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…
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…
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…
Best of 2022: The Intersection of Data and Sourcing
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2022 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.…
Instant Analysis: Simfoni Expands the Band, Announces Acquisition of Xeeva
Simfoni Announces Xeeva Acquisition This morning, Simfoni, a digital procurement solution provider, announced that it had acquired Xeeva, a spend management and procurement technology provider. The second major acquisition for the…
Black Friday Starts Today!
Attention Shoppers! The day after Thanksgiving in the US has long been known as Black Friday, the dark name for what is generally considered the biggest shopping day of the year…
The Macro-Level Issues Impacting the CPO Right Now: Weather Disruption
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…
Simfoni’s Sweet Music
At the start of 2022, digital procurement solution provider, Simfoni announced that it had acquired EC Sourcing Group, a longstanding and prominent provider of strategic sourcing solutions. The deal enables the…
The Macro-Level Issues Impacting the CPO Right Now: Inflation
So in 2022, we’re emerging from the pandemic amidst great uncertainty, As of today, procurement’s long-term future remains bright, even if things look challenging in the near-term. Over the next…
Procurement News — September 7, 2022
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…