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CPO Rising Listicle: Cost of Capital Makes Procurement Valuable to the CFO in 5 Ways

By Andrew Bartolini April 11, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Strategy

Fridays (in 2025) 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…

Part Two: Procurement BIG Trends & Predictions — AI-Driven Future Amidst Economic Uncertainty

By John Yuva April 4, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Process, Strategy, Technology

Did you miss Ardent Partners' recent webinar, Procurement 2025: BIG Trends and Predictions, that delivered a series of insightful predictions designed to help procurement teams in all industries and regions…

Procurement News — April 2, 2025

By John Yuva April 2, 2025Articles, 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…

Part One: Procurement BIG Trends & Predictions — Rise of AI in Procurement

By John Yuva March 28, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, General, Process, Strategy, Technology

Magnus Mondays — Agentic AI Has Entered the Chat

By Magnus Bergfors March 24, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

For the last couple of years, generative AI (GenAI) has been a staple in procurement solution provider marketing as the savior for overwhelmed procurement departments. But during the second half…

NEW WEBINAR: Evolution of AI in Procurement: The Agentic Age

By John Yuva March 19, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, Process, Technology

Join Ardent Partners and Fairmarkit on March 27th (2 PM ET) as they discuss Evolution of AI in Procurement: The Agentic Age. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly evolved over the…

Magnus Mondays — Suites, Specialists, and IM&PPO

By Magnus Bergfors March 10, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

About a year ago, I wrote a series of articles on the topic of suites vs. specialists (click here to read). In today’s article, I return to that topic and…

CPO Rising Listicle: AI in Action — Procurement, Part 3

By John Yuva March 7, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Lists, Process, Strategy, Technology

It's Friday, which means we're sharing 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 teams…

Magnus Mondays — Do We Need a Sourcing Toolbox?

By Magnus Bergfors March 3, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Recently, I’ve talked about the need to manage and source more spend— and source it more frequently. And last year, I wrote an article about innovations in sourcing and how…

Procurement News — February 28, 2025

By John Yuva February 28, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People