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Create Value by Transforming into a Colleague-centric Function
November 17, 2015Read MoreOctober 28, 2015 By: Steen Karstensen Procurement Leaders asked me to share my thoughts on how we can reinvent procurement as a customer-centric organisation. I have taken the liberty of changing the title. I believe the word ‘customer’ is misplaced…
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3 Ways to Make your Procurement Department Really Stand Out
November 3, 2015Read MoreOctober 15, 2015 By: Sigi Osagie If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. It follows then that a change to how you see yourself and others leads to solutions for problems, or…
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Procurement’s Transferable Skills
October 26, 2015Read MoreOctober 15, 2015 By: Alan Hartley The skill set and behaviours we develop are so transferable and that, together with the knowledge we accumulate, differentiates us from the pack. It makes the modern procurement leader an extremely attractive candidate for…
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Why Unprepared Procurement Organizations Struggle with Digitization
October 20, 2015Read MoreSeptember 23, 2015 By: Lalit Wadhwa Senior procurement executives are engaged in a fascinating discussion within their respective organizations. Most see digitization of the supply chain, and more specifically, the procurement function as transformative though complex, but are uncertain if…
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The Journey from Good to Great
September 29, 2015Read MoreSeptember 8, 2015 By: Caroline Booth It is very easy for any of us, as procurement professionals, to get hooked on the rush of the deal. We put in the long and late hours to get to the right outcome…
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7 Software Strategies I Learned While Sitting in Traffic
September 15, 2015Read MoreAugust 6, 2015 By: Jill Barson Gilbert I live in Houston, Texas, the fourth largest city in the United States. Freeways are the network that connects the city to the suburbs. Freeway construction here seems endless, with a handful of…
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Shelby to Exhibit at the 2015 Procurement Leaders Forum Boston on Wednesday, September 16
September 3, 2015Read MoreSeptember 3, 2015 Stop by the Shelby booth at the 2015 Procurement Leaders Forum Boston on Wednesday, September 16 to gain insight into procurement optimization!
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Strategic Irrelevance: The Real Cost of Getting Lost in the Weeds
August 13, 2015Read MoreSpend Matters welcomes this guest post from Jim Kandilas, CPA, EVP and Founder of The Shelby Group. Strategic relevance is a concern of all shared services providers in today’s enterprise. We know what we do in procurement is important. But…
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Strategic Irrelevance: The Real Cost of Getting Lost in the Weeds
August 13, 2015Read MoreSpend Matters welcomes this guest post from Jim Kandilas, CPA, EVP and Founder of The Shelby Group. Strategic relevance is a concern of all shared services providers in today’s enterprise. We know what we do in procurement is important. But…
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How to Start a Procurement Function from Scratch
August 11, 2015Read MoreHere is a great article about how a UK based bank started their Procurement function from the ground up. By: Joe Bakowski and Nabeel Irshad Beginning with a blank sheet can be both exciting and intimidating. Like a writer embarking…
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