Leaders reveal the steps they are taking to ensure their organisation is innovating at pace in a volatile market
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Watercooler conversation: Lessons in resilience, people and leadership
Leaders share their candid experiences and lessons they have learned over the past three years
Beyond the sustainability pledge: transforming promises into progress
In partnership with GEP: Actions that will enable CPOs to deliver a significant financial, environmental and social impact through the supply chain
Hybrid work: what’s working? What isn’t?
While companies remain unclear on what hybrid work looks like, leaders agree that in-person interaction and a well-defined policy are both key to a healthy culture
Getting ahead in volatile markets: How sourcing teams are winning with dynamic market sourcing
In partnership with Keelvar: In an era defined by instability and uncertainty, procurement teams must ensure their sourcing processes are fit for purpose
Strategic Planning Forum 2022 highlights
Watch highlights from the event, as leaders revealed how they will pivot their strategies to ensure the organisation’s success in 2023
Managed print services
Although many businesses are becoming paper-lite, they are unlikely to become paperless in the short- to mid-term
Proactive resilience: A new source of competitive advantage
In partnership with Interos: Although supply chain mapping may seem a lofty aspiration for the overwhelming majority of companies that have no visibility beyond Tier-1, it is possible – with the right technology
Natural gas uncertainty, China’s slowdown and the UK’s ‘inbox from hell’: the global economic outlook
Daniel Franklin, executive editor and acting US editor of the Economist, joined an all-network call to provide insights into the global economy
Resilience through agility: Supply chain decision-making in a volatile world
In partnership with Achilles: Spotting, understanding and tackling threats in the supply chain – before they can disrupt the business – is now crucial to an organisation’s success
Driving procurement value in a disruptive environment
In an era characterised by disruption, scarcity and inflation, a panel discusses the tools procurement teams require to help deliver business growth
Resolving the global supply chain crisis: artificial intelligence as a route to trust, transparency and resilience
A panel of experts discusses the potential for artificial intelligence, data and innovation to help businesses overcome the global supply chain crisis
The intersection of climate, nature and social goals to drive industry transformation
Eric Soubeiran shares Unilever’s efforts to scale up its sustainable procurement efforts, as well as the benefits it delivers to both the business and the wider community
Procurement’s pivotal role in supporting substantial business growth
Schneider Electric CPO Dan Bartel explains how the company is building sustainability and resilience into its supply base to power growth and capture market share
Change is possible: Asahi’s procurement transformation journey
Asahi Europe & International Group’s Carmen Radut shares the story of the beverage company’s digital transformation
Embracing procurement’s new value drivers to deliver business impact and growth
As procurement continues to evolve its focus from cost to service and value delivery, leaders must ensure they have the tools and skills to deliver to this agenda, as well as set the right key performance indicators to prove its value to the business
Leadership panel: procurement’s potential to drive environment and social change
As procurement teams allocate more spend to diverse suppliers, buyers are better able to understand their supply chains and reduce both the impact and frequency of labour abuse issues
The untapped potential of procurement: using spend to drive equality
Procurement executives have the power to help lead the world into a more sustainable, more equitable future by spending more money with diverse businesses
Managing a merger of businesses and cultures in unprecedented times
Miguel Gonzalez, CPO of Dupont, shares the best practices and lessons he has learned to help reduce the impact of organisational change on – and retain – employees in challenging circumstances
PLx: The happiness of being you
Danny Bent discusses the power of positivity and his views on the barriers that prevent people from realising their true potential