Challenges and actions for UK Defence leaders: Strengthening commercial skills and structures

Insight

The UK Ministry of Defence faces procurement challenges due to a commercial capability gap with its suppliers. How can Defence …

Challenges and actions for UK Defence leaders: Fostering innovation through SME engagement

Insight

SME participation is a priority to unlock novel technologies in UK Defence, particularly in areas such as space, unmanned aeria…

How to build influence in procurement: Mastering LinkedIn and soft skills

Podcast

Tom Mills, a prominent voice in procurement with over 84,000 LinkedIn, shares how he harnessed LinkedIn to build his influence …

Challenges and actions for UK Defence leaders: Aligning strategy, capability, and funding

Insight

What are the main challenges UK Defence faces in strategy, capability, and funding – and what actions can defence and defence p…

Generative AI and Procurement: Opportunities, risks, and approaches

Insight

This article examines how we expect AI advancements to impact tasks, outputs, and human roles in procurement; it also outlines …

A journey from Mars: What does a four decade career in Procurement look like?

Podcast

We sit down with Malcolm Harrison, the former Chief Procurement Officer of Nestlé and, most recently, the former CEO of the Cro…

Megatrends: Procurement of the Future

Reports

Learn more about four key megatrends procurement teams should be focussing on in the upcoming years: Digital Disruption - AI, C…

Navigating the AI revolution: balancing risks and rewards in procurement

Podcast

Aris Georgopoulos, Assistant Professor in Public Law and European Law at the University of Nottingham, who is also the Head of …

Re-designing procurement: A global healthcare manufacturer's post-acquisition journey

Case study

Find out how Efficio helped a global medical device manufacturer to transition to a post-carve-out structure with a new procure…

Both sides of the coin: Taking the step from procurement consultant to Director of Procurement at EVRi

Podcast

Pauline Potter, Procurement Director at EVRi (formerly Hermes ParcelNet), shares her experience transitioning from a consulting…