Working with clients such as Zurich, CBRE has grown diverse and social enterprise spend by more than threefold in one year
Jack Torrance
Insights Manager
Joined 2020
Jack is responsible for capturing member success stories and sharing them with the wider community for collective progression. A former business journalist at the Daily Telegraph, his main procurement interests are in sustainability, risk and talent development.
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How procurement teams can position their company as a customer of choice
Members of Procurement Leaders’ SRM and innovation community gathered to share their perspectives on building mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers
How many ‘strategic’ suppliers is too many strategic suppliers?
By casting their net too wide, procurement teams risk missing out on the potential value of supplier collaboration
Fewer buyers, more specialists: The procurement team of the future
With the demands on procurement changing by the day, the function is reinventing itself and upgrading its capabilities with new skills and job roles
Ukraine crisis: How procurement is responding to surging energy prices
Buyers are moving to secure prices while accelerating green energy initiatives
Ukraine crisis: The scenarios procurement is planning for
The function is taking steps to mitigate soaring prices, supply disruption and long-term geopolitical unrest
Former US ambassador to Nato Kurt Volker: ‘The Ukrainian spirit is not going to die’
The US government’s special representative for Ukraine negotiations between 2017 and 2019 offered members a unique insight into the conflict
Evolution or irrelevance: Procurement is at a crossroads
Faced with the automation of its traditional tasks, procurement must seek new opportunities to add value – or risk fading into irrelevancy. Elevating the function’s capabilities is vital to its continuing advancement
Supply chain hacks: Lessons from leaders who are navigating the supply chain crisis
In a series of calls, Pepsico, Corning and XPO Logistics have revealed how they are reshaping supply chains to remain resilient
10 procurement projects that inspired us in 2021
From perfecting the basics to pushing the cutting edge, these procurement teams have been driving the function forward
E.ON’s approach to merging two procurement functions after an acquisition
The energy giant’s procurement function successfully completed a major combination with rival innogy
CBRE’s approach to building a supplier relationship management programme
As the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment company, CBRE’s Global Workspace Solutions (GWS) UK business has created a framework to support operational and category procurement teams in building closer collaborative relationships with key suppliers.
How procurement is bolstering social impact in the supply chain
Amid pressure from stakeholders, the function is taking a closer look at how it impacts the people in its supply chains and their communities
How Covid-19 has changed the conversation on risk management
The Covid-19 pandemic has – and will continue to – influence how CPOs view risk management and the steps they are taking to protect the organisation
A lack of accountability risks hampering procurement’s sustainability efforts
Less than half of procurement functions list sustainability metrics among their KPIs – and just one-fifth of CPOs have remuneration-linked sustainability targets
Five lessons from Cargill’s dramatic procurement transformation
Cargill’s procurement team transformed the function’s structure, use of technology and approach to capability development. Here are five things the agribusiness learned on its journey
The procurement team of the future: The changing face of category roles
New demands from the wider enterprise and technological advancements are changing the focus and skills of category teams
MGM Resorts International’s approach to taking supplier diversity to the next level
The hospitality company launched supplier focus groups, a supplier inclusion taskforce and expanded its mentoring scheme to elevate its approach to supplier diversity
Cargill’s approach to transforming the function for 2025
The global agribusiness giant has delivered a dramatic increase in procurement ROI by integrating its global procurement teams into one center-led function with strengthened processes, enhanced career opportunities, and collaboration at its core
A consumer goods manufacturer’s approach to supplier performance management
This company has created a standardised approach to measuring supplier performance across its global markets