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June 21, 2011

CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – Jean Cloutier: Moving the Business (Part 1)

Jean Cloutier, Senior Director of Strategic Procurement at Air Transat, is our latest “CPO on the Rise in 2011” who helped build a procurement department and then develop its strategy... Read more
June 10, 2011

Webinar: Innovative Ideas for the Decade Ahead

It’s coming together The data from respondents (218) has been captured and analyzed [Sidebar: huge thanks to all – the final report should hit your inbox in early July. Also,... Read more
May 27, 2011

CPO Shop Talk (BravoSolution Edition): (1) Strategic Sourcing (2) Perimeter (3) Transportation Spend Management

BravoSolution’s North American User Conference, held this past Wednesday, delivered a great blend of user case studies, best practices and thought leadership. Set in the heart of Chicago at Café... Read more
May 6, 2011

The CPO Scorecard™

For those who have taken the survey for my next report – a sincere thanks! For those that have not yet, please consider spending a few minutes today taking the... Read more
April 20, 2011

Scott Singer – Global Procurement Transformation in the Cloud at Rio Tinto (Ariba Live)

Today’s article focuses on the customer keynote presentation delivered by Scott Singer, Rio Tinto’s Head of Procurement, at Ariba LIVE last week. First, one quick story about Scott that, I... Read more
April 11, 2011

CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – Kirk Eberhart: Directing Direct (Part 2)

In our last article, Kirk Eberhart, our latest CPO on the Rise in 2011, gave us the view from the top of procurement at TMK IPSCO. Kirk reports to the... Read more
April 8, 2011

CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – Kirk Eberhart: Directing Direct

Our next CPOs on the Rise in 2011 story focuses on direct materials and the supply chain and an interview with “friend of the site,” Kirk Eberhart, Director of Purchasing... Read more
April 6, 2011

CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – A Passion for Procurement

Procurement: it’s not just a job, it’s a passion. Our next CPO on the Rise in 2011 is a Chief Procurement Officer in the hi-tech industry, who in his own... Read more
April 4, 2011

CPO Shop Talk: (1) Happy Anniversary CPO Rising (2) eSourcing 2.0 Enacted

CPO Rising Celebrates One Year Anniversary! Although we technically started publishing articles on CPO Rising on Jan 1, 2010, we waited until April 1, 2010 to announce its existence to... Read more
April 1, 2011

Brokers Wild – Pressure on Japanese Supply Chain Intensifies

I’ve intentionally held off from discussing the Japan earthquake/tsunami/nuclear meltdown story because I fear the absolute worst from this situation and I hate being an alarmist. I will return to... Read more