AOP Blog Art of Procurement Acquires Buyers Meeting Point and MyPurchasingCenter Art of Procurement, a media company focused on the value potential of corporate procurement and supply management, has announced its…Philip IdesonOctober 31, 2023
AOP BlogCategory ManagementSourcing & ContractingSupplier Management Supplier Diversity: How to Achieve Impact at Scale Supplier diversity is not just a box to tick on a corporate social responsibility checklist; it is a dynamic strategy…Philip IdesonSeptember 19, 2023
AOP BlogBusiness AlignmentExpense ManagementSourcing & ContractingSupplier Management 5 Common Myths About GPOs At Categorypalooza 2023, Brian Halpin, VP and General Manager at Procure Analytics, led a session on the complexities and opportunities…Philip IdesonSeptember 12, 2023
AOP BlogSupplier ManagementTalent Management Unpacking the Complexities of Services Procurement Art of Procurement recently polled our community to identify the most complex challenge procurement must overcome when managing a services…Philip IdesonSeptember 5, 2023
AOP BlogBusiness AlignmentLeadershipSourcing & Contracting From Blocks to Bites: A Cheese-Inspired Approach to Change Management Bear with me for a moment… Close your eyes and imagine someone handing you a large block of your favorite…Philip IdesonAugust 22, 2023
AOP BlogLeadershipTalent Management A Deliberate Path to Success through Comprehensive Talent Procurement Decisions about how a company manages their external talent management program should not be taken lightly. There are many factors…Philip IdesonJuly 15, 2023
AOP BlogBusiness AlignmentProcurement Transformation Maximizing Procurement’s Potential: An Expert’s Guide to Effective Change Management No one really likes change - and yet, it is a necessary part of life and work. Anyone tasked with…Philip IdesonJuly 11, 2023
AOP BlogBusiness AlignmentData & AnalyticsSourcing & Contracting Surviving Economic Challenges: Procurement’s Role in Strategic Spend Management There’s a savings pendulum that swings, and it tends to swing one way or another. During COVID, a lot of…Philip IdesonJuly 11, 2023
AOP BlogBusiness AlignmentSupplier ManagementTalent Management The Right Places for the Mid-Market to Find Supplier Relationships For a long time, procurement has been looking for supplier relationships in all the wrong places. Traditional supplier discovery efforts…Philip IdesonJuly 10, 2023
AOP BlogDigitizationTalent Management Top 6 Most Valuable Tech Skills for Procurement Despite the importance of digital literacy in procurement, skills development and recruiting have not kept pace with technology. Not surprisingly,…Philip IdesonJune 27, 2023
AOP BlogBusiness AlignmentCategory ManagementProcurement TransformationSourcing & Contracting Strengthening Your Corporate Culture to Survive Challenging Economic Times Over the last two decades, top-down mandates have largely fallen out of favor. Executives fostered more forgiving environments in the…Philip IdesonJune 20, 2023
AOP BlogDigitizationProcurement Transformation Procurement Strategies for Mid-Market Success Mid-market companies are characterized by ambitious growth trajectories and untapped potential. Procurement has a great opportunity to make an outsized…Philip IdesonJune 20, 2023