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NEW WEBINAR – The Advent of Strategic Procurement – 12/10

By Andrew Bartolini December 9, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

After a century of slow progression, procurement has become a strategic business function in roughly a generation’s time. The move from the back office was not trivial, and the transformation…

To Build a Procurement Team, Think Big — But Start Small

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 22, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Last month at CPO Rising 2019, attendees had the pleasure of hearing from Bill Browning, Director of Procurement at Carbonite and a “friend of the firm,” who delivered a presentation entitled,…

Technology Round-Up — November 7, 2019

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 7, 2019Articles, Events, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with an assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing,…

Technology Round-Up — November 6, 2019

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 6, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with an assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing,…

Smart Strategies to Transform Your Operation — A New Webinar from Ardent Partners

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team October 28, 2019Articles, Events, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy

In aggregate, the procurement profession has made extraordinary advances over the last ten years. But, a deeper analysis of the market definitively shows that the Best-in-Class (or top 20% of…

CPO Rising 2019 Speaker Profile – David Kern, Head of Global Procurement, TripAdvisor

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team October 23, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

David Kern is an experienced professional with 20 years of proven success within procurement, real estate, capital oversight, and implementation of accounting/payment platforms. David currently serves as the Head of…

Throwback Thursday: Procurement Influencer Series — Roy Anderson from Tradeshift

By Andrew Bartolini October 17, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other readers of this site, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and…

CPO Rising 2019 Speaker Profile – Nisreen Bagasra, Chief Procurement Officer, Veolia North America

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team October 11, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Nisreen Bagasra is the Chief Procurement Officer for Veolia North America (VNA) and leads its procurement organization to maximize value and mitigate risk across the company’s supply base, for both…

Innovation: The Foundation of the Best-in-Class Contingent Workforce Program

By Christopher Dwyer October 8, 2019Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Technology

There are several key factors that determine whether a contingent workforce management (CWM) program is successful: is it a truly value-add initiative? Does it regularly impact bottom-line savings? Does the…

Throwback Thursday: Reflections on The CPO Rising 2017 Summit (Part 1): CPOs Rise and Shine

By Andrew Bartolini October 3, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People