In an era shaped by ‘mega risks’, discover how procurement can improve its oversight of, and ability to mitigate, sub-tier threats
Harry John
Senior research analyst
Joined 2013
Harry John is a senior research analyst at Procurement Leaders, where he is responsible for designing, analysing and reporting on research across a range of procurement topics. Having held roles in journalism and research, Harry combines an academic background in the social sciences with over seven years of experience authoring impactful reports, guides and articles for clients. His main procurement interest lies in sustainability, specifically how environmental and social considerations can be integrated into sourcing and supplier management.
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Deploying an agile procurement operating model
A once-decentralised function has transformed itself into an agile team delivering double the savings at 75% of the original cost
How Molson Coors CEE uses technology to tackle sub-tier risks
Having deployed Everstream, the beermaker has improved its ability to avoid the effects of tier-n disruptions
Strategic category management: From legacy to leading practices
Discover how leading organisations are evolving their processes and capabilities to ensure category management delivers to business needs
Strategic Planning Guide 2025
Benchmark your function against others in the procurement community and discover the actions that leading organisations take to supercharge performance
An adaptable approach to segmenting suppliers
One professional services firm has devised a robust yet adaptable process that enables it to apply SRM principles and practices to small, innovative suppliers
The community’s approach to early supplier involvement to enable three horizons of growth
Pioneering procurement teams manage growth opportunities – ranging from incremental to radical – while considering different suppliers for early involvement
Amplifying procurement’s impact through early supplier involvement
Leveraging supplier capabilities through early engagement offers tantalising rewards for procurement teams with the right structures and governance
Cargill’s IP framework to enable cocreation with suppliers
The agribusiness’s ‘bridging’ contract enables the company – and its suppliers – to share confidential information during the early stages of SEI projects
How rethinking RFPs has enabled an energy firm to harness new sources of innovation
Implementing a request for solutions process has improved this company’s ability to harness supplier and startup expertise
How CPOs are using early supplier involvement
Procurement Leaders gathered the CPO community to discuss how and when teams bring suppliers into the early stages of strategic plans
Strategic Planning Guide 2024
Insights into core functional benchmarks, intentions and investment priorities that will help inform leaders’ plans for the year ahead
Category Planning Guide 2024: Enabling peak performance
Research into the activities that will enable category managers to maximise their productivity plus key category benchmarks
Audi works with suppliers to close the loop on automotive glass
In an industry first, the German automaker and partners have successfully developed recycled automotive glass made partly from irreparable car windshields
CBRE works with suppliers to achieve zero waste and improve circularity at client sites
The real estate services and investment company leverages policy, contracts, net-zero goals and data to drive circular practices in its supply chain
Hiring freezes threaten to halt procurement’s expansion plans
Notwithstanding economic uncertainty, Procurement Leaders members indicate teams will grow by an average of 8% in 2023
Bayer’s centralised approach to managing supply chain risks
Establishing a specialist risk management team within procurement enables the life sciences company to respond holistically, says Carlos Cruz
Volatility creates confusion over procurement priorities
Faced with compounding crises, procurement teams have deprioritised cost savings. It is unclear, however, whether 2023 will represent a turning point for the function
Strategic Planning Guide 2023
In a highly volatile and uncertain environment, procurement teams have had to rip up their existing playbooks and focus on new priorities
Strategic category management in an era of volatility
Category managers are likely to focus on delivering efficiencies through collaboration and innovation in 2023