Category Strategy for Small Machined Parts

Category Strategy for Small Machined Parts in the Scandinavian market outlines the procurement approach. The strategy includes a spend analysis, a wanted position, a market analysis, a SWOT analysis, and an action...

Category manager to focus on the following top 10 activities

Category manager to focus on the following top 10 activities – a general introduction to the focus areas. Can see what is different from strategic sourcing? As a procurement expert and consultant,...

Two businessmen discussing Role of Templates in Sourcing process

The Role of Templates in Sourcing process (e-Sourcing)

The Role of Templates in Sourcing process need to be debated, it certainly is a crucial tool for enhancing efficiency, reducing errors, and promoting consistency across procurement processes and categories. However, while...

Category Strategy in Laptop Procurement – Harness the Power

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...

Category management – handover plan

This blog post explores the importance of a well-structured handover plan for category management and outlines a comprehensive framework to ensure a seamless transition when passing on a category to a new...

Establish the capability to run procurement e-Auction

What does it take setting up the capability to run procurement e-Auctions? Well, it requires careful planning and alignment with certain key areas.

Supplier partnership with Fredrik Olsson Head of Sourcing and Vendor Management at Schibsted

Achieving Supplier Partnership

This blogpost about Supplier Partnership is written by Fredrik Olsson, Head of Sourcing & Vendor Management at Schibsted. Background “This week, I attended a dinner with other sourcing heads, and not surprising, we...

Purchasing poliy being developed in a modern company

Purchasing Policy examples from two Fictive Companies

Please find two examples of Purchasing policy. Purchasing Policy of Fictive Multinational Company. 1. Objectives and Scope The purchasing policy (or procurement policy) aims to ensure an efficient, consistent, and compliant approach...

What is a Procurement Operating Model?

In many change programs, there is an immediate & huge focus on Org. chart & associated number of FTEs: many leaders are just given few weeks in order to make a proposal....

Building a Robust Pipeline of Innovative Ideas

Enhance Supply Chain Efficiency by building a Robust Pipeline of Innovative Ideas. Support your Procurement strategy. In Sweden, there’s a well-known adage often quoted in sales and perseverance contexts: “100 knocks, 10...

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