Chief Procurement Officer

  • Defend Your Margins: Seven CPO Strategies for 2023

    March 8, 2023

    Defend Your Margins: Seven CPO Strategies for 2023

    Join Ardent Partners and Fairmarkit on March 22 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET for a discussion on Defend Your Margins: Seven CPO Strategies for 2023. Companies with higher margins are... Read more

  • …Is a Nickel, Dime, or Quarter Earned

    March 6, 2023

    …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... Read more

  • Procurement News — March 1, 2023

    March 1, 2023

    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... Read more

  • Why “Can You Believe This Winter?” Matters More to Procurement 

    February 27, 2023

    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... Read more

  • Technology Round-Up — February 22, 2023

    February 22, 2023

    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... Read more

  • Time to Rekindle the CFO-CPO Relationship

    February 21, 2023

    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... Read more

  • Procurement News — February 15, 2023

    February 15, 2023

    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... Read more

  • CPO Rising Listicle: Five Smart Strategies to Battle Inflation

    February 10, 2023

    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... Read more

  • Question Everything You Know

    February 6, 2023

    Question Everything You Know

    Over the last 30 years, Chief Procurement Officers and their enterprises operated in a relatively stable and prosperous economic environment. Unrestricted trade coupled with abundant low-cost labor and inexpensive transportation... Read more

  • Technology Round-Up — February 1, 2023

    February 1, 2023

    Technology Round-Up — February 1, 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... Read more