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
AOP BlogData & AnalyticsDigitization Building a Resilient Supply Chain with Better Data In 2018 Harvard Business Review predicted that in 5-10 years automation would likely replace the supply chain function. “The trend…Philip IdesonJune 13, 2023
AOP BlogRisk ManagementSourcing & ContractingSupplier Management The Power of Direct Spend Next week, Art of Procurement is hosting our first-ever event dedicated to direct spend. Direct spend is an area I'm…Philip IdesonJune 6, 2023
AOP BlogBusiness Alignment Does-Should-Could: Cost Optimization for World Class Manufacturing Should-cost modeling is not a new approach, and yet it is under-leveraged as a cost reduction strategy. Procurement’s typical approach…Philip IdesonMay 30, 2023
AOP BlogBusiness AlignmentProcurement TransformationTrends 6 Ways to Change the Perception of Procurement in Your Organization Building a strong internal brand for procurement is critical not only to how the function is perceived and received across…Philip IdesonMay 30, 2023
AOP BlogBusiness AlignmentData & AnalyticsRisk Management From Cybersecurity Threats to Revenue Loss: How to Manage (and Minimize) Risk with Procurement Cybersecurity tops the list of risks that keep c-suite leaders and procurement practitioners up at night. Organizations face repeated and…Philip IdesonMay 23, 2023
AOP BlogBusiness AlignmentProcurement Transformation Flexing Procurement’s Problem-Solving Superpowers There is no end to the list of problems procurement is asked to solve. Supplier rationalization, supply chain diversification, risk…Philip IdesonMay 16, 2023
AOP BlogBusiness AlignmentProcurement TransformationSourcing & Contracting 4 Steps for Building Operational Excellence in Procurement One of the amazing things about procurement is the ability to become what the business needs in the moment. Scarcity…Philip IdesonMay 16, 2023