AOP BlogBusiness AlignmentLeadershipProcurement Transformation Getting the ‘People Part’ Right: A Sourcing Hero Conversation with Thomas Siersbæk Heller-Njor Earlier this year I was joined on The Sourcing Hero podcast by Thomas Siersbæk Heller-Njor. He is currently the Founder…Kelly BarnerSeptember 8, 2022
AOP BlogBusiness AlignmentLeadershipProcurement Transformation Can a focus on procurement experience unlock our latent potential? If you’re in the customer-facing part of the business, you’re all about experience. There’s even an acronym for it, CX. …Helen MackenzieAugust 25, 2022
AOP BlogBusiness AlignmentProcurement TransformationRisk Management The Critical Role for Procurement in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestments Procurement’s role in integrations and separations is often overlooked – and understandably so. Corporate development teams and M&A professionals are…Philip IdesonAugust 23, 2022
AOP BlogCategory ManagementProcurement IqSourcing & ContractingSupplier Management Buyer Power Score – Trade Show Displays The AOP Buyer Power Score is a content offering created in partnership with ProcurementIQ that rates the balance of power…Kelly BarnerAugust 23, 2022
AOP BlogBusiness AlignmentSourcing & ContractingSupplier Management Who Do Patents – and Contracts – Protect? I recently had the opportunity to interview Wen Xie, an intellectual property attorney, about the World Trade Organization’s decision to…Kelly BarnerAugust 18, 2022
AOP BlogCategory Management Catalysts for Supplier Competition: How to Get Suppliers to Fight for Your Business Many of the factors procurement faces today seem to hand the advantage to suppliers. But with the right category-level strategies,…Philip IdesonAugust 11, 2022
AOP BlogCategory Management Improving the flexibility of your category management skills Some categories of spend are dependable and constant. Their reliability makes them seem like they’ve been the same forever, which…Philip IdesonAugust 11, 2022
AOP BlogCategory Management Practitioner Spotlight: Combatting Hostile Supplier Behavior Today’s economic conditions are presenting procurement with a ‘perfect storm’ of challenging circumstances. Suppliers are raising their rates, either because…Philip IdesonAugust 11, 2022
AOP BlogCategory Management Driving Supply Chain Value in Disrupted Times What is the difference between a company that is ‘just getting by’ given today’s challenges and one that is leading…Philip IdesonAugust 11, 2022
AOP BlogCategory Management Engaging in the Joust: Facing up to Suppliers in Inflationary Conditions For the last two years, many buyer-supplier relationships have been at a stalemate. No one wanted to disrupt the delicate…Philip IdesonAugust 11, 2022
AOP BlogCategory Management Procurement for All Seasons: Being Prepared for Ever Changing Market Conditions It’s easy to think that in this world of access to information, being able to forecast, anticipate and (most importantly)…Philip IdesonAugust 11, 2022
AOP BlogBusiness AlignmentLeadership AOP’s Philip Ideson Featured in HBR Paper on Strategic Workforce Planning Procurement has to focus on driving business outcomes, and this is just as true in the case of talent as…Kelly BarnerAugust 4, 2022