AOP Blog February 10, 2021 Making Procurement’s Impact More Visible One of the questions we frequently get is: How do I make sure the value that procurement provides to the… Kelly Barner Love0
AOP Blog February 3, 2021 How to Outsource Services in a Changing Economy About five years ago, procurement outsourcing was all the rage. Companies would outsource sourcing and category management ‘en masse.’ It… Philip Ideson Love0
AOP Blog January 27, 2021 Advice for Building Procurement From Scratch Congratulations! Your company has embraced the value of formal procurement enough to invest in it. Now that we’ve basked in… Kelly Barner Love0
AOP Blog January 20, 2021 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 Ideson Love0
AOP Blog January 6, 2021 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 Ideson Love0
AOP BlogLeadership December 7, 2020 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 Ideson Love0
AOP BlogCategory Management September 23, 2020 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 Ideson Love0
AOP BlogTalent Management May 24, 2020 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 Ideson Love0
AOP BlogRisk ManagementSourcing & Contracting May 11, 2020 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 Ideson Love0
AOP BlogExpense Management April 6, 2020 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 Ideson Love0