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Procurement News — September 25, 2024

By John Yuva September 25, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

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…

Magnus Mondays — The Supplier Management Tech Series — Part 4: Supplier Risk Management

By Magnus Bergfors September 23, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

In our series on supplier management, we have now come to supplier risk. This is one of the most complex areas in the entire procurement technology space because risk management…

CPO Rising Listicle: Four Pillars of Strategic Sourcing

By Andrew Bartolini September 20, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Process, 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…

Technology Round-Up — September 18, 2024

By John Yuva September 18, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

CPO Rising's Technology Round-Up series continues this week with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…

NEW WEBINAR: Sprint to Sourcing Gold: Optimize Your Procurement Strategy

By Andrew Bartolini September 17, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Join Ardent Partners and Market Dojo on September 26th (2 PM ET) for a discussion on Sprint to Sourcing Gold: Optimize Your Procurement Strategy. As they prepare to close out…

Magnus Mondays — The Supplier Management Tech Series — Part 3: Supplier Performance Management

By Magnus Bergfors September 16, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Strategy, Technology

Three weeks ago, I started a series on the components of supplier management solutions. So far we’ve covered the platform capabilities (i.e., functionalities used across the other components/modules) and Supplier…

CPO Rising Listicle: 8 Reasons Why a CPO Needs a Strong Strategic Sourcing Operation

By Andrew Bartolini September 13, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Fridays (in 2024) means that it’s time for another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help…

Procurement News — September 11, 2024

By John Yuva September 11, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

Announcing Ardent Partners’ 2024 Strategic Sourcing Technology Advisor Report

By Magnus Bergfors September 9, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

We are happy to announce the official launch of Ardent Partners' 2024 Strategic Sourcing Technology Advisor report. This is a report designed to guide sourcing and procurement teams through the…

CPO Rising Listicle: Achieve Best-in-Class Vendor Management Performance with Six Strategies

By Andrew Bartolini September 6, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Strategy