Earlier in my career, I was heavily involved in outsourcing and offshoring, including leading a procurement shared services center in India and then having outsourcing category responsibility for a large…
Philip IdesonMay 24, 2020
Whether your company is in growth mode, protecting what they have on hand, or adapting to a new normal, responsible expense management is never far from an executive’s mind. This…
Philip IdesonApril 6, 2020
TOP STORY: Facility Maintenance & Outsourcing: To Broker or not to Broker There are two interesting things about this week’s top story, a LinkedIn Pulse Post from Nicholas Ammaturo, Head…
Kelly BarnerMarch 14, 2020
TOP STORY: How Johnson & Johnson fills its procurement talent pipeline According to a 2019 Accenture survey, one third of CPOs don’t have the right skills and talent in house…
Kelly BarnerMarch 7, 2020
TOP STORY: 10 Critical Skills Your Procurement Team Needs Right Now We all know that the work to increase procurement skills will never be complete. Unfortunately, our learning & development…
Kelly BarnerFebruary 29, 2020
TOP STORY: Spotting a Supplier’s Financial Distress Despite the recent emphasis on soft skills in procurement recruiting and talent development, there are still a few technical skills that we need…
Kelly BarnerFebruary 22, 2020
TOP STORY: Don’t be embarrassed… questions about leadership Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you’ve known someone for too long to admit you don’t know their name?…
Kelly BarnerFebruary 8, 2020
Must Read: Turning the Team You Have into the Team You Need With the current (and likely to continue) emphasis on transformation in procurement, leaders are going to have to…
Kelly BarnerFebruary 1, 2020
Podcast: Defining And Delivering On Supplier Development If 2019 was the year of emerging technology hype, then 2020 holds the potential to be the year that we turn our attention…
Philip IdesonJanuary 10, 2020
