Seasons Greetings from CPO Rising
I want to take this opportunity to thank our readers, dedicated and new, for their interest, time, and support. CPO Rising has become a top US and global site because…
YouTube Hall of Fame – Procurement: When I grow up, I want to work in procurement
I believe that our last inductee into the YouTube Hall of Fame for Procurement for 2011 (we have a few more for 2012) needs no introduction. This gets into the…
YouTube Hall of Fame – Procurement: Research Councils UK
Today’s induction into our YouTube Hall of Fame for Procurement is Nicola Dunne, the Chief Procurement Officer at the Research Councils UK. I had the pleasure to meet Nicola this…
YouTube Hall of Fame – Procurement: Arizona State
What do you do for a living? How many times have those of us working in Procurement/Supply Management struggled to answer the simple question “what do you do for a…
YouTube Hall of Fame – Procurement: Merck
With a hat tip to Grantland, a new ESPN site, founded this year by a fellow HC alum, we've decided to offer up our own "YouTube Hall of Fame." We…
A CPO with a Great Foundation
Publisher's Note: This report is now available in the Ardent Partners library at a substantial discount. Click here to learn more. Kevin Clearie’s path to becoming a Chief Procurement Officer started…
Chief Procurement Officer: The Position
Publisher's Note: This report is now available in the Ardent Partners library at a substantial discount. Click here to learn more. The following is an excerpt from one of our recent…
Becoming a Chief Procurement Officer
Publisher's Note: This report is now available in the Ardent Partners library at a substantial discount. Click here to learn more. When you were a kid, what did you want to…
Keeping Time
While our last article, Making Music, was based on a real-world scenario (huge disconnect between two groups in large company) that I recently experienced while working with one client, the…
Making Music
I was recently involved in a very interesting situation where one group ("Group 1") within a large global company pursued an opportunity that it felt it was equipped to support.…