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Author: Per-Erik Karlsson

Per-Erik Karlsson is a s pseudonym under which Procurement Executives can share experiences from their careers in a relaxed and inspiring maner without risk of exposing commercial sensitive material. There are many stories out there that can act as learning experience for future generations of buyers and procurement managers. But also a high level of ethics are connected to the situations from where the stories origin. By anonymizing and extracting the key learning, stories can be told in an involving and exciting way to many people. Do you have story telling ambitions and contribute to the collective learning, please contact Fredrik Axelsson.
Category manager to focus on the following top 10 activities

Category manager to focus on the following top 10 activities

  • Per-Erik Karlsson
  • 2026-07-08
  • Procurement management
Learn the 10 key activities a category manager should focus on in procurement, from spend analysis and market research to category strategy, stakeholder engagement, supplier management, and performance follow-up.
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Sourcing Board in different cultures

Coffee, Calendars & Consensus – A Procurement Story About Making Sourcing Board Work

  • Per-Erik Karlsson
  • 2025-07-24
  • Tactical procurement
Editors note: Get the Sourcing Process at Learn How to Source Online course. Monday Morning, 07:12 – Stockholm I’m balancing a latte in one hand and a stack of print‑outs in the...
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a professional team in a modern office discussing the implementation of a RACI model

Implementing RACI in Procurement: A Practical Guide

  • Per-Erik Karlsson
  • 2024-09-14
  • Procurement management
As a Procurement Director, one of my core responsibilities is ensuring that purchasing processes are efficient, transparent, and balanced between control and speed. One effective tool for achieving this is the RACI model,...
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Key procurement stakeholders defined

Find your key stakeholders – learn why.

  • Per-Erik Karlsson
  • 2024-09-08
  • Procurement management
A procurement department plays a crucial role in the successful operation of any organization, ensuring that the necessary goods and services are acquired in a cost-effective, timely, and efficient manner. To accomplish...
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Business trip to Tunisia

Business trip to Tunisia, a particular experience.

  • Per-Erik Karlsson
  • 2024-09-07
  • Tactical procurement
As a procurement director, I have had the opportunity to work with suppliers from all over the world. One particular experience that stands out in my mind is a business trip to...
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My first encounter with e-auctions

My first encounter with e-auctions

  • Per-Erik Karlsson
  • 2024-09-07
  • Tactical procurement
“As a procurement executive who has been working in the industry for over 20 years, I vividly remember my first encounter with e-auctions. It was in the early 2000s, and I was...
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Importance of visiting a supplier on site

Importance of visiting a supplier on site

  • Per-Erik Karlsson
  • 2024-09-07
  • Tactical procurement
In a small, bustling city, there lived a retired procurement executive named Per-Erik. Per-Erik had seen it all in his long and successful career. From managing complex global supply chains to negotiating...
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Category Strategy in Laptop Procurement - Harness the Power

Category Strategy in Laptop Procurement – Harness the Power

  • Per-Erik Karlsson
  • 2024-09-07
  • Procurement management
I came across a company in the Nordics who really had taken their Category Strategy in Laptop Procurement to a good position. Hope you enjoy following summary: “At our company, a Nordic...
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Real world application of EDI and modernize procurement.

  • Per-Erik Karlsson
  • 2024-07-13
  • Cases
Real world Application of EDI: A Case Study on Modernizing Procurement Operations In the rapidly evolving landscape of procurement, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) has been around as a game-changer for many growing...
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