Best of 2024: eSourcing 2.0: Making the Case in 2024
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2024 articles as we reflect on last year and begin tackling 2025. If you missed…
Best of 2024: CPO Rising Listicle: Battle Inflation with Five Smart Strategies
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2024 articles as we reflect on last year and begin tackling 2025. Fridays means that…
Best of 2024: Magnus Mondays — Navigating the Raw Essentials: A Primer on Direct Materials
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2024 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.…
Best of 2024: Magnus Mondays — Why Is There No “Mega Vendor” in the Procurement Space?
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2024 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year…
Magnus Mondays — Random Winter Rants
Here in Sweden, we are heading into the winter months, with our first snow occurring last week. As we get closer to the holiday season, I thought I’d treat you…
NEW WEBINAR: CPO 2025: Evaluating the Four Pillars of Strategic Sourcing
Join Ardent Partners and Coupa on December 11th (2 PM ET) as they discuss CPO 2025: Evaluating the Four Pillars of Strategic Sourcing. The pressure on procurement to deliver savings…
Magnus Mondays — Conferences, Innovations, and Sore Feet
This time of the year is always full of conferences and last week was certainly a whirlwind! Early Tuesday morning I flew down to Amsterdam for Keelvar Konnect and on…
Magnus Mondays — Zip Forward 2024 — When Procurement Flows, Business Flows
Last week I had the pleasure of attending Zip’s annual user conference Zip Forward. It was hosted at the iconic SF Jazz in central San Francisco. It marked my second…
eSourcing 2.0: Making the Case in 2024
If you missed yesterday's webinar "Sprint to Sourcing Gold: Optimize Your Procurement Strategy," I emphasized the critical importance that eSourcing technology plays in a strategic sourcing program when it comes…
CPO Rising Listicle: Four Pillars of Strategic Sourcing
Ardent Partners believes that there are “four pillars” that should serve as the foundation for any strategic sourcing program. These are the primary sub-process areas that drive all sourcing activity…