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Bridging the Procurement-HR Gap in Managing “Services Procurement”

By Christopher Dwyer September 30, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy

"You can't really understand another person's experience until you've walked a mile in their shoes." As procurement continues to gain traction within the enterprise and manage more spend, Chief Procurement Officers and their teams must become stronger…

Supply Chain Cyber Security: No Longer Someone Else’s Problem

By Andrew Bartolini September 26, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Process, Strategy, Technology

On Day 1 of the Institute for Supply Management’s 101st annual conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, Timothy Hall, President of AZORCA Cyber Security, LLC, gave an eye-opening presentation on the cyber…

The Trends (and Benefits) of Solution Suite Adoption: CPOs Take Notice

By Andrew Bartolini September 22, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners has been tracking the supply management solution provider market, as well as the strategies, processes, and behaviors of Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs), their teams, and end users for…

Chris Shanahan: A Profile of a Transformation Procurement Leader – Part II

By Andrew Bartolini September 12, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy

Like many procurement professionals, Chris Shanahan, who is the Senior Vice President of Global Procurement at Becton Dickinson (BD), a global medical technology provider, sort of “fell” into the space.…

The 2016 Contingent Workforce Management Fantasy Draft

By Christopher Dwyer September 8, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, General, Process, Strategy, Technology

For nearly the past seven months, the sports world (Publisher's note: Chris means the US' sports world) has been without perhaps its most popular pastime. Now that the NFL season…

Chris Shanahan: A Profile of a Transformative Procurement Leader – Part I

By Andrew Bartolini September 6, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy

I’ve known Chris Shanahan, Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at BD for nearly a decade; what follows is the first of a two-part profile based upon a recent interview. Like many…

CPO News – September 2, 2016

By Andrew Bartolini September 2, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

PSEG Names Brian Clark VP of Procurement On August 22, Newark, New Jersey-based PSEG Services Corp. announced that it has named Brian Clark as its newest Vice President of Procurement,…

How Will the “Gig Economy” Impact Procurement in 2017?

By Christopher Dwyer August 31, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Process, Strategy, Technology

The procurement function has experienced first-hand business evolution across a variety of attributes, from technology and innovation to the emergence of data-driven strategies. Today’s procurement professionals have the opportunity to…

Genpact: A Procurement BPO Provider Swims Upstream

By Andrew Bartolini August 29, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Genpact (Ticker: G), the business process outsourcing (“BPO”) firm, has a long history as a procurement outsourcing provider. Today's article highlights my recent conversation with Jonathan Kirby, the SVP and Practice…

The Art and Science of Procurement

By Andrew Bartolini August 23, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

“To develop a complete mind: Study the science of art; Study the art of science. Learn how to see.” – Leonardo Da Vinci, Artist & Scientist The idea behind the…