Andrew Bartolini | Procurement Analyst & CPO Research Specialist

AP Can Help Quench Treasury’s Thirst for Liquidity (Part II)

By Andrew Bartolini September 21, 2016Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

Today's article, which will examine several opportunities that exist for AP to help quench treasury’s thirst for liquidity, is a continuation or Part 2 of this article from last week. The…

The Future of Supply Risk Management

By Andrew Bartolini September 19, 2016Articles, General, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Catching up on a few older articles that we didn't publish this summer..... At the Institute for Supply Management’s 101st annual conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, friend of the site, Mickey North Rizza,…

Procurement Influencer Series: Rob Bernshteyn of Coupa Part II

By Andrew Bartolini September 16, 2016Articles, General, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Publisher's note: It should be noted that late last week, Coupa filed a Form S-1 with the SEC that begins its formal plans to conduct an IPO. This is big industry news.…

How Source-to-Settle Solutions Manage (and Leverage) Big Data – Supply Risk Management

By Andrew Bartolini September 15, 2016Articles, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

In the digital age, organizations as a whole and procurement departments in particular swim in data. It is everywhere, spread across an alphabet soup of internal and external systems –…

AP Can Help Quench Treasury’s Thirst for Liquidity (Part I)

By Andrew Bartolini September 13, 2016Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Not Your Father's Treasury Department The finance department in many enterprises has an unofficial hierarchy among functions. Near the top is the corporate treasury team, which is tasked with ensuring…

Chris Shanahan: A Profile of a Transformation Procurement Leader – Part II

By Andrew Bartolini September 12, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy

Like many procurement professionals, Chris Shanahan, who is the Senior Vice President of Global Procurement at Becton Dickinson (BD), a global medical technology provider, sort of “fell” into the space.…

Procurement Influencer Series: Rob Bernshteyn of Coupa Part I

By Andrew Bartolini September 9, 2016Articles, General, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Publisher's Note: The Ardent Partners family has grown by one with the birth of Jackson Robert York, born yesterday to CPO Rising's tireless editor, Matt York, and his wife Renee.…

Chris Shanahan: A Profile of a Transformative Procurement Leader – Part I

By Andrew Bartolini September 6, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy

I’ve known Chris Shanahan, Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at BD for nearly a decade; what follows is the first of a two-part profile based upon a recent interview. Like many…

Happy Labor Day!

By Andrew Bartolini September 5, 2016Articles, Events, General

The first Monday of September in the United States (and Canada) is a federal holiday called Labor Day. According to the US Department of Labor, "Labor Day is a creation of the…

CPO News – September 2, 2016

By Andrew Bartolini September 2, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

PSEG Names Brian Clark VP of Procurement On August 22, Newark, New Jersey-based PSEG Services Corp. announced that it has named Brian Clark as its newest Vice President of Procurement,…