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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Procurement Leaders Resources
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The evolution of procurement value propositions
Procurement value propositions have matured considerably in recent years, demonstrating the journey that the function has been on and its importance to today’s businesses
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How category managers are seizing cost-avoidance opportunities
With persistent high inflation making savings increasingly challenging to deliver, avoiding unnecessary cost increases is a growing priority
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DuPont’s Miguel Gonzalez: ‘Take your procurement hat off, think business’
Deep relationships and a strong strategic focus have been critical in times of crisis, CPO Miguel Gonzalez says
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Hiring freezes threaten to halt procurement’s expansion plans
Notwithstanding economic uncertainty, Procurement Leaders members indicate teams will grow by an average of 8% in 2023
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How category managers are seizing cost-avoidance opportunities
With persistent high inflation making savings increasingly challenging to deliver, avoiding unnecessary cost increases is a growing priority
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Category Excellence Toolkit
Actionable insights to guide procurement professionals through the category management process
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Category Excellence Playbook part three: Management
Thought-provoking guidance and time-saving templates focused on stakeholder engagement and supplier management
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Category Excellence Playbook part two: Implementation
Thought-provoking guidance and time-saving templates focused on sourcing, negotiation and risk management
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Category Excellence Playbook
A tool to enable buyers to elevate their end-to-end category process, document their thinking and develop a robust strategy
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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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How to partner with social enterprises to deliver more socially responsible supply chains
Adjusting processes to work with social enterprises could enable firms to accomplish their ESG targets and cater to ever-more conscientious consumers
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Marielle Beyer on becoming a customer of choice and teaming with sales to tackle inflation
The Roche CPO explains how internal partnering has helped minimise the impact of inflation
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Tim Snow: ‘We go as deep as Tier-7 to pinpoint risks to revenue’
The Inmarsat CPO explains why his organisation has a ‘profoundly different’ approach to supply chain threats amid the polycrisis
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How procurement is incentivising suppliers on sustainability
Functions are focusing on rewarding improved sustainable performance across the supply chain but have enforcement measures at the ready
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The Big Picture: business alignment – securing investment in procurement
In partnership with GEP: Procurement chiefs must learn to articulate their goals to match those of the business if they are to deliver value beyond savings
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Break the walls down: Enabling collaboration between risk, SRM and sustainability teams
Creating the right structures, enabling collaboration and connecting technology systems, procurement functions can enable closer alignment between risk, sustainability and SRM units
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Enabling procurement efficiency: The route to becoming a strategic partner to the enterprise
Nathan Ayres, CPO of Prudential Financial, reveals how he clears a path so his team is empowered, successful and adding value to ensure stakeholders want procurement at the table
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Five lessons from Cargill’s dramatic procurement transformation
Cargill’s procurement team transformed the function’s structure, use of technology and approach to capability development. Here are five things the agribusiness learned on its journey
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Cargill’s approach to transforming the function for 2025
The global agribusiness giant has delivered a dramatic increase in procurement ROI by integrating its global procurement teams into one center-led function with strengthened processes, enhanced career opportunities, and collaboration at its core
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‘It’s concerning we couldn’t see it coming’: buyers respond to ongoing uncertainty among banks
After several weeks of disruption, procurement teams are preparing for further turbulence
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Silicon Valley Bank collapse: ‘The biggest risk right now is fear’
With the tremors of SVB’s collapse reverberating throughout the global economy, former FDIC chair Sheila Bair explains the implications of recent events
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Electrolux’s Mirela Boldu on managing risk through education and collaboration
Strong processes, information sharing and cross-collaboration help to shape the electronics giant’s approach to risk
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Energy crisis: Why the worst could be yet to come
With China re-opening and extreme weather threatening energy production, procurement needs to be prepared
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10 things we’ve learned so far from procurement’s response to the polycrisis
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Thriving through the polycrisis age
While many CPOs feel their teams are doing well, leaders recognise they must keep developing new initiatives to ensure their continuing success
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Procurement can’t afford to be complacent about cyberattacks in 2023
With the risk of attacks and their potential impact continuing to grow, digital procurement leaders must ensure their teams are prepared
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Bayer’s centralised approach to managing supply chain risks
Establishing a specialist risk management team within procurement enables the life sciences company to respond holistically, says Carlos Cruz
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CPO Q&A: Delivering on sustainability, digitalisation and supplier diversity
A panel of leaders reveal how they are balancing cost-saving demands with the function’s broader ambitions
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6 ways CPOs can boost their influence with the C-Suite
The secret to be successful is appealing to emotions first and then to logic. By applying what is considered good practice based on sales science, what should the procurement pitch deck story be?
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Tim Snow: ‘We go as deep as Tier-7 to pinpoint risks to revenue’
The Inmarsat CPO explains why his organisation has a ‘profoundly different’ approach to supply chain threats amid the polycrisis
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Managing risks, priorities and talent: Nestlé’s approach to the polycrisis
Nestlé is leveraging its experience of managing a host of different risks to navigate the polycrisis, explains CPO Patricia Stroup
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Hiring freezes threaten to halt procurement’s expansion plans
Notwithstanding economic uncertainty, Procurement Leaders members indicate teams will grow by an average of 8% in 2023
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Eric Espinasse: ‘The more we depend on a supplier, the closer we need to be to them’
The Ferring CPO explains how the company is strengthening relationships with its key suppliers – and helping them to manage rising energy bills
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Identifying – and filling – procurement’s capability gaps
Storytelling and data analytics are two vital skills missing from the procurement team, say CPOs. This is how they are looking to find and bring those capabilities in
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