Heinz – Keystone to Procurement Success (Part 2)
Today we continue with Part Two of the H.J. Heinz procurement story as told in three parts (two presentations and one, one-on-one interview all by/with Christopher Yope, Heinz' Global SRM…
Heinz’ Keystone to Procurement Success (Part 1)
Another day, another article, another event, another great presentation from a leading procurement group..... This time, we focus in on the H.J. Heinz procurement story as told in three parts…
CPO Shop Talk – Ariba LIVE and Jean-Jacques Beaussart
Our last article introduced Leslie Campbell, Chief Procurement Officer at Reed Elsevier and her keynote at Ariba LIVE 2012. Today we continue with another CPO on the Rise at Ariba…
CPO Shop Talk: Ariba LIVE 2012
Ariba’s North American Conference Ariba LIVE 2012 was held last week at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. What I said last year about the event still holds true that "Ariba’s…
CPO Rising Tournament 2012 – Postscript
Procurement fans, the CPO's March Madness whirlwind has ended and as you now know, Strategic Sourcing was crowned the Champion and Top CPO Tool in 2012 (final game results are…
CPO Rising Tournament 2012 – Finale
The Finale, Finally!! Ladies, Gentlemen, and procurement fans of all ages, we, once again and for the last time in 2012, welcome you to March Madness, Chief Procurement Officer Style,…
The CPO’s Final Four
What is the best CPO tool or strategy in 2012? Our field of 32 determines this year’s champion Welcome to March Madness, Chief Procurement Officer Style, where the different procurement…
The CPO’s March Madness – Elite 8
What began as the 32 top CPO tools, strategies and ideas now stands as an elite list of 8. The CPO Rising Tournament 2012 seeks to answer one simple question…
The CPO’s Sweet Sixteen
We start our second anniversary of the formal CPO Rising launch with a sincere thank you to our readership. While still growing, our readership has helped establish CPO Rising as…
CPO Rising Tournament 2012 – Day 6
What is the best CPO tool or strategy in 2012? Our field of 32 determines this year’s champion Yes folks, it’s March Madness, Chief Procurement OfficerStyle, where the different procurement…