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Top 10 Foundational Steps To Building A Strong Procurement Strategy

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Author: Liz Busch Do you feel that your organization may not be strategically procuring the goods, services and construction it needs? Look for trends, where the organization is buying similar commodities through independent solicitations or direct awards and entering discrete contracts and purchase orders for each.

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Navigating the 5 Steps of the Procurement Journey Part 1

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These steps may not apply to every procurement but once completed they will inform the procurement strategy which then leads to development of procurement document. Needs analysis ensures an accurate understanding of the goods / services being procured.

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What’s the Difference Between Direct vs Indirect Procurement?

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An organization’s Procurement function is responsible for managing spend, in other words the buying goods and services that are used to make the products sold to customers as well as the purchasing of products and services used to run the organization on a day to day basis. appeared first on Ivalua.

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Let’s Get Digital: Introducing your Source-to-Pay Guide

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It starts with identifying the right suppliers for a need, sharing requirements and evaluating supplier offers, selecting the most appropriate supplier, negotiating terms and contracting with them to receive goods and/or services. Purchasing is also where value is captured (i.e., Purchasing is also where value is captured (i.e.,