Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The sole source justification process is rigorous and requires approval from the organization’s procurement services, with steps including the completion and review of a justification form, internal review and approvals, and adherence to transparency and compliance regulations to manage risks effectively.

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Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Ethical procurement requires a company to understand its societal obligations, expectations and social responsibility. Why is Ethical Procurement Important? As such, today’s procurement teams must embed ethics into their processes in addition to the conventional focus on a good ROI.

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Ethics Import Procurement Supply Chain 52

ivalua

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Our research found intense and growing pressure on procurement teams with the potential for even darker clouds on the horizon,” Alex Saric, CMO at Ivalua says. The result: Many Procurement teams are bending and cracking under the pressure. So, how are procurement teams preparing for or responding to this recession? .

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ivalua

AUGUST 11, 2022

Aegion’s procurement team planned a multi-phase transformation to deliver efficiency and transparency, while ensuring savings flow to the bottom line. The initial focus is on streamlining the purchasing process, improving the experience for employees, and capturing negotiated savings to support profitability.

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Procurement Supply Chain Procurement Team Efficiency 52

ivalua

JUNE 16, 2021

These solutions also improve collaboration among organizations and suppliers, and enable procurement teams to leverage data analytics to optimize contract negotiations, payments, buying patterns and more. While starting with a clear strategic vision is essential, these challenges will still need to be addressed.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Eprocurement Procurement Team Supplier 52

VWV

OCTOBER 8, 2024

For suppliers, this will hopefully provide an increased opportunity to showcase their skills as the procedure can include a negotiation, dialogue or demonstration (for example, a site visit or presentation) stage. You can consult Schedule 1 of the PSR or our specialist Healthcare Procurement team for more details.

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Supplier Procurement Tender Transparency 52

The Procurement School

AUGUST 11, 2023

Leading private sector organizations use ROSMA to look at the value-add by a procurement team but it has applications for public sector as well. Formula : The annual cost savings driven by procurement / annual cost of the procurement department. This would be reported as: 2,500,000 / 500,000 = 5X.

Efficiency 52

Efficiency Balance Procurement E-procurement 52

Tendersinfo

MARCH 24, 2021

Ultimate Guide to the Insight of Public Procurement Professionals Public Procurement is a multi-staged activity and requires a thorough understanding of each process to be more successful with the bids. Hence it is important to put your best foot forward and put across your best potential to the procurement team.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Tender Bidding 52

ivalua

MARCH 1, 2022

Preparing for these future inflationary changes requires strong negotiation capabilities and long-term resilience. . Procurement teams will be empowering a strategy advisor to provide a framework for how to leverage technology, retain talent, and drive sustainable value. ACT AS A STRATEGIC ADVISOR TO THE BUSINESS .

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Procurement Team Supplier Procurement 52

ivalua

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

How Inflation Impacts Procurement Inflation affects a number of aspects within the Manufacturing supply chain, including the ability to compete in the market, financial performance, and overall strategy. This ensures contracts remain favorable and all stakeholders comply with negotiated terms.

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing Supply Chain Procurement Supplier 52

ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2021

Procurement can and should be a significant value generator for the larger organization. There are, in fact different phases of procurement value creation that tie into the Source-to-Pay process: . Creating Value occurs when sourcing and procurement uses relevant sourcing processes and tools to engage and select the best fit supplier.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain E-procurement Procurement Team 52

ivalua

AUGUST 29, 2019

In today’s turbulent business landscape, the challenges facing organisations have become increasingly complex, with uncertainty from geopolitical events such as Brexit and tariff negotiations impacting day-to-day operations. Leading the charge in navigating this constantly shifting trading environment is the Procurement department.

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ivalua

APRIL 11, 2022

This exciting project provides TELUS’ employees with the ability to purchase everything they need to support their business through an easy-to-use and optimized procurement experience, ” said Dan Amzallag, COO of Ivalua.

Procurement 52

Procurement IT Buying Process Consulting 52

The Procurement School

APRIL 17, 2023

Finding the 2nd right answer requires stirring up the procurement team membership and looking at the issues from other perspectives. Bringing a team together is like having the right ingredients for a recipe. Procurement staff know that cycle counts work but a VP says you can’t because auditors say so.

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Procurement Inventory Competitive Bidding Influencing 52

ivalua

DECEMBER 18, 2019

It plays a role in a number of necessary business functions and is a key enabler of automation throughout the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process. Spend analysis — Improves negotiation position and leverage and increases contract compliance by correctly aggregating spend to the appropriate parent supplier. Some examples include: .

Supplier 52

Supplier Data Management Procurement 52

ivalua

APRIL 12, 2019

Soft skills and leadership are key enablers for procurement teams and are as important as technological competence. Noël is looking to have non valuable tasks automated and pointed out that this could benefit not just the procurement team but the total supply chain. Will AI decimate procurement roles?

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Supplier Capacity Procurement Team Procurement 70

ivalua

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Jason Busch, Founder of Azul Partners and Procurement Advisor and Futurist Hal Good agreed that digital sourcing is really an opportunity not just to receive and negotiate bids, but to collect supplier information. This, they say, can fuel other procurement processes that have downstream benefits. . On Upcoming Trends.

