electrical & IT Hardware
Paper & Packaging
Services & Capital Goods, Construction & Engineering
This quarter’s feature article is on Working Capital [...]
Tags: commodities·indirect spend·IT·metals·packaging·plastic·supply chain finance·SupplyWatch·telecom·transport
Strategies for cutting costs on Multifunctional Devices
April 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Top 5 Supply Strategies, sourcing, supply market dynamics
In the recent Top 5 Categories to Source Now webinar, Multifunctional Devices were identified as a category with cost savings potential in the current market (full webinar replay here).
Category Manager Loriann Andersen recommended the following approach:
Tags: indirect spend·sourcing·supply market dynamics·Top 5 Sourcing Opps

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