American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In this blog, we’ll explore key best practices and show how leveraging group/cooperative purchasing can help you master the art of strategic sourcing. Develop a Strategic Procurement Plan Procurement shouldn’t be reactive; it should be proactive.

Purchasing 58

Purchasing Procurement Supplier Supply Chain 58

ivalua

MAY 31, 2022

These teams were able to quickly communicate and negotiate with their key suppliers to establish a “supplier of choice” solution. . Now, customers who are more strategic with negotiated rates are given preferential treatment. But most sourcing and procurement teams need to pivot and modify the way they handle SCM decisions.

Supplier 98

Supplier Supply Chain Procurement Team Tender 98

The Procurement School

JANUARY 12, 2023

Strategic items are both costly and can only be purchased by one or few vendors (e.g. speciality scientific equipment, expert negotiators for high-dollar complicated contracts). Collaboration and strategic partnerships can work well for these commodities, where a long-term relationship is established with one or two vendors.

Procurement Strategies 52

Procurement Strategies Procurement Strategic Planning Supply Chain 52

ivalua

APRIL 12, 2019

If we get that right, then AI can digitize the full P2P process, eliminate manual processes and free capacity for strategic planning – which takes us nicely into the session from Vishal Patel of Ivalua, who told and showed us more about Ivalua’ s approach to AI. Will AI decimate procurement roles?

Supplier 70

Supplier Capacity Procurement Team Procurement 70

ivalua

MARCH 30, 2022

These teams were able to quickly communicate and negotiate with their key suppliers to establish a “supplier of choice” solution. . Now, customers who are more strategic with negotiated rates are given preferential treatment. But most sourcing and procurement teams need to pivot and modify the way they handle SCM decisions.

Supplier 52

Supplier Supply Chain Procurement Team Tender 52

Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Pre-negotiated terms are provided that reduce the complexity for contracting authorities in procurement whilst allowing suppliers to capture opportunities more efficiently. Tracker Intelligence is a great tool to help vendors precisely and easily negotiate the complexity of the tendering process.

Framework Agreement 52

Framework Agreement Procurement Supplier Tender 52

GovSpend

APRIL 5, 2023

This process can vary widely between jurisdictions, but typically involves the following steps: Identification of needs: Government agencies identify their needs for goods and services through a variety of channels, including strategic planning documents, public announcements, and requests for information (RFIs).

Government 52

Government Government E-procurement Bidding 52