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State Department wants to see ‘a lot more’ self-assessments from vendors

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Soraya Correa, f ormer chief procurement officer at the Department of Homeland Security and the CEO of the National Industries for the Blind, said contractors tend to hesitate to admit any contract problems during self-evaluation, but most of the time the strategy is counterproductive.

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After a career in procurement, she’s selling to the government

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A long-time federal career procurement executive has a new job. Soraya Correa was chief procurement officer at the Homeland Security Department, among other things, and retired as a member of the Senior Executive Service. She’s the CEO of a contractor. But not just any contractor but a non-profit with a purpose.

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Körber strengthens strategic and operational procurement with Ivalua and OptiBuy

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In recent years, Körber’s global supply chain management network has been intergrated increasingly into all relevant processes – from product development to requirements processing – due to its significant contribution to the company’s success. .

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JOLLIBEE FOODS CORPORATION successfully deploys IVALUA with CONSUS to transform procurement

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Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) is a chain of fast food restaurants with a worldwide store network of more than 5,000 stores. It operates the largest food service network in the Philippines with 3,316 stores in the country and 2,655 stores abroad as of December 2019.

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State Dept. reshaping acquisition organization, processes

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The executive council is led by Alaina Teplitz, State’s assistant secretary of the Bureau of Administration and chief procurement officer, and Douglas Pitkin, State’s director of the Bureau of Budget and Planning and program management improvement officer. It’s all connected.” The post State Dept.

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Procurement: The Startup’s New Best Friend?

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Indeed, to build relevant partnerships, Procurement must grasp its company’s challenges and its future areas of development, in a few words, get a much broader view beyond the often narrow procurement lens. Procurement cannot change company’s complex organization. They want the real decision-maker.

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Grants procurement pilots demonstrate speed to modernization

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Huge kudos to these three agencies, as they were prepared to be good customers, willing to accept the system as-is and supported by great leaders in their chief information officer and chief procurement offices. Their grants teams came together to support a great vendor product from our Catalog of Market Research.”