Essentials of Supplier Governance and Risk Management

Essentials of Supplier Governance and Risk Management

Does your organization have a supplier governance process in place?  This process is important for mitigating the risks with existing and new suppliers.  Unfortunately, it’s a process that is sometimes overlooked by many companies.  Avoiding this process can result in...
Procurement Training

Procurement Training

Does your staff have the right skills to help you achieve your goals for 2020? Are they ready to take on new challenges with confidence, achieve their own targets/goals, come up with innovative ways to improve and help the organization save money? If the answer is no,...
3 Savings Tips You Can Implement Today

3 Savings Tips You Can Implement Today

Don’t wait for an economic crisis before implementing expense management best practices. This article provides you with 3 savings tips you can implement today.   1. Minimize Expenses 2. Optimize Cash Flow 3. Review Existing High Value Contracts  1. Minimize...
Procurement Outsourcing

Procurement Outsourcing

  Outsourcing has always been a hot topic and a rather simple optional solution for companies to save money.  Avoiding full time employee (FTE) expenses like benefits, salaries, etc. sounds appealing.  Having an external resource doing the same job at a lesser...
Procurement tips for sales professionals

Procurement tips for sales professionals

Acquiring clients can be difficult.  Retaining them is even more difficult. This blog will give you some tips on how to retain your clients from a procurement perspective.  When it comes to keeping a client, it will take more effort, time and attention on your part a...
Vendor-Client Partnerships

Vendor-Client Partnerships

What are vendor-client partnerships? In my last blog, I talked about the importance of managing strategic vendors along with some tips and how to’s. This month, I’d like to talk about “vendor-client partnerships”, how it differs from a vendor-client relationship and...