Direct Sourcing Archives - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT https://cporising.com/tag/direct-sourcing/ Analyst-led research and intelligence for the procurement community. Wed, 08 Jan 2025 23:22:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://cporising.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CPOR-Favicon-75x75.png Direct Sourcing Archives - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT https://cporising.com/tag/direct-sourcing/ 32 32 Best of 2024: Procurement Embraces Its Workforce Strategy Role https://cporising.com/2025/01/10/best-of-2024-procurement-embraces-its-workforce-strategy-role/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-of-2024-procurement-embraces-its-workforce-strategy-role Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:02:38 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=53548 Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2024 articles as we reflect on last year and begin tackling 2025. The role of…

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]]> Best of 2024: Magnus Mondays — Navigating the Raw Essentials: A Primer on Direct Materials https://cporising.com/2024/12/23/best-of-2024-magnus-mondays-navigating-the-raw-essentials-a-primer-on-direct-materials/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-of-2024-magnus-mondays-navigating-the-raw-essentials-a-primer-on-direct-materials Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:02:44 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=53521 Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2024 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.…

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]]> Procurement Embraces Its Workforce Strategy Role https://cporising.com/2024/10/25/procurement-embraces-its-workforce-strategy-role/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=procurement-embraces-its-workforce-strategy-role Fri, 25 Oct 2024 10:02:07 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=53338 The role of procurement is ever evolving. Chief Procurement Officers are executing strategies in a world wrought with immense volatility and unpredictability. While the scale of disruption is unlike anything…

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]]> Magnus Mondays (Reprisal) — Category Management: All Talk No Action? https://cporising.com/2024/08/05/magnus-mondays-reprisal-category-management-all-talk-no-action/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magnus-mondays-reprisal-category-management-all-talk-no-action Mon, 05 Aug 2024 10:02:49 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=52926 [**Over the next few weeks, we’ll be running “best of” Magnus Mondays posts, reprising some of the most popular topics of the series. Magnus returns with new content in August.]…

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]]> Ivalua NOW Dispatch #2: Strategic Roadmap (Source-to-Contract) https://cporising.com/2024/07/12/ivalua-now-dispatch-2-strategic-roadmap-source-to-contract/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ivalua-now-dispatch-2-strategic-roadmap-source-to-contract Fri, 12 Jul 2024 10:02:00 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=49490 The Ardent Partners analyst team recently attended the 2024 Ivalua NOW: Procurement Re-Imaged conference in Miami. This event came on the heels of the company’s slightly larger EMEA conference held…

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]]> Magnus Mondays — Category Management: All Talk No Action? https://cporising.com/2024/03/11/magnus-mondays-category-management-all-talk-no-action/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magnus-mondays-category-management-all-talk-no-action Mon, 11 Mar 2024 10:02:30 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=49055 When I started in procurement in what feels like way too many years ago, it was as a buyer. A few years later I got a new title, strategic buyer!…

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]]> Magnus Mondays: Direct Materials P2P — Is That a Thing? https://cporising.com/2024/03/04/magnus-mondays-direct-materials-p2p-is-that-a-thing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magnus-mondays-direct-materials-p2p-is-that-a-thing Mon, 04 Mar 2024 11:02:55 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=49028 Today I’m wrapping up our mini-series on direct materials and what differentiates it from indirect by looking at the transactional side — also known as procure to pay (P2P). Because…

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]]> Magnus Mondays — Direct Materials Supplier Management Presents a Critical but Disjointed Solution Landscape https://cporising.com/2024/02/26/magnus-mondays-direct-materials-supplier-management-presents-a-critical-but-disjointed-solution-landscape/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magnus-mondays-direct-materials-supplier-management-presents-a-critical-but-disjointed-solution-landscape Mon, 26 Feb 2024 11:02:28 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=49002 In last week’s article, we looked at what makes direct materials special and their unique established requirements, particularly when focusing on eSourcing. In today’s article, we continue to investigate direct…

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]]> Magnus Mondays — Navigating the Raw Essentials: A Primer on Direct Materials https://cporising.com/2024/02/20/magnus-mondays-navigating-the-raw-essentials-a-primer-on-direct-materials/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magnus-mondays-navigating-the-raw-essentials-a-primer-on-direct-materials Tue, 20 Feb 2024 11:02:57 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=48969 In one of my articles about suites vs. specialists, I briefly mentioned dedicating a future piece to direct materials. Today’s article will do just that. I’ll look at direct materials…

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]]> Procurement and Human Resources: A Collaborative Necessity https://cporising.com/2023/04/14/procurement-and-human-resources-a-collaborative-necessity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=procurement-and-human-resources-a-collaborative-necessity Fri, 14 Apr 2023 10:02:37 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=47601 The role of procurement is ever-evolving. Chief Procurement Officers are executing strategies in a world wrought with immense volatility and unpredictability. While the scale of disruption is unlike anything witnessed…

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]]> Trends Driving the Future of Work https://cporising.com/2022/10/03/trends-driving-the-future-of-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trends-driving-the-future-of-work Mon, 03 Oct 2022 10:00:01 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=46735 The Future of Work impacts every workplace in one way or another. Monday’s CPO Rising article explores several trends that the Future of Work Exchange (powered by Ardent Partners) identified…

