Vendor Management: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Join Ardent Partners and Evisort on February 28th from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET for a discussion on Vendor Management: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. In this…
Question Everything You Know
Over the last 30 years, Chief Procurement Officers and their enterprises operated in a relatively stable and prosperous economic environment. Unrestricted trade coupled with abundant low-cost labor and inexpensive transportation…
Technology Round-Up — February 1, 2023
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up Series returns today with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management solution provider…
Now is a Great Time for a Procurement Tune-Up
The early part of each new year brings with it an opportunity for evaluation and reflection. The majority of Chief Procurement Officers have spent the past year driving their teams…
CPO Rising Listicle: Five Key Characteristics of a Best-in-Class CPO
With the start of the new year, Ardent Partners is rolling out a new piece of weekly content: CPO Rising’s Friday Listicle. Each listicle will provide procurement tips, trends, research,…
Procurement News — January 25, 2023
Welcome to Procurement News, part of our ongoing aggregate news series covering recent supply management headlines and trends pertinent to Chief Procurement Officers and other procurement leaders. Contact us with your…
Becoming a CPO in 2023: The One Constant is Change
It is 2023 and an interesting time to be working in procurement. Perhaps, more interesting than in any other era. This is true across all industries and regions of the…
Best of 2022: Procurement Experts on CPO Rising — Building Credibility for Indirect Procurement
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2022 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.…
Technology Round-Up — January 18, 2023
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up Series returns today with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management solution provider…
Best of 2022: CPO Rising 2022: Savings Is Much More Important in 2022
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2022 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.…