Procurement Stakeholder Management: How to Identify and Engage Key Stakeholders
Procurement Stakeholder Management: How to Identify and Engage Key Stakeholders
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Procurement Maturity Model: Van Weele’s Six Stages Explained
Learn how van Weele’s procurement maturity model explains the development of procurement from transactional buying to value-chain orientation, and how to assess your organisation’s current maturity level.
Make or Buy Decision in Procurement: How Buyers Support Strategic Business Choices
Learn how procurement supports make or buy decisions through strategy, risk assessment, supplier market analysis, TCO, and senior buyer judgment.
Procurement Processes, Methods and Tools: How PMT Supports Procurement Strategy
In procurement, many problems are not caused by lack of effort. They are caused by missing, unclear, outdated, or poorly connected Processes, Methods and Tools. A buyer may know what needs to be done, but not have a clear process to follow. A tactical buyer may understand the category, but not have a structured method for…
Procurement Transformation: Moving Up the Procurement Maturity Ladder
This article explains procurement transformation from an advanced procurement-management perspective. It connects Stéphane Morel’s practical transformation insights with procurement maturity thinking, including the maturity ladder often associated with Van Weele’s development of the purchasing function.
Building a Procurement Innovation Pipeline: From Ideas to Competitive Advantage
A procurement innovation pipeline helps procurement departments capture ideas, develop business cases, prioritize initiatives, and turn learning into measurable business value and competitive advantage.
How to Align Procurement Strategy with Corporate Strategy Using the Operations Strategy Matrix
Procurement strategy should be the supply-side translation of corporate strategy. This article explains how procurement managers can use the Operations Strategy Matrix to connect company goals with sourcing, category management, supplier strategy, and procurement KPIs.
Chief Procurement Officer Agenda: What a CPO Should Prioritize
In procurement, the Chief Procurement Officer is not only responsible for purchasing performance. The CPO is responsible for making sure procurement helps the business solve important problems: controlling cost, securing supply, managing supplier risk, improving quality, supporting innovation, developing the procurement organization, and creating value across the company. This is why the CPO agenda must…
Innovation in Procurement: How Leaders Turn Supplier Ideas into Business Value
Innovation in Procurement: As a senior procurement director, I have seen firsthand the role that innovation can play in driving success in the organization.
How Procurement Supports Company Strategy Through the Supplier Base
Leadership within the Procurement Function: Building Capability focusing on Category Management, PMT, and Organization & Roles