Today in the US, it’s National Drink Coffee Day. Now I don’t know if that’s an official holiday of any kind or just another internet meme, similar to Talk Like a Pirate Day (September 19th). But the ‘holiday’ reminded me of a recent discussion thread on Ariba Exchange about sourcing coffee, which dug into strategy [...]
Sourcing ‘Sexy’ Categories (Like Coffee)
September 30th, 2010 · 4 Comments · LCCS and trade, sourcing, spend analysis, supply management, supply market dynamics
Tags: best practices·commodities·quick wins·sourcing·supply market dynamics
Replay of call on KPIs is available
September 14th, 2010 · No Comments · best practices, events, sourcing, spend analysis, supply market dynamics
Through the Strategic Sourcing & Procurement group on LinkedIn, we had an open conference call for members to come together and collaborate on KPIs. It provided a great opportunity for people to ask and answer questions with their peers about this extremely important topic.
The replay is now available for anyone to listen to (it’s the [...]
Tags: best practices·KPIs·LinkedIn·metrics·procurement·sourcing
Trader Joes: Happy customers, employees & suppliers
September 8th, 2010 · No Comments · best practices, enviro/social sustainability, sourcing, supplier management, supply management
A week ago the Huffington Post featured a slide-show look at Trader Joe’s - The Semi-Secret World of Trader Joe’s: The Tasty Bits. As a long time TJ’s shopper and arguably decent cook (well, if you ask my 6 year old son anyway - he swears by my grilled pizzas), I like getting a glimpse [...]
Tags: enviro/social sustainability·sourcing·supplier management
Open Discussion this Friday on Indirect Spend
July 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Services Procurement, sourcing, supply management, supply market dynamics
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 [...]
Tags: indirect spend·legal services·LinkedIn·marketing·procurement·sourcing·spend management·supply market dynamics·temporary labor·travel
Collaborative Question: “Should You Share Your Selection Criteria & Weightings With Suppliers?”
July 15th, 2010 · 3 Comments · best practices, sourcing, supplier management
Charles Dominick, of Next Level Purchasing, recently posted a question to the Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Group on LinkedIn that has been getting a LOT of attention:
“Should you share your selection criteria and weightings with suppliers?”
Needless to say, there are some very strong opinions for and against sharing this information. A few of the best answers [...]
Tags: best practices·collaboration·LinkedIn·procurement·sourcing

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