Procurement has been on an evolutionary journey for years now, constantly reevaluating its priorities and shifting its talent, technology, and…
Philip IdesonNovember 30, 2021
The AOP Buyer Power Score is a new content offering created in partnership with ProcurementIQ that rates the balance of…
Philip IdesonNovember 22, 2021
“We are in a very exciting era where we have to continue and maintain the current focus while we grow…
Philip IdesonNovember 22, 2021
It has been 622 days since I last stepped foot into a physical conference back in March 2020, and, perhaps…
Philip IdesonNovember 18, 2021
“We should be adding value. And adding value is not making the purchasing process harder. I cannot stress that enough.…
Philip IdesonNovember 17, 2021
“A CEO only spends about 1% of their time with suppliers. Procurement really needs to step up and go to…
Philip IdesonNovember 15, 2021
“Procurement should be equipped to speak to the small things that are going on in a given category to maintain…
Philip IdesonNovember 8, 2021
The high number of low-cost transactions is just the beginning of the challenges with tail spend management. Spend often finds…
Philip IdesonNovember 4, 2021
“I think it's an employee's market right now. I don't think that's just a US thing, I think that's fairly…
Philip IdesonNovember 1, 2021
“True business transformation is the ability to make sure that the people you're trying to influence understand the change, understand…
Philip IdesonOctober 25, 2021
“When we have more efficient processes, we're changing the way we work, and we're open to those changes. To us,…
Philip IdesonOctober 18, 2021
“If you receive a form letter from a supplier that says, ‘Our prices are going up by X%’ you may…
Philip IdesonOctober 11, 2021
“When you're charging for value, every pricing strategy has a philosophical underpinning that is never talked about. That philosophy should…
Philip IdesonOctober 4, 2021
This October, Art of Procurement Mastermind LIVE returns with a new set of sessions and speakers purposefully selected to speak…
Philip IdesonSeptember 30, 2021
Experience is all the rage. Many advertising campaigns talk about “experiencing peace… tranquillity… adventure…” and many of us have decided…
Gordon DonovanSeptember 29, 2021
For some time now, ‘experience management’ approaches have been gaining in popularity: User experience management (UX) practices center around how…
Kelly BarnerSeptember 28, 2021
Procurement, treasury and accounts payable have one set of shared objectives when it comes to supplier engagement and management, but…
Philip IdesonSeptember 27, 2021
“I'm going to change your mindset. You're going to want me to help you. You're going to want my team.…
Philip IdesonSeptember 20, 2021
Corporate travel is one of the most complex spend categories that procurement has management responsibility for. For almost two years…
Philip IdesonSeptember 16, 2021
Corporate travel is one of the most complex spend categories that procurement has management responsibility for. For almost two years…
Philip IdesonSeptember 15, 2021
