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CPO Rising Listicle: Don’t Negotiate a Supplier Contract Without These 4 Things

By Andrew Bartolini March 22, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

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 improve…

Magnus Mondays — Direct Materials Supplier Management Presents a Critical but Disjointed Solution Landscape

By Magnus Bergfors February 26, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

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…

Guest Article: How to Navigate 2024 with Confidence — Procurement’s “Words of the Year”

By Andrew Bartolini February 16, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

[Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a guest post from Market Dojo, a technology company offering Software as a Service built by procurement professionals, for procurement professionals. Its solutions enable procurement to…

Magnus Mondays — Graphite Connect: Supplier Management, Network Style

By Magnus Bergfors January 29, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

As part of the Magnus Mondays series featuring the latest procurement technology trends and insights, we will also spotlight interesting briefings and updates that we receive from different solution providers…

Ardent Partners Hires Magnus Bergfors, former Gartner Analyst

By Andrew Bartolini November 1, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Procurement Rising, Strategy, Technology

[Publisher’s Note: It goes without saying that we're excited to make today’s announcement. I have known Magnus for more than a decade, first as the primary procurement analyst at rival…

CPO Rising 2023: The Big Data Tipping Point

By Andrew Bartolini October 23, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Strategy, Technology

Today, we feature our ongoing coverage of this year's 18th-annual CPO-themed report, where my team and I continue our nearly two-decade-long dialogue with chief procurement officers (CPOs) and other procurement…

CPO Rising Listicle: Six Ways to Ensure a Smooth Transition to a New Supplier

By Andrew Bartolini October 13, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Process, Strategy

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…