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The CPO Rising Summit Returns to Boston with Powerful Procurement Insights!

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team October 29, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, Solution Providers, Strategy

Leading Procurement Executives from Johnson & Johnson, DuPont, Rio Tinto, and More Convene to Share Experiences and Best Practices BOSTON, October 29 — Today, more than 140 Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and…

Smart Strategies to Transform Your Operation — A New Webinar from Ardent Partners

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team October 28, 2019Articles, Events, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy

In aggregate, the procurement profession has made extraordinary advances over the last ten years. But, a deeper analysis of the market definitively shows that the Best-in-Class (or top 20% of…

Throwback Thursday: BuyerQuest: Going Beyond Punch-Out

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team October 24, 2019Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other readers of this site, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and…

CPO Rising 2019 Speaker Profile – David Kern, Head of Global Procurement, TripAdvisor

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team October 23, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

David Kern is an experienced professional with 20 years of proven success within procurement, real estate, capital oversight, and implementation of accounting/payment platforms. David currently serves as the Head of…

Five Must-Have Features in an e-Procurement System (Guest Post)

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team October 22, 2019Articles, Lists, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor's Note: Today's article is a guest post from Finly, an expense management and e-Procurement solutions provider. Its solution suite, FinlyFinance suite, automates business processes, such as order processing, vendor payments, invoicing,…

Throwback Thursday: Procurement Influencer Series — Roy Anderson from Tradeshift

By Andrew Bartolini October 17, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

For CFOs, Optimizing Enterprise Spend is a Business Imperative

By Andrew Bartolini October 16, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy1 Comment

In the aftermath of the Global Recession, many Chief Financial Officers (“CFOs”) have made the realization that a business environment that values cash, profit margins, and risk mitigation is one…

CPO Honors 2019: And the Finalists are…

By Andrew Bartolini October 15, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Lists, People, Strategy, Technology

The Fourth Annual CPO Honors Gala Dinner will be held at The Harvard Club in Boston on October 29th at 6:15 pm with a celebratory Happy Hour starting at the…

CPO Rising 2019 Speaker Profile – Nisreen Bagasra, Chief Procurement Officer, Veolia North America

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team October 11, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Nisreen Bagasra is the Chief Procurement Officer for Veolia North America (VNA) and leads its procurement organization to maximize value and mitigate risk across the company’s supply base, for both…

Throwback Thursday: On Rising in 2018: CPOs and Industry Events

By Andrew Bartolini October 10, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Strategy, Technology