Procurement Leaders Resources
As leaders find themselves managing the effects of economic shocks, shortages, wars and political unrest – on top of all the traditional requirements needed to succeed in business – new pressures are creating new responsibilities and requiring leaders to focus on new skills and stakeholders
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The global food company’s indirect function has elevated its capabilities, systems, and corporate culture to drive top-class performance
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Philip Morris International’s procurement team built closer relationships with colleagues in the Product Development, HR, IT, and Quality functions to boost productivity and expand its electronics supply chain
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Transitioning to a globally integrated function, procurement at the pharmaceuticals and life sciences company has significantly reduced its cost to serve, doubled the percentage of spend with partner suppliers, simplified its processes and fostered greater agility
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Philip Morris International has built a new capability development model and a more agile procurement function to support its transition to smoke-free products
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Despite the growing impact of sanctions, the former US special representative for Ukraine negotiations tells members: ‘I don’t believe Putin will ever change his mind’
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Developments in machine translation and automated processes are likely to result in reduced prices for translation services
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Some 46% of consumers say they have a more favourable opinion of an advertiser if the promotional product they receive is environmentally friendly
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Procurement led a collaborative effort to mitigate supply risks during a crisis, enabling the pharmaceutical company to sustain its R&D and manufacturing operations without disruption
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Analysts expect technological developments and increasing labour costs to disrupt the market over the next few years. Selecting a supplier that invests in innovative technologies will help category managers mitigate price risk
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Dive deeper into how a formal SRM programme can be implemented in organisations with decentralised procurement and why it is more important than ever.
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real life and practical insights on how to approach SCRM is a holistic and innovative manner. Niebur presents the company’s strategy and approach, discusses the relevance of the anchoring risk management within the organization, and explores steps the Procurement function should take to build the SCRM program of the future.
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Although organisations favour structured over unstructured collaboration, Procurement Leaders’ research suggests the difference in terms of innovation between the two approaches is slight
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Working with clients such as Zurich, CBRE has grown diverse and social enterprise spend by more than threefold in one year
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The value of supplier collaboration, in terms of its relationship to procurement performance and whether teams are using supplier collaboration to maximum effect. The steps leaders can take to realise the full potential of supplier collaboration
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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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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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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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The New York-based art museum’s CPO built a new team, sourcing process and internal engagement plan from the ground up
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Effective stakeholder mapping, engagement, and collaboration are essential to organisations looking to become valued partners to other functions within the business.
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Members of Procurement Leaders’ risk and sustainability cohort gathered to discuss approaches to mitigating the risks they face now and those they expect to face in the future
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The Covid-19 pandemic added to all the geopolitical uncertainties have conspired to create the perfect conditions for a period of near unpredictable demand and supply. Procurement chiefs are finding new ways to try and manage this
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The UK’s railway construction project built a new risk methodology to understand the challenges facing its complex supply chain
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Procurement and supply chain have developed a system for detecting and mitigating operational risks at critical-to-revenue suppliers
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In association with Nipendo: Making it easier for suppliers to use procure-to-pay systems could deliver enormous benefits to buyers and suppliers alike
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Members of Procurement Leaders’ data and digital cohort gathered to discuss what is involved in creating a plan to leverage procurement data fully
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The international public health agency’s procurement team has saved thousands of hours of work with the automation of routine processes
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In association with Citi: Supply chain finance can do more than improve an organisation’s working capital position – it also enables procurement teams to deliver on a far broader agenda
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Philip Morris International has built a new capability development model and a more agile procurement function to support its transition to smoke-free products
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Leading procurement functions are gaining more influence over the entire life cycle of products, increasingly getting involved in product design, production planning and recycling
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With the demands on procurement changing by the day, the function is reinventing itself and upgrading its capabilities with new skills and job roles
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As procurement’s remit evolves, the function’s talent requirements are expanding as leaders seek well-rounded candidates who can deliver beyond transactional sourcing requirements
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Amid the disruption that envelops global businesses, procurement teams are under increasing pressure to deliver to enterprise goals and find bottom-line savings. At this pivotal moment, leaders must transform their people, processes and technology
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