#8 Lack of Systems             • Cumbersome, Manual Processes and Systems             • Build a Roadmap and Prioritize             • Keep it Simple Stupid (KiSS)Coming in at number 8 in the series of the “Top 10 Reasons Why Procurement Fails”, is “Lack of Systems”.All...

Guest Post by: Mike Mortson, Supply Chain Game Changer.Supply chain professionals are hiking their spending on supply chain innovation—substantially. Ninety-five percent said they plan to spend more this year than last, and 60 percent will spend more than $1 million...

#9 Failure to Understand the Marketplace                  * Market Research                  * Paid vs. Public Research                  * BenchmarkingComing in at number 9 in the series of the “Top 10 Reasons Why Procurement Fails”, is “Failure to Understand the...

Guest Post by: Supply Chain Game Changer. Unless your company is amongst the very largest companies in the world then chances are your Procurement team will, at some point, be dealing with Suppliers that are larger than your company.  In a function such as Procurement...

Guest Post by: Supply Chain Game Changer. Where does Procurement stand in your organization’s Value Chain? Hopefully, you’ll be able to formulate an answer to that question after reading this post. I speak with Procurement, Sourcing and Purchasing professionals every...

Guest Post by: Supply Chain Game Changer. Where does Procurement stand in your organization’s Value Chain? Hopefully, you’ll be able to formulate an answer to that question after reading this post. I speak with Procurement, Sourcing and Purchasing professionals every...

Guest Post by: Sheri Spinks, CEO & Founder, Grace2Diversity & Inclusion is NOT an HR InitiativeProgressive leaders recognize the critical importance and value of integrating equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) into their business, culture and workforce,...

By Susan Mercer-Tumilty, Consultant, ProcurePro Consulting Congratulations!  You have decided to implement a new ERP system and now you’re wondering: “Where do I begin? How can I make sure we are successful?  Who should I get involved?  How can I do this and still...

In this series, I will be introducing the top 10 reasons why Procurement fails.  Why failing?  Why not, succeeding?  There are many successes to be celebrated, however, in my experience, many of my best, hard earned lessons, were from failing.  Either my own personal...

Guest Post by: Supply Chain Game Changer. Aggregating your procurement spend for the purpose of delivering greater value is a sound objective. Theoretically you should be able to generate better service, better terms and conditions, and better cost. Yet there can be...

Guest Post by: Supply Chain Game Changer. The theory is simple! If you can increase spend levels through centralized spend aggregation across entities then you increase your leverage in negotiations. This leverage should translate to lower costs and better terms and...

Guest Post by: Supply Chain Game Changer. Suppliers are an intrinsic part of the Supply Chain. It does not matter what business you are in, what products you make, distribute and sell, or what part of the world you are in. And it doesn’t matter where in the Supply...

For close to twenty-five years I climbed the corporate ladder and worked for some of the worlds most recognized global companies; Unisys, General Electric, Manulife Financial, IBM, CIBC, Rogers and Shaw to name a few. I worked my ass off and achieved a level of...

Economists have long noted the rise of the so-called “gig economy.” More workers are using short-term contracts and other forms of employment to provide additional income to supplement or replace permanent jobs – think Uber, AirBnB. But more and more companies in a...

I’m often asked; “what is Strategic Sourcing and how is it different from Procurement and Purchasing? Where does it fit into the supply chain? What’s so strategic about it? It sounds so complicated and unnecessary. Why should I even care?” What is Supply Chain? Okay,...

Any of this sound familiar? Then you need Virtual Procurement! “With recent minimum wage increases, I need to find better ways to control my costs and to stay profitable while still delivering the highest level of service to my customers.” “We are too small and can’t...

Guest Post by: Supply Chain Game Changer. Unless your company is amongst the very largest companies in the world then chances are your Procurement team will, at some point, be dealing with Suppliers that are larger than your company.  In a function such as Procurement...

Guest Post by: Sheri Spinks, CEO & Founder, Grace2Diversity & Inclusion is NOT an HR InitiativeProgressive leaders recognize the critical importance and value of integrating equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) into their business, culture and workforce,...