With inflation a significant challenge for businesses, buyers provide insight into they are avoiding or mitigating the worst effects of price increases
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With inflation a significant challenge for businesses, buyers provide insight into they are avoiding or mitigating the worst effects of price increases
The circular economy challenges businesses and their procurement functions to rethink both their operations and supply chains to maximise environmental efficiency
This virtual roundtable discussion explored supply chain transparency and how progressive procurement functions are leading their businesses in delivering greater insight and control over complex supply chains.
The procurement team has implemented new strategies and streamlined processes to fast-track startups into the sourcing process for every government agency
While replacing a supplier with a new provider is a complex and costly process, sourcing and building competitive alternatives is a habit that enables buyers to continually provide value
Procurement’s ability to rebuild its risk capabilities will be central to the function’s plans for 2020 and beyond
This session provides insights into supplier switching – a costly process that requires significant research, analysis and stakeholder engagement
Driving real cost reductions from suppliers is crucial for procurement functions during a downturn, but teams must balance cost savings with ensuring supply continuity
The Covid-19 crisis requires procurement teams to negotiate with suppliers to secure greater value. To do so, they must balance cost-saving targets with ensuring supply remains robust and secure
This session examines tactics procurement teams can adopt when negotiating with suppliers to gain greater value
Jonathan Webb, head of content for APAC, explains how Procurement Leaders will support procurement teams to focus on urgent, tactical concerns around cost, cash and continuity management as Covid-19 forces functions to shift their priorities
Procurement Leaders hosted a virtual roundtable on building an impactful SRM programme with attendees from food, manufacturing, cosmetics and other industries.
Although switching suppliers is an inevitable part of the procurement cycle, crisis periods may not be the optimal time to make changes to the supplier base. Procurement Leaders research has...
Collaborative supplier relationships are a unique subset of suppliers that require a specialist set of practices and skills to manage appropriately
As procurement functions grapple with the fallout from the spread of coronavirus, now is the time to start thinking about the lessons to take forward
Benchmark data for procurement salary by job level, industry and location; providing functions with the information required to help attract and retain the best talent
This guide takes members through the category management process, how to identify strategic opportunities, and ways to source and shape the output
The outbreak of coronavirus in China has seen procurement functions scramble to source enough facemasks to keep their operations running. In a highly competitive marketplace procurement has pulled in favours, which has kept the wheels of the global economy going
As businesses’ risk exposure continues to increase, procurement teams that build their capabilities in this area will enhance their value proposition and provide further value beyond savings
Recognising that it needed to move and operate faster in order to keep pace with challenges and opportunities, Syngenta’s Asia-based procurement team has implemented a new approach that is seeing the function and the business move faster