Andrew Bartolini, Author at CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT

ISM Veteran and Procurement/Supply Chain Journalist John Yuva Joins Ardent Partners

By Andrew Bartolini May 23, 2022Articles, General, People

[Publisher’s Note: It goes without saying that everyone at Ardent is thrilled with today's announcement that industry stalwart, John Yuva, has joined our team. John's talent, experience, and passion for…

Procurement Experts on CPO Rising — Hardwiring Sustainability into the Business

By Andrew Bartolini May 16, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Podcast, Procurement Rising

Our “Procurement Experts on CPO Rising” series continues today with an excerpt from my 2022 episode of the Procurement Rising Podcast – Thomas Udesen, Chief Procurement Officer at Bayer and co-founder of…

Procurement Experts on CPO Rising – Furthering the Mission in Higher Education

By Andrew Bartolini May 13, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Podcast, Procurement Rising

Our “Procurement Experts on CPO Rising” series continues today with an excerpt from my 2021 episode of the Procurement Rising Podcast – Bill Cooper, former Associate Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer…

Ivalua NOW 2022: We Are Stronger Together

By Andrew Bartolini May 11, 2022Articles, Events, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Leading supply management suite provider, Ivalua's annual user conference Ivalua Now returned as an in-person (but also virtual) conference in Washington, D.C. last week and it was another stellar showing…

The “Traditional” Impact of Contract Solutions

By Andrew Bartolini May 2, 2022Articles, General, People, Technology

The Source-to-Pay process can be divided into two sub-process areas, what happens before and after a supplier contract is executed. Procurement departments can use contract management solutions to provide significant…

Procurement’s Key Value Drivers in the Financial Services Industry

By Andrew Bartolini April 25, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

With heightened levels of regulation, competition, and risk, procurement departments in the financial services sector, by and large, are more heavily scrutinized and their performance, and that of their suppliers…

The “Innovative” Impact of Contract Solutions – Part 2

By Andrew Bartolini April 20, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

Over the last few years, the contract management (or contract lifecycle management) solution space has seen some exciting new innovations, after lagging behind other areas in the supply management space…

The “Innovative” Impact of Contract Solutions – Part 1

By Andrew Bartolini April 15, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

Three Breakthrough Procurement Technology Predictions for 2022

By Andrew Bartolini April 13, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Technology

For nearly a decade, our team gathers to discuss and review the prior year and lay out plans for the new one. We review, in depth, the key findings and…

Procurement Experts on CPO Rising – Leading a Procurement Organization

By Andrew Bartolini April 11, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People

On January 4, 2010, Ardent Partners launched CPO Rising as a new resource to procurement leaders around the world. The site tagline then (and now) was (and is) straight and to the…