Insight Sourcing - Part of Accenture’s Post

Day 1 at the World Procurement Congress! 📍 Early morning here at the InterContinental buzzing with Procurement leaders. Here for the day to hear what the priorities, challenges and opportunities are for organisations. Bharat Vegad is here showing how the Coupa Community is leveraging 10 years worth of data in the form of AI-driven prescriptive insights to manage costs, mitigate risks and multiply margins in a time of margin erosion. Vineet Pal Singh is on hand to discuss the business value from digital transformation. CPO Michael V. is sharing best practices and transformation stories from his experience as a procurement practitioner and evangelist. Max Brinkman Axelle Boyer and myself are here to understand your strategic objectives, what you want to take from the WPC and share the Spendsetter customer stories that highlight the importance of change management to support your transformation. Stop by to say hello 😊

In a recent AOP Live session, we were joined by Chris Sawchuk, Principal and Global Procurement Advisory Practice Leader at The Hackett Group Inc., and Vishal Patel, VP Product Marketing at Ivalua, for a much-needed discussion around the evolution of procurement’s real and perceived value. In this bite-sized video from the webinar, Vishal discusses managing risk for the sake of business impact. Watch the full webinar on-demand: https://lnkd.in/dYCZFXZS #artofprocurement #procurement #procurementevolution #riskmanagement

In case you missed it, our Procurement Leaders | A World 50 Group Community webinar, "Spend Smarter: An Industry Benchmarking Study of Direct and Indirect Procurement Excellence", is available on-demand! 🎥 ProcureAbility President, Darshan Deshmukh, talks about the metrics that we used to analyze our findings: operational excellence, value enablement, and growth strategies. Watch the full webinar here: https://lnkd.in/eaa84APy #Procurement #OperationalExcellence #GrowthStrategy

How can business process improvement improve your procurement organization? Tune in next week for our webinar with Procurement Leaders | A World 50 Group Community where industry experts from Pacific Global Consulting, Kearney, Jabil and Lytica Inc. will answer this and more. During the discussion, these experts will share the top business process improvement initiatives procurement leaders should focus on this year – including how to identify, prioritize, and use data and technology to drive these initiatives forward. Ready to learn more? Register here: https://hubs.ly/Q02lJlRQ0 #procurement #webinar #digitaltransformation

Supplier diversity is a game-changer for boosting supply chain competitiveness. Yet, many leaders struggle with moving beyond data management to drive business value. Hackett’s Chris Sawchuk joins Supplier.io on August 15 at 1:00 PM ET for this webinar to guide you on how to transition from tracking spend to showcasing the strategic value of supplier diversity. Click below to register. #supplychain #procurement #supplierdiverstiy

Supplier diversity is a game-changer for boosting supply chain competitiveness. Yet, many leaders struggle with moving beyond data management to drive business value. Hackett’s Chris Sawchuk joins Supplier.io on August 15 at 1:00 PM ET for this webinar to guide you on how to transition from tracking spend to showcasing the strategic value of supplier diversity. Click below to register. #supplychain #procurement #supplierdiverstiy

Supplier diversity is a game-changer for boosting supply chain competitiveness. Yet, many leaders struggle with moving beyond data management to drive business value. Hackett’s Chris Sawchuk joins Supplier.io on August 15 at 1:00 PM ET for this webinar to guide you on how to transition from tracking spend to showcasing the strategic value of supplier diversity. Click below to register. #supplychain #procurement #supplierdiverstiy

There are dozens of conferences available in the US that focus on Supply Chain Management and Smart Software have rounded up the greatest ones to get you started on filling in your business schedule for 2024. Our top Supply Chain conferences feature trusted organizations, industry leaders, and experts who are delivering insights and tips to help you better manage your fixed assets and property. Some feature networking, PR opportunities others offer intensive sessions to educate how to make better operational decisions. Here’s The Entire List of Supply Chain Conferences and Trade Shows. https://lnkd.in/d75GUJ_S Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) ProcureCon US Promat #ism2024 Gartner WERC GS1 US Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) CSCMP - Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals LogiMed USA #supplychain #supplychainmanagement #forecasting

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝟭𝟬𝟬 With advancements in supplier collaboration and innovation tools, these highlighted solutions are enabling joint innovation initiatives between procurement teams and suppliers, driving value creation for both parties. 💡 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰'𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gEj_Esjr #ProcureTech #2024ProcureTech100 #Procurement #DigitalProcurement #SupplierManagement #Collaboration

Infor Supply Chain | Infor Nexus operates a large global trade and supply chain network. When their new sales leadership wanted to standardize operations and sales enablement for their global sales team, Mereo audited the sales enablement infrastructure and provided actionable recommendations for aligning revenue funnel operations with marketing. Learn more about our partnership with Infor Nexus here: https://hubs.ly/Q02LJChf0 #ClientTestimonial #RevenueEnablement #SalesOperations