CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – Eric Beylier: The CEO’s Direct Report (Part 1)
After a slightly longer than expected break, our CPOs on the Rise in 2011 series ramps back up this month and will go "full throttle" over the summer. We have…
CPO Shop Talk (BravoSolution Edition): (1) Strategic Sourcing (2) Perimeter (3) Transportation Spend Management
BravoSolution’s North American User Conference, held this past Wednesday, delivered a great blend of user case studies, best practices and thought leadership. Set in the heart of Chicago at Café…
CPO Rising Update (May 2011)
Since the world did not end this weekend, I thought it might be time for a few thank-yous and updates to start the week. We’ll be right back at it…
Ardent Partners and the Institute of Financial Operations Announce Alliance and First Event
Today we are pleased to officially announce our multi-year alliance with The Institute of Financial Operations (“IFO”). The IFO is the newly rebranded name of the organization that includes the…
The CPO Scorecard™
For those who have taken the survey for my next report – a sincere thanks! For those that have not yet, please consider spending a few minutes today taking the…
Keeping Score
In the survey for our upcoming research report, we pose the question: Savings impact on procurement bonuses: To what extent do savings results drive your bonus structure? Less than 25%…
Scott Singer – Global Procurement Transformation in the Cloud at Rio Tinto (Ariba Live)
Today’s article focuses on the customer keynote presentation delivered by Scott Singer, Rio Tinto’s Head of Procurement, at Ariba LIVE last week. First, one quick story about Scott that, I…
CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – Vaibhav Agarwal: Touchdown Procurement!
It was when Notre Dame decided almost ten years ago to move from processing paper requisitions to an eProcurement system that “friend of the site” and latest profile in our…
CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – Kirk Eberhart: Directing Direct (Part 2)
In our last article, Kirk Eberhart, our latest CPO on the Rise in 2011, gave us the view from the top of procurement at TMK IPSCO. Kirk reports to the…
CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – Kirk Eberhart: Directing Direct
Our next CPOs on the Rise in 2011 story focuses on direct materials and the supply chain and an interview with “friend of the site,” Kirk Eberhart, Director of Purchasing…