Watch out for cosy deals and handshakes

Insight

Published in Raconteur's Future of Procurement, Ian Bolger is quoted on the importance of balancing personal business relations…

Delivering sustainable and measurable value at GTM

Case Study

For commodity-based businesses, price fluctuations make it difficult for procurement departments to deliver savings and measure…

A smarter approach to insurance claims cost sourcing

Guide

Insurers must find a balance between price and quality on claims sourcing. Winning strategies focus on innovation and supplier …

How to negotiate highly engineered manufacturing products

Guide

Sourcing thousands of highly engineered components across the globe with high material and labor content, and high supplier cha…

Is procurement behind the new wave of innovation in banking?

Insight

Three procurement leaders talk us through the current trends in financial services procurement

Sourcing the future

Insight

In a guest post for Procurement Leaders, James Jenkinson, talks strategic sourcing and what it will take to bring the concept i…

Why eSourcing must play technological catch-up

Insight

Procurement leaders need an eSourcing tool that provides the flexibility and analytics to secure best value and cost on an ongo…

How whole life cost helps Procurement decision-making

Insight

Whole life costing can help you to factor ongoing operating costs when making capital investment procurement decisions.

Negotiating your way to Procurement success

Guide

Reduce costs, and improve service and supplier satisfaction by changing mindsets and processes before and during negotiations.

Rethinking supply market for complex mechanical parts

Insight

Why a David and Goliath approach can deliver significant savings in the procurement of high-specification parts in engineering …