Developing an impactful category strategy in the face of inflation and a potential downturn
As buyers come face cut costs, manage threats and deliver further value, functions are looking to develop more impactful category strategies
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Procurement Leaders Resources
A playbook for managing inflation and challenging price increases from suppliers
With inflation a significant challenge for businesses, buyers provide insight into they are avoiding or mitigating the worst effects of price increases
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IBM’s Bob Murphy: ‘I would define procurement as the catalyst to get things done’
The IBM CPO reveals how his team’s efforts to scout new suppliers, collaborate both internally and externally, as well as work in a more agile manner are paying off
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Air travel
Macroeconomic factors mean the air travel industry faces an uncertain future as it looks to bounce back from the pandemic
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Identifying supplier relationship management metrics that will enable a new era of value
SRM and Innovation cohort members are reassessing performance measures so they can demonstrate the value of closer supplier relationships
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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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Managing supply chain risk in a changing market landscape
It is now more important than ever for procurement leaders to manage and monitor risks within their supply chains – with both a short- and long-term view to understand the future impacts of supplier and supply chain health.
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CPO Compass 2023
Accelerating inflation, a darkening economic outlook, and geopolitical uncertainty are just some of the issues procurement teams are facing as they look ahead to 2023.
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CPO Compass 2023
After years of firefighting, CPOs are leading their functions into an era of data-driven resilience – enabling their teams to deliver new sources of value
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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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How worried should the procurement world be about the relaxation of China’s Covid rules?
While the changes have the potential to get China’s economy moving, signs of a surge in the number of infections have stoked fears of major disruption
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Procurement teams step up their preparations for geopolitical risks in 2023
With inflation, interest rates and tensions running high, buyers are diversifying their supply chains and pulling demand levers
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AstraZeneca CPO: ‘It’s key procurement doesn’t see inflation as a fait accompli’
While buyers should be using an array of levers to tackle rising costs, John Dickson says it should not be at the expense of assurance of supply
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