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]]> Procurement’s View of Direct Sourcing https://cporising.com/2022/09/26/procurements-view-of-direct-sourcing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=procurements-view-of-direct-sourcing Mon, 26 Sep 2022 10:00:39 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=46713 The role of procurement is ever-evolving. Chief Procurement Officers are executing strategies in a world wrought with immense volatility and unpredictability. While the scale of disruption is unlike anything witnessed…

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]]> Technology Round-Up — September 14, 2022 https://cporising.com/2022/09/14/technology-round-up-september-14-2022/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-september-14-2022 Wed, 14 Sep 2022 10:00:26 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=46689 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…

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]]> Where Does The Extended Workforce Go From Here? https://cporising.com/2022/04/01/where-does-the-extended-workforce-go-from-here/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-does-the-extended-workforce-go-from-here Fri, 01 Apr 2022 13:00:56 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=45955 [Editor’s Note: This article originally published on the Future of Work Exchange website] The Future of Work is many things: technology, transformation, work optimization, innovation, collaboration, and, of course, talent. Depending…

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]]> The Four Things That Will Determine The Future Of “The Great Resignation” https://cporising.com/2022/01/20/the-four-things-that-will-determine-the-future-of-the-great-resignation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-four-things-that-will-determine-the-future-of-the-great-resignation Thu, 20 Jan 2022 11:00:34 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=45599 By now, you’ve heard the phrases. “The Big Quit.” “The Great Resignation.” “The Great Reassessment.” Around these parts, we’ve typically referred to the massive, massive numbers of workers voluntarily leaving…

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]]> The Future of Work Exchange Key Providers For 2021: Prosperix https://cporising.com/2021/12/16/the-future-of-work-exchange-key-providers-for-2021-prosperix/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-future-of-work-exchange-key-providers-for-2021-prosperix Thu, 16 Dec 2021 11:00:50 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=45470 [Editor’s Note: Over the next several weeks, the Future of Work Exchange will unveil its “21 for 2021” list of key solution providers that are shaping the Future of Work through innovative…

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]]> Future of Work Exchange Key Providers For 2021: Talmix https://cporising.com/2021/10/12/future-of-work-exchange-key-providers-for-2021-talmix/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=future-of-work-exchange-key-providers-for-2021-talmix Tue, 12 Oct 2021 10:00:24 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=45204 [Editor’s Note: Over the next several weeks, the Future of Work Exchange will unveil its “21 for 2021” list of key solution providers that are shaping the Future of Work through innovative…

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]]> The Agile Workforce Runs on Talent Marketplaces and Talent Communities https://cporising.com/2021/08/13/the-agile-workforce-runs-on-talent-marketplaces-and-talent-communities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-agile-workforce-runs-on-talent-marketplaces-and-talent-communities Fri, 13 Aug 2021 10:00:01 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=44967 Last year, Ardent Partners predicted that the global business landscape would experience a sharp uptick in the utilization of non-employee labor as a direct result of the pandemic’s sweeping impact…

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]]> Upcoming Webinar: The Transformation of the Agile Workforce https://cporising.com/2021/07/07/upcoming-webinar-the-transformation-of-the-agile-workforce/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=upcoming-webinar-the-transformation-of-the-agile-workforce Wed, 07 Jul 2021 10:00:50 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=44834 Last year, Ardent Partners predicted that the global business landscape would experience a sharp uptick in the utilization of non-employee labor as a direct result of the pandemic’s sweeping impact…

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]]> Why Today’s Direct Sourcing Programs Shouldn’t Overlook Talent Curation https://cporising.com/2021/04/27/why-todays-direct-sourcing-programs-shouldnt-overlook-talent-curation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-todays-direct-sourcing-programs-shouldnt-overlook-talent-curation Tue, 27 Apr 2021 10:00:24 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=44367 Late last year, Ardent Partners published its groundbreaking Direct Sourcing Toolkit research study, which highlighted the criticality of direct sourcing in a world of talent and work that was seemingly…

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]]> The Impact of Direct Sourcing on the Future of Work https://cporising.com/2020/09/22/the-impact-of-direct-sourcing-on-the-future-of-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-impact-of-direct-sourcing-on-the-future-of-work Tue, 22 Sep 2020 10:00:57 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=42871 Direct sourcing, also known as “self-sourcing,” has emerged over the past several years as a powerful instrument in the talent acquisition toolbox. Direct sourcing entails a business, in essence, acting…

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]]> The Impact of Direct Sourcing in 2020 (and Beyond), Part II https://cporising.com/2020/09/01/the-impact-of-direct-sourcing-in-2020-and-beyond-part-ii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-impact-of-direct-sourcing-in-2020-and-beyond-part-ii Tue, 01 Sep 2020 10:00:57 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=42760 The strategy known as “direct sourcing” has become synonymous with the continued evolution of talent. Businesses that desire true organizational and workforce agility are actively harnessing the power of talent…

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]]> Why Direct Sourcing is Your Key to Better Talent…Even Today https://cporising.com/2020/07/23/why-direct-sourcing-is-your-key-to-better-talenteven-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-direct-sourcing-is-your-key-to-better-talenteven-today Thu, 23 Jul 2020 10:00:04 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=42502 Back in January, I had a discussion with a human resources (HR) executive who also held the main responsibility for managing her company’s contingent workforce management (CWM) program. The topic…

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