Although many business leaders feel the talent pool is shrinking, many organisations do not have an effective recruitment framework. A policy of continual recruitment could provide procurement chiefs with a competitive advantage
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Aligning strategic plans across the business
The secret to procurement success is a well thought-out plan, but the function must align with the wider corporate vision to deliver strategic aims
Biogen: Building procurement excellence
In the first case study in this series, the procurement team at Biotechnology company Biogen show how it went about building and recruiting for three Centers of Excellence
Taking a Center of Excellence structure to the next level
In the third and final part of the series, biotechnology firm Biogen introduces its e-sourcing and data analytics COE, and tactical buying COE
Building cross-functional agility at Mercy
The introduction of speciality councils at the healthcare provider has enabled procurement to work faster and more efficiently
Biogen transforms its approach to supplier contracts
In the second case study in this series, Biogen builds its first contract lifecycle management Center of Excellence, to better manage contracts with the supply base
The challenges of developing a local supply base
In the first 90 days in his new role, Weetabix’s new supply chain director Milan Pankhania shares his plans for developing a supply base within 50 miles of the company’s headquarters
Implementing strategic sourcing at the University of California
The third and final part of this case study series with the University of California looks at how the introduction of strategic sourcing saw procurement find an untapped source of talent
The challenges and opportunities of technology implementation
Part two in this case study series on the University of California looks at how procurement introduced spend analytics and other technology processes as part of a wider transformation programme
Securing buy-in to solve a $500m problem
Part one of a case study series with the University of California looks at how procurement won over other areas of the business to drive through a wide-ranging transformation programme
Unleashing the power of technology at Citrix
In the third and final part of the series Procurement Leaders looks at Citrix’s project to implement technology to drive value and support a wide-ranging transformation project
Lighting a fire of inspiration within procurement at Citrix
Part two of this in-depth look at Citrix’s transformation journey looks at how procurement built a new philosophy of communication to empower the team
Citrix’s centralisation and category management journey
In the first of this series, the technology company talks centralising its function and creating a new approach to category management
Sony looks at translation services to drive savings
In centralising the organisation’s translation services procurement has been able to drive significant savings and add significant value
Collaboration delivers for J&J
Building closer ties between procurement, R&D and the supply base helped the healthcare giant secure new innovations
LV= puts the customer at the heart of its procurement transformation
UK-based financial services firm believes that procurement will benefit from keeping customers at the centre of its thinking
Cross-functional collaboration takes procurement to the next level at Philips
How Philips’ Design for eXcellence (DfX) programme created better synergy across the wider business and secured a win at the World Procurement Awards
Supplier development programme breeds success for Husqvarna
A programme to re-establish ties between Husqvarna’s procurement team and its suppliers brings wide range of benefits
Delphi Automotive on transforming the power of its people
Automotive giant introduces new supplier quality staff programmes to overcome challenges of running a vast, globalised workforce
Transforming risk into an opportunity at Merck
The procurement team at the pharmaceutical giant was tasked with creating one single approach to risk across the business