Leaders at a professional services firm share how working with finance has helped improve accountability, positively impact the P&L, and deliver further value
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 Bayer collaborates with its peers on Scope 3
As an active member of Together for Sustainability, the life sciences company has helped develop a collaborative approach to Scope 3
How Gilead segments suppliers for Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions
The pharmaceutical company has a two-phase approach to ensure suppliers get the help they need to calculate their footprint
Why water scarcity needs to be on your risk radar
The impacts of water shortages are varied and far-reaching – procurement teams must ensure they are prepared
Plotting the path to net-zero: Developing Scope 3 data capabilities
In a tighter regulatory environment, functions must elevate their capabilities – and those of their suppliers – to calculate emissions accurately
CBRE’s approach to calculating and cutting supply chain emissions
The real estate firm has developed a system that incorporates supplier-specific data so it can calculate emissions more precisely
The community’s approach to developing AI use cases
Discover how procurement teams are harnessing AI to solve problems and deliver efficiencies
AI-powered procurement: Decode, deploy, deliver
CPOs must be prepared to pilot at pace, fail and learn from their mistakes to accelerate the adoption of AI and capture the full value that the technology offers
IBM’s approach to building data foundations for AI
Rather than wait on a costly system-consolidation project, the tech giant opted to keep combine key information data into a single view within its enterprise data platform
How Kraft Heinz collaborates with suppliers to turbocharge productivity
The FMCG giant shows how bringing together internal stakeholders and suppliers on a regular basis can create enormous value
Beyond centre-led: The future of procurement operating models
Discover how functional structures are evolving in response to changing demands and their own particular circumstances
How dedicated procurement business partners build closer ties at Kraft Heinz
Allocating employees to focus on building internal relationships has helped open doors for procurement
Transforming nine decentralised teams into one strategic procurement function
A shared procurement service has enabled NHS NW London to unlocked millions in savings and pursue strategic initiatives
Form and function: CPOs’ quest for a future-fit operating model
CPOs reveal how they are transforming their operating models to meet the ever-changing demands on procurement
Procurement teams reveal how they measure savings and cost avoidance
From setting the right baselines to working with finance, members discuss their savings methodologies
How PMI overhauled demand management to gain visibility and foster alignment
A fresh approach allowed PMI’s procurement team to build closer relationships and influence with stakeholders
What procurement needs to know about the Red Sea crisis
With global supply chains facing further uncertainty and disruption as many container ships are diverted around southern Africa, Procurement Leaders assesses the situation
CPO Compass 2024: What if… generative AI becomes as ubiquitous as spreadsheets?
Procurement Leaders explores the implications of ever-growing interest in Generative AI for the function
CPO Compass 2024
Insights into the long-term technological, geopolitical and ESG trends that will impact procurement teams this decade
How data is driving supply chain transparency
Procurement teams are putting in place the right capabilities to match stakeholders’ increasing thirst for information