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Angela Merkel talks on procurement
Angela Merkel, April 2020, talks on procurement and is explaining why and how the German government secured PPE deliveries. #strategic sourcing #partnerships
CPO’s budget considerations
Many CPO’s will also be working on the procurement budget in the coming months. How do they translate trends, major developments affecting the function and company goals into a signed off and acceptable budget? That hopefully will at the same time reflect some...
The results of a global procurement transformation – a use case!
Introduction Last week part 1 of the global procurement transformation was published with focus on the pre-phase and first year of the transformation. AIE company led the transformation in a hands-on, shoulder to shoulder manner with the business units and functional...
Transforming global procurement – a use case!
Introduction This is about a global procurement transformation executed in the period 2017 until end 2018. AIE company led the transformation with interim management in a hands-on, shoulder to shoulder manner with the business units and functional leaders involved....
Supplier Enabled Innovation – where Business, Supplier and Procurement leadership contribute to open innovation!
This is the third article this month on Supplier Enabled Innovation. The other two you can find by clicking on these links: Supplier Enabled Innovation: early involvement not always! and Supplier Enabled Innovation Key Success Factors. Next month the topic...
Key Success Factors for Supplier Enabled Innovation and …….
Without attention for key Success factors SEI stalls Following the post of 3rd August on ‘Early Involvement- Not Always‘, this one will zoom in and list Key Success Factors for Supplier Enabled Innovation. Why are they key? Most likely not taking these factors in...
Supplier Enabled Innovation: early involvement not always!
When I talk with procurement professionals about supplier enabled innovation, early involvement in the innovation funnel is always a topic that comes back in the discussion. It is high on the agenda as it is perceived as one of the prerequisites for procurement and...