Eprocurement 52

Eprocurement Supplier Bidding Public Procurement 52

ivalua

DECEMBER 14, 2020

With the right technology in place, organizations can automate repetitive, manual tasks and enable staff to focus on revenue-generating work rather than the minutiae of contract negotiation, supplier management, invoicing and other typically manual processes. Through digital transformation, Meritor not only achieved its goals, but brought $1.8

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain Supplier Manufacturing 52

ivalua

DECEMBER 8, 2020

As organizations look beyond the panic and shocks created by Covid-19, procurement leaders must show that they can contribute to restoring growth and supporting a broader list of objectives. The reality is that too few procurement teams have experience here. A core goal of Ivalua’s in 2021 is to help more leaders do so.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supplier Price Leadership 52

ivalua

MAY 6, 2021

“These are tasks that skilled procurement professionals have to do, but are tedious and time-consuming,” Jones said, adding that trend toward automating more challenging tasks is resulting in higher employee satisfaction by lightening the workload and enabling them to apply their higher-level skill set to benefit the business.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain Supplier Collaboration 52

ivalua

MAY 31, 2022

Reviewing pandemic responses and strategies, some CPOs and Procurement teams managed a bit better than their peers as uncertainty and change mounted. These teams were able to quickly communicate and negotiate with their key suppliers to establish a “supplier of choice” solution. . Why is Supplier Information so important?

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Supplier Supply Chain Procurement Team Tender 98

ivalua

MAY 1, 2020

Companies that maintained zero-sum, hard negotiation relationships with suppliers cannot suddenly reset those in a more collaborative mold. Look at overall margins throughout the supply chain and negotiate temporary price adjustments in return for future business, considering the relative financial stress of each party.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Management Supplier E-procurement 52

ivalua

MARCH 30, 2022

Reviewing pandemic responses and strategies, some CPOs and Procurement teams managed a bit better than their peers as uncertainty and change mounted. These teams were able to quickly communicate and negotiate with their key suppliers to establish a “supplier of choice” solution. . Why is Supplier Information so important?

Supplier 52

Supplier Supply Chain Procurement Team Tender 52

ivalua

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Lifted from their latest webinar, Jean-Baptiste Anne from Amazon Business and Vishal Patel from Ivalua offer insights into tail spend management programs and the ROI these programs can generate for procurement teams. . Poorly utilized preferred suppliers with negotiated pricing. Tail Spend Challenges.

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Buyers Supplier Purchasing Procurement Team 52

ivalua

OCTOBER 8, 2021

During the pandemic, Procurement flexed its muscle, helping to mitigate supply chain disruptions and enable new channels for engaging with customers and fulfilling orders. Procurement teams that leverage the latest technology platforms can empower stores to manage GNFR on their own. Attack GNFR Spend. About half of U.S.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Rodrigo Bahia explained these put them ‘in line’ with the principles of the rest of the industry internationally which supports levelling the playing field for negotiations, even though the templates still present important concerns. Rodrigo added that the enforceability of these clauses is yet to be tested.

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ivalua

MARCH 9, 2023

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. S2P is the end-to-end process that encompasses all the activities between an organization and its suppliers.

Supplier 52

Supplier E-procurement Supply Chain Purchasing 52

ivalua

OCTOBER 1, 2019

In this way, we optimise the experience of a user who would like, for instance, to purchase a pair of safety boots from a set of items that are available from catalogues negotiated by the Procurement Department. The two technologies are the top performers for these types of functionalities. .

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Procurement E-catalogue E-procurement Supplier 40

VWV

APRIL 23, 2020

The procurement regulations permit in cases of "extreme urgency" for a contracting authority to directly appoint a contractor to provide essential works, services and suppliers under the negotiated procedure without a call for competition. Get in Touch First name (*) Please enter your first name.

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Procurement Tender Freight Negotiation 40

Bonfire

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

A lot of agencies view procurement as a transactional tool for negotiating with suppliers. But the truth is, making a strategic investment in procurement and sourcing can stretch dollars further and help uncover new supplier partners who ensure you’re getting the most value for the money you spend. We need to have transparency.

Finance 59

Finance Management Utilities Efficiency 59

Inside Government Contracts

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Negotiating Common Enterprise-Wide Software Licenses. Under the BCI, GSA will negotiate Government-wide IT software license agreements with a large (but unnamed) software provider. “Hybrid” contracts allow for multiple types of payment (e.g.,

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

During the interview, Lee also discussed GSA’s efforts to lower procurement acquisition lead time (PALT). To reduce PALT, FAS has looked to the Commercial Platforms program, which includes “pre-negotiated agreements across the Federal Government with eight commercial marketplaces” that purchase card holders can utilize.

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E-procurement Procurement Price Contract 52

Government Contracts Legal Forum

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Notably, this tool will also help “advance equity” by allowing agencies to search information to support a procurement decision on whether to use a small business set-aside either on an existing contract or the open market.

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