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

Survey: ePayables 2016 – Accounts Payable is Keeping its “Eyes on the Prize”

By Andrew Bartolini March 24, 2016Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay

The skills that accounts payable (“AP”) teams will need to succeed in the months and years ahead are evolving rapidly. Skills that involve more transactional duties are becoming less important…

CPO Rising 2016 Summit: Showcasing the Value of Sourcing Across All Categories

By Andrew Bartolini March 23, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Strategic Sourcing

Developing and maintaining an effective sourcing program is one of many game-changers that Ardent Partners has espoused for procurement teams over the last several years. Running a sourcing program that…

The Value of Analytical Thinking for the P2P Team

By Andrew Bartolini March 22, 2016Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay

The tsunami of big data has broken over the enterprise for 15 years, drowning the average business operation in a deluge of financial and operational information. In terms of the…

CPO Rising 2016 Summit: Agility and Innovation Will Keep Procurement Valuable

By Andrew Bartolini March 17, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People

As the business world becomes more interconnected, all procurement departments now find that they must remain “on their toes” in order to be competitive on a global scale. Procurement teams…

Heidi Landry: An Expat CPO’s Journey across the Procurement Landscape

By Andrew Bartolini March 14, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Process, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks we will highlight some of the outstanding executives that are presenting at the CPO Rising 2016 Summit. Today we continue the series with an…

Eight More Reasons Why You Should Attend the CPO Rising 2016 Summit

By Andrew Bartolini March 10, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Lists, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

The CPO Rising 2016 Summit is coming up in less than three weeks, and will be one of the year’s best opportunities for CPOs and other senior procurement professionals to…

Why Accounts Payable and Treasury are Natural Partners

By Andrew Bartolini March 9, 2016Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay

The accounts payable (“AP”) team has, in recent years, taken on new importance to the enterprise as a source of financial and operational intelligence. The rich data that AP collects…

P2P Tech Roundup – March 3, 2016

By Andrew Bartolini March 3, 2016Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

CPO Rising regularly collects and publishes P2P news stories and general announcements on the people, companies, and events that will have the biggest impact in the P2P and AP markets…

CPO Rising 2016 Summit: The Changing Role of the Chief Procurement Officer

By Andrew Bartolini March 1, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General

The position of the chief procurement officer (“CPO”) in the modern enterprise is evolving. Much of this shift is caused by external factors, like a supply chain that is widening…

Why Managing Supplier Payments Matters

By Andrew Bartolini March 1, 2016Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay

Efficiency rules in the modern business world, and cost savings are frequently one of the primary goals of executive leadership. As part of this objective to run an efficient organization,…