AOP Blog The Top 5 CPO Priorities at the Start of 2021 We did some research as part of the Mastermind LIVE event we held back in October. We asked all of…Philip IdesonJanuary 20, 2021
AOP Blog The Top 5 CPO Priorities at the Start of 2021 We did some research as part of the Mastermind LIVE event we held back in October. We asked all of…Philip IdesonJanuary 20, 2021
AOP Blog Handling ‘the Present Situation’ We’ve all had so much to deal with over the last year. In most cases, people just refer to ‘the…Kelly BarnerJanuary 13, 2021
AOP Blog Getting and Keeping the A-team Anyone that has ever sourced professional services knows that one of the top concerns is having a firm bid –…Philip IdesonJanuary 6, 2021
AOP BlogCOVID-19Leadership Heroes in Our Midst: Pivoting to the Potential of 2021 For all the stories of stress and struggle we heard in 2020, there have also been some amazing examples of…Philip IdesonDecember 7, 2020
AOP BlogCategory ManagementCOVID-19 Caution! Category Dynamics Subject to Change A couple of months ago on the pod we chatted with Arthur Piszczor, a Consultant at Corcentric, about the changes…Philip IdesonSeptember 23, 2020
AOP BlogDigitizationProcurement Transformation Will Automation Replace Procurement? The idea of automating professional activities is nothing new. You only need to look at marketing over the last 10…Philip IdesonSeptember 16, 2020
AOP BlogRisk Management The Six Critical Elements of a Category Continuity Plan If you expect your strategic suppliers to have a business continuity plan, doesn’t it make sense for procurement to have…Philip IdesonSeptember 9, 2020
AOP BlogLeadership Fine Lines: Walking Procurement’s Double-Edged Sword As much of the world takes tentative steps to return to some type of normality in the shadow of COVID-19,…Philip IdesonJune 8, 2020
AOP BlogTalent Management Why In-Country Labor Arbitrage Will Shake Up the Procurement Hiring Market Earlier in my career, I was heavily involved in outsourcing and offshoring, including leading a procurement shared services center in…Philip IdesonMay 24, 2020
AOP BlogCoronavirusCOVID-19Risk ManagementRisk MitigationSourcing & Contracting Why Dual Sourcing as a Risk Mitigation Strategy May Not Be the Answer The ‘word on the street’ about how procurement should respond to COVID-19 product and service supply problems is that going…Philip IdesonMay 11, 2020
AOP BlogCost ManagementExpense Management The Ultimate Guide to Expense Management: Achieving Cost Savings that Stick Whether your company is in growth mode, protecting what they have on hand, or adapting to a new normal, responsible…Philip IdesonApril 6, 2020
AOP BlogCoronavirusCOVID-19OpinionRisk Management What Changes for Procurement Once You Accept Government Recovery Funds Late last night, the US Senate passed the CARES Act to provide funds aimed at strengthening families and industries most impacted by…Philip IdesonMarch 26, 2020
This Week in Procurement This Week in Procurement – To Outsource or Not to Outsource TOP STORY: Facility Maintenance & Outsourcing: To Broker or not to Broker There are two interesting things about this week’s…Kelly BarnerMarch 14, 2020
This Week in Procurement This Week in Procurement: Filling the Talent Pipeline TOP STORY: How Johnson & Johnson fills its procurement talent pipeline According to a 2019 Accenture survey, one third of…Kelly BarnerMarch 7, 2020
This Week in Procurement This Week in Procurement: Shoestring Procurement Skills Development TOP STORY: 10 Critical Skills Your Procurement Team Needs Right Now We all know that the work to increase procurement…Kelly BarnerFebruary 29, 2020
This Week in Procurement This Week in Procurement: Financial Statement Analysis for Procurement TOP STORY: Spotting a Supplier’s Financial Distress Despite the recent emphasis on soft skills in procurement recruiting and talent development,…Kelly BarnerFebruary 22, 2020
This Week in Procurement This Week in Procurement: Multi-tier Supplier Risk Management TOP STORY: Risk Management to the n-th Degree Just when you think you’re starting to make headway with supply chain…Kelly BarnerFebruary 15, 2020
This Week in Procurement This Week in Procurement: (Awkward) Leadership Questions TOP STORY: Don’t be embarrassed… questions about leadership Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you’ve known someone…Kelly BarnerFebruary 8, 2020
This Week in Procurement This Week in Procurement: Employee Swap! Must Read: Turning the Team You Have into the Team You Need With the current (and likely to continue) emphasis…Kelly BarnerFebruary 1, 2020
This Week in Procurement This Week in Procurement: The Inherent Failures of Long-Term Contracts Podcast: The Value of Digital Procurement in Manufacturing Manufacturers are all about efficiency, although you might not think so based…Philip IdesonJanuary 17, 2020
This Week in Procurement This Week in Procurement: Key Strategies for the Decade Ahead Podcast: Defining And Delivering On Supplier Development If 2019 was the year of emerging technology hype, then 2020 holds the…Philip IdesonJanuary 10, 2020