Last week during our inaugural Categorypalooza event, participants confirmed that they are currently being inundated with cost increase requests from…
Philip IdesonSeptember 9, 2021
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Despite the fact that procurement sees tail spend management as a top priority, it may be necessary to build a…
Kelly BarnerAugust 5, 2021
Many companies are currently undergoing a recommitment to spend-related initiatives like diversity and sustainability. Being intentional about making every dollar…
Kelly BarnerAugust 4, 2021
As with any technology, misconceptions about auctions can limit their ROI and even prevent them from being used. By gaining…
Kelly BarnerAugust 3, 2021
Since we started Art of Procurement almost six years ago, a broad range of executives, practitioners, academics, and more have…
Philip IdesonAugust 2, 2021
If you think about what a brand really represents, at least in the context of a B2C business, it is…
Kelly BarnerJune 30, 2021
A question that we often get asked is, “How do we create stronger relationships with our suppliers?” A couple of…
Philip IdesonJune 23, 2021
Do you have any idea how lucky you are to work in procurement? Who else can understand a business by…
Kelly BarnerJune 16, 2021
Automating professional activities is nothing new. You only need to look at the marketing function to see the impact that automation…
Philip IdesonJune 9, 2021
Let’s start by exploring that feeling… why do you hate the supplier? Or, for that matter, why do you love…
Kelly BarnerJune 2, 2021
What is the one thing that unites procurement teams right now, regardless of industry, size, or maturity level? It is…
Philip IdesonMay 26, 2021
Category management has been one of the foundational pillars in the growth of procurement over the past 20 years. I…
Philip IdesonMay 5, 2021
The people part, that’s always the wrinkle. Procurement can talk about transformation and evolution all we want, but if we…
Kelly BarnerApril 28, 2021
Everyone in a leadership position today is in the process of getting their organization up to speed after a year…
Philip IdesonApril 20, 2021
Do you sign up for virtual events with the very best of intentions - and even block huge windows of…
Philip IdesonMarch 26, 2021
One of my favorite things to talk about is how we can inspire each other with the ‘art of the…
Philip IdesonMarch 15, 2021
Sustainability is a value lever we've been talking about for a long time as procurement professionals, and it is becoming…
Philip IdesonMarch 10, 2021
Governance and compliance have always presented a challenge for procurement - not because we can’t establish and enforce them, but…
Kelly BarnerMarch 3, 2021
At AOP Mastermind LIVE in October, we asked CPOs about their top objectives heading into 2021. The number two objective…
Philip IdesonFebruary 17, 2021
One of the questions we frequently get is: How do I make sure the value that procurement provides to the…
Kelly BarnerFebruary 10, 2021
About five years ago, procurement outsourcing was all the rage. Companies would outsource sourcing and category management ‘en masse.’ It…
Philip IdesonFebruary 3, 2021
Congratulations! Your company has embraced the value of formal procurement enough to invest in it. Now that we’ve basked in…
Kelly BarnerJanuary 27, 2021
