Category Planning Guide 2024: Enabling peak performance
Research into the activities that will enable category managers to maximise their productivity plus key category benchmarks
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From decoupling to derisking: CPOs reveal their China strategies
With businesses questioning both their exposure to – and reliance on – China-based suppliers, CPOs discussed the options they are exploring
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Emphasising collaboration and data: the new rules of negotiation
In the face of persistent inflation and profiteering, buyers must refresh their negotiation toolkits if they are to deliver value
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Developing effective business partnerships amid volatility
Despite inflationary headwinds, the current environment offers buyers a chance to improve their leverage with stakeholders
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Jim Townsend: ‘Procurement will enter a new space in terms of influence’
The former Walgreens Boots Alliance CPO shares his thoughts on how the function can remain strategically relevant
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Effective cash management to maximise value in a downturn
Under-pressure buyers may find supply chain finance offers a means of unlocking value from the supply base
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Prioritisation, cooperation and story-telling: How CPOs and their teams are contributing to growth
Leaders discussed the steps they are taking to align with corporate strategy to maximise the function’s impact and drive value
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High-velocity procurement
Making the right move before anyone else can deliver significant business benefits. This report reveals how CPOs are improving the function’s speed and impact
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UCB’s Sebastien Bals on using technology to get ahead of supply disruption
Accessing supply chain insights quickly is crucial if buyers are to respond to – or anticipate – threats, says the CPO of UCB
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Urenco CPO: ‘We will only weather this storm if we work together’
Suppliers supported Urenco during the pandemic, now it’s helping partners overcome the polycrisis, says Tony Roberts
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How data is driving supply chain transparency
Procurement teams are putting in place the right capabilities to match stakeholders’ increasing thirst for information
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Adopting an AI – First Approach in Procurement: What, Why and How
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Overcoming Procurement’s Polycrisis: Exploring the Role of AI and Data in Adapting to Change
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Partnering Through a Time of Transformation
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Beiersdorf’s approach to implementing a “one source of truth” data platform
The FMCG company was able to substantially streamline the process both of maintaining and accessing data for its procurement team
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