Andrew Bartolini | Procurement Analyst & CPO Research Specialist

Three Takeaways from the CPO Rising 2019 Summit

By Andrew Bartolini November 4, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People

One week ago, delegates, speakers, and supply management solutions providers descended upon the historic Harvard Club of Boston for Ardent Partners’ fourth-annual CPO Rising procurement executive summit. The Ardent team had arrived…

The Voice of the CPO Webinar: Highlights from the CPO Rising 2019 Summit

By Andrew Bartolini November 1, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Solution Providers, Strategy

I consider myself very lucky in that I really enjoy my work. And one of the things that I look forward to each year is putting together Ardent's annual CPO…

Best-in-Class Procurement Leaders Recognized for Outstanding Achievement at the CPO Honors 2019 Gala

By Andrew Bartolini October 30, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, Strategy

Executives from PPG Industries, Procter & Gamble, Hilton Supply Management, CBRE, Coca Cola FEMSA, Highmark Health, VSP Global take home awards during Ardent Partners’ annual CPO Rising Summit BOSTON - Ardent…

The CPO Rising Summit Returns to Boston with Powerful Procurement Insights!

By Andrew Bartolini October 29, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, Solution Providers, Strategy

Leading Procurement Executives from Johnson & Johnson, DuPont, Rio Tinto, and More Convene to Share Experiences and Best Practices BOSTON, October 29 — Today, more than 140 Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and…

Smart Strategies to Transform Your Operation — A New Webinar from Ardent Partners

By Andrew Bartolini October 28, 2019Articles, Events, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy

In aggregate, the procurement profession has made extraordinary advances over the last ten years. But, a deeper analysis of the market definitively shows that the Best-in-Class (or top 20% of…

Meet Shelley Stewart, Jr., CPSM and CPO Rising Hall of Famer at CPO Rising 2019!

By Andrew Bartolini October 25, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People

Shelley Stewart is participating on the CPO Panel on Day One of the CPO Rising 2019 Summit. Here is a brief profile we wrote about him a few years ago…

Throwback Thursday: BuyerQuest: Going Beyond Punch-Out

By Andrew Bartolini October 24, 2019Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other readers of this site, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and…

CPO Rising 2019 Speaker Profile – David Kern, Head of Global Procurement, TripAdvisor

By Andrew Bartolini October 23, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

David Kern is an experienced professional with 20 years of proven success within procurement, real estate, capital oversight, and implementation of accounting/payment platforms. David currently serves as the Head of…

Five Must-Have Features in an e-Procurement System (Guest Post)

By Andrew Bartolini October 22, 2019Articles, Lists, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor's Note: Today's article is a guest post from Finly, an expense management and e-Procurement solutions provider. Its solution suite, FinlyFinance suite, automates business processes, such as order processing, vendor payments, invoicing,…

P2P Technology Round-Up — October 18, 2019

By Andrew Bartolini October 18, 2019Articles, People, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Ardent’s P2P Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of ePayables, P2P, and B2B payment solution provider news and updates from the past week. If you are an Accounts Payable, B2B Payments,…