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Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Supply Market Knowledge

By Phil Bartolini May 13, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Procure-to-Pay

[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback Thursday” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] It’s a great and worthwhile pursuit for Chief…

Transforming Procurement in Five Steps – Step Five (Part 2): External Stakeholder Engagement

By Andrew Bartolini May 11, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, People

Procurement transformation has become a familiar topic here on CPO Rising, particularly over the past couple of years when it has become increasingly clear that what got procurement departments where…

Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Data Analysis

By Andrew Bartolini April 1, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Strategy

Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Category Management

By Andrew Bartolini March 25, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Strategic Sourcing

Proactive Procurement: The CPO’s Five Keys to Success

By Andrew Bartolini March 19, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General

A full year into the pandemic and it is great to see so many Chief Procurement Officers focusing on executing key strategies despite COVID-19. March and April are traditionally very…

Best of 2020: The CPO’s Approach to Supply Risk

By Andrew Bartolini January 7, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

[Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising we are publishing some “best of” 2020 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year…

20 for 2020: Key Providers in the 2020s – Zycus

By Andrew Bartolini October 23, 2020Articles, General, Lists, Solution Providers, Technology

Earlier this year, we initiated the first of our planned 20 for 2020 series’ as an echo to the 10 for 2010 series that we used to launch this site. That first 2020 series…

The CPO’s Approach to Supply Risk

By Andrew Bartolini October 8, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy

Ardent Partners, the established leader in supply management market research, has identified unprecedented levels of risk across the vastly complex and highly interconnected supply chains that drive and support the…

Five Procurement Strategies to Unlock Greater Value

By Andrew Bartolini September 4, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

The value driven by the average sourcing team over the last decade has, in many cases, been significant and transformative. But, competitive forces at play in a rapidly changing business…

20 for 2020: The Key Themes for the Modern CPO’s Agenda (#19 – Cash Management)

By Andrew Bartolini April 17, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

In ten years’ time, the procurement profession and the role of the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) has changed in many unique and profound ways. Yet, just like 2010, CPOs and other procurement leaders…