AOP PodcastDigitizationRisk Management [Pod] Debating the Big Bets Made to Spur Procurement Innovation w/ BT Sourced “Why does procurement exist? Because we needed to put controls in place to make sure that end users aren't buying…Philip IdesonJanuary 10, 2022
AOP BlogCategory ManagementSourcing & Contracting Cost Drivers – Corporate Gym Memberships The AOP Category Cost Drivers Series is a new content offering created in partnership with ProcurementIQ. Today we will uncover…Kelly BarnerJanuary 6, 2022
AOP Blog Do you trust your suppliers more than the Internet? Procurement has been discussing the nature of supplier relationships for a long time. It started with the debate between labeling…Kelly BarnerJanuary 4, 2022
AOP PodcastLeadershipProcurement TransformationTrends [Pod] Day 1 for Procurement w/ Philip Ideson “A mindset that every day is “Day 1” drives me personally as I build and grow the Art of Procurement.…Philip IdesonJanuary 3, 2022
AOP Blog 2021 Annual Letter (Part 2): Celebrating Successes and Looking Forward As a small business owner, I’ve found it hard to celebrate successes. There is always a new challenge to overcome,…Philip IdesonDecember 31, 2021
AOP BlogLeadership 2021 Annual Letter (Part 1): Day 1 for Procurement In 2018, I started writing a pair of annual letters to close out the calendar year by reflecting on the…Philip IdesonDecember 30, 2021
AOP PodcastBusiness AlignmentLeadershipProcurement Transformation [Pod] BONUS EPISODE: Listening to the Voice of the Business “The diversity of thinking and input from procurement is super helpful to us in the process. It saves us time,…Philip IdesonDecember 29, 2021
AOP PodcastBusiness AlignmentData & AnalyticsDigitization [Pod] BONUS EPISODE: Making the Most of Procurement Data “We've not seen significant inflation for at least the last 10-20 years, so we need to get in front of…Philip IdesonDecember 28, 2021
AOP PodcastBusiness AlignmentCategory Management [Pod] BONUS EPISODE: Is a Category-Led Organizational Structure Still Fit for Purpose? “We have to figure out ways to address all of our spend, not just our top performing spend with our…Philip IdesonDecember 27, 2021
AOP PodcastSourcing & ContractingSupplier ManagementTrends [Pod] Making a Business Case for Supplier Experience Management w/ HICX and Friends “If you look at procurement from the suppliers’ perspective, I think there's a lot of burden put on the supplier,…Philip IdesonDecember 20, 2021
Category ManagementProcurement Iq Buyer Power Score – Retail Store Fixtures The AOP Buyer Power Score is a new content offering created in partnership with ProcurementIQ that rates the balance of…Philip IdesonDecember 17, 2021
AOP PodcastBusiness AlignmentDigitizationGlobality Transform SeriesProcurement Transformation [Pod] Driving ESG With a Holistic View w/ Vanessa Pepperell “Most companies are starting to realize that the more sustainable they become, the easier it is to go to market…Philip IdesonDecember 15, 2021
AOP PodcastBusiness AlignmentLeadership [Pod] Roadmap to Savings: Partnering with the Business to Drive Progress “One of the things I've been talking to my team about is making sure that the business knows what outcome…Philip IdesonDecember 13, 2021
Category ManagementProcurement Iq Buyer Power Score – Packing Tape The AOP Buyer Power Score is a new content offering created in partnership with ProcurementIQ that rates the balance of…Philip IdesonDecember 10, 2021
AOP Blog Automation and The ‘Great Resignation’ It used to be that outsourcing - and offshoring - were feared for the impact they would have on jobs.…Philip IdesonDecember 7, 2021
AOP PodcastCategory ManagementProcurement TransformationSourcing & Contracting [Pod] Partnership as a Service: Driving Change & Delivering Unconventional Returns at UMass “We're not just buying technology, we're buying processes and intelligence that SupplyLogic brings to the table. It allows us to…Philip IdesonDecember 6, 2021
AOP BlogCategory ManagementProcurement Iq Cost Drivers – Small Parcel Category The AOP Category Cost Drivers Series is a new content offering created in partnership with ProcurementIQ. Today we will uncover…Philip IdesonDecember 3, 2021
AOP Blog Who Cares About Spend Under Management? In one of our planning sessions for the December 7th AOP Live session with Greg Anderson and David Clevenger, they…Kelly BarnerDecember 2, 2021