…Is a Nickel, Dime, or Quarter Earned
You're invited to our Ardent Partners webinar: "Defend Your Margins: Seven CPO Strategies for 2023" in March. Our analysis today focuses on net profit margin and how the large contribution…
Procurement News — March 1, 2023
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 your…
Why “Can You Believe This Winter?” Matters More to Procurement
Chief procurement officers face a myriad of supply chain risks from supplier insolvency to union strikes to geopolitical crises. However, an area of risk that can be overlooked is the…
Technology Round-Up — February 22, 2023
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up Series returns today with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management solution provider…
Time to Rekindle the CFO-CPO Relationship
The CFO-CPO relationship is and always will be very important. Last week, Valentine’s Day gave millions upon millions of people the opportunity to focus on their most important relationship. This…
CPO Rising Listicle: Five Benefits of Category Management
Fridays (in 2023) 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…
Procurement News — February 15, 2023
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 your…
Vendor Management 101: The Basics
In today’s world where globalization and innovation are critical to competitive survival, chief procurement officers rely on supplier specialization more than ever. Never have suppliers been more consequential and with…
CPO Rising Listicle: Five Smart Strategies to Battle Inflation
Fridays (in 2023) 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…
Vendor Management: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Join Ardent Partners and Evisort on February 28th from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET for a discussion on Vendor Management: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. In this…