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Learn how Calero enables organizations to optimize spend and consolidate processes with the expense management platform Calero.com. The configurable software provides comprehensive visibility and control over the entire enterprise technology ecosystem.

To begin, we need to establish a baseline for how spend management is defined. At its most basic, spend management is the pursuit of getting the most out of every dollar your company spends. That means increasing value, lowering risk, and improving supplier relationships, among many other priorities. But spending doesn’t exist in a vacuum — it’s part of a complex system. What does that mean for your company?

We live in an increasingly data-driven world. IBM found that nine times more data was created in 2015 and 2016 than in the previous 100 years combined. Five times more data will be created in 2020 than in 2016, according to Statistica. Our appetite for data will only continue to increase. Once you live in a world with light, you can’t go back to the dark.

We need to make procurement more ESG friendly if we want to create a clean, fair, and equitable world. Your organization isn't indirectly contributing to harmful practices by using suppliers that don't focus oncarbon-rich fossil fuels. Supplier diversity helps organizations to attract investment and the hottest young talent, while suppliersgrow and become stronger businesses and better able to compete on a level playing field.

Procurement’s role within the organization has only increased in importance. Chief procurement officers (CPOs) now stand at the forefront of companies’ efforts to address these barriers and establish a more agile procurement process. This report explores the CPO’s role in shepherding changes within the procurement function and the rest of the organization. It contains key insights from CPOs and other procurement leaders, identifies trends based on changes since last year’s report, and provides key suggestions for the role in 2023.

What are companies paying for top supply chain management talent? Take a look at salary averages across North America in the 2021 CIPS/Hayes Procurement Salary Guide -- that also has insights on skills in demand and other workplace issues.

The full impact of the pandemic on Procurement may not be realized until well into 2022 and beyond. The role of the category manager will be enhanced to represent the new face of Procurement, building on credibility and success in managing the firefighting stage. Lessons learned regarding business and supply continuity, relationships, risk, and sustainable sourcing will be the basis for revised category plans that should focus on resilience and flexibility. Check out CASME's 7 step procurement process planning framework here.

Learn how to identify Procurement and AP processes ripe for automation and discover opportunities for digitization to boost your business model, leading to higher productivity, better performance, and more ROI.

Change management should be a critical part of any business transformation effort from the very beginning as it helps to ensure that the changes are properly planned and implemented. However, many companies don’t even think about change management before starting a big, transformational project. Without proactive and comprehensive change management your transformation is likely to fail. Here are four important factors for implementing an organizational change management strategy to ensure the long-term success of your digital procurement solution.

The case for tail spend takes you through the benefits of managing your tail spend, as well as identifying major risks that can arise if tail spend is left unchecked. Explore the time, cost and operational factors that are influenced by tail spend and the major KPIs to track your success.

To achieve sourcing excellence, a solution that enables humans and technology to work in concert across all spend categories is needed; one that allows high-touch for high-spend with low touch required for low-spend and high frequency events so that people are freed up for more important, high-ROI tasks. In this ebook, learn how to increase operational efficiency, automate best practices across your sourcing and achieve excellence throughout all of your spend categories.

At Calpine Energy Solutions, we view renewable energy purchases as an important slice of the energy management portfolio. We employ a sustainable business process with our clients to enable data driven decisions evaluated through a spectrum of five criteria: governance, cost, risk, carbon and reporting.

Disruptions affecting global supply chains will continue in the years to come. These disruptions may take the form of major climate events, global crises, inflation, or even future pandemics. This report explores how procurement teams are achieving operational excellence even amid ongoing disruptions in the supply chain. It also identifies how leaders can secure key supply partners, communicate risk to supply chain stakeholders, and incorporate risk management into their decision-making to prepare themselves for the future.

Competence when calculating and paying taxes is a critical part of reducing costs in the procurement space. However, many companies are still struggling to digitize and automate their tax processes, take advantage of incentives, and optimize their cost controls. This paper will explore the key challenges businesses currently face in their procurement tax operations. It will also offer solutions on how to overcome them through the use of new tax solutions and processes.

In the United States, state production incentives are government programs designed to attract business and create jobs in specific states. They’ve been active for decades and have enabled states like Georgia and Louisiana to become some of the biggest media and entertainment production centers in the world, adding thousands of jobs to their economies. For recipients of production incentives, this can mean actual cash back on productions. However, many brands may be missing opportunities to receive cash back for shooting commercials or other types of advertisements. By adding state production incentives as a best practice, brands have the potential to save hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars each year. In this report, you’ll learn more about the benefits of state production incentives, how companies like yours can utilize them, and how third-party advisory firms can help. Based on a survey of 100 business leaders from across North America and Europe, we’ll explore their knowledge of these exciting opportunities.

Companies are facing increasing pressure due to inflation and uncertainty in the marketplace. Although organizations have no direct control over inflationary factors like monetary policy and global events, there are steps they can take within procurement to alleviate some of the costs of doing business. This report is based on a webinar about combating inflation by GEP. Here, GEP Vice President of Consulting Mukund Acharya explains how technology, strategy, and employee empowerment combine to create a better foundation for withstanding inflation shocks.

Organizations that have taken an aggressive stance towards the development of these capabilities often have AI-based tools in place that simplify the generation of analytics and provide decision makers with practical insights. This report analyzes how advanced procurement ecosystems are supporting the function’s objectives in terms of talent, strategy, and technology. It also examines how confident procurement leaders feel about their current digital sourcing capabilities.

In this report, we provide access to curated articles based on the most important themes affecting procurement today. You will discover new methods for sustainable sourcing, building your procurement team, and improving your work with suppliers. Enjoy a special case study about Uber’s freight procurement offering as well.

The ProcureCon CPO study is an annual research report committed to highlighting the thought processes and strategies impacting top-level decision-makers within the procurement organization. This year’s installation explores how CPOs' focus areas have changed over the past year and what priorities they are setting for their organizations’ continuing transformations. Here, readers will learn what challenges today’s CPOs face in 2022 and what solutions they’ll put in place to maintain an agile and valuable procurement function.

In last year’s CIO-CPO study, the WBR Insights research team focused on how far procurement had come in taking on responsibility for technology sourcing. In this report, the focus will continue with benchmarking the progress that CPOs and their IT counterparts are making in establishing flexible working environments. We will also explore how these two roles are collaborating in the adoption of new technologies into procurement processes, what steps they believe they need to take to coordinate new technology efforts, and what strategies they are planning to pursue while entering a potentially transformative decade.

Sourcing strategy can serve as a powerful tool for building a more resilient organization. Within this report, you'll learn from John Piatek, Chairman of GEP's Global Thought Leadership Council, as he takes you through the ways the the procurement function can help your business weather the storm and avoid the worst impacts of 2020's challenges. Claim your copy now!

Procurement’s role in supplier selection encompasses more than simple cost-management. Risk management, quality assurance, innovation, and strategic development are all important aspects of the function that come from supplier diversity initiatives. In this edition of ProcureCon and WBR Insights’ CPO Study, we explore how much success Procurement leaders have experienced with the tools and strategies they have currently deployed for supplier management. We’ll also learn which aspects of the business these leaders would like to improve, what barriers are preventing them from reaching their goals, and what they foresee in the future for their sourcing speed initiatives.

Continuing our annual series of C-Level Procurement reports, this edition of our CIO-CPO study follows the development of key relationships between Procurement and IT leaders. You'll hear from several thought leaders, as well as discover stats that cover year-over-year progress of the function. Claim your copy now!

Gaining the right insight is a key part of navigating business uncertainty. In this report from Coupa, you will learn how past precedents can be applied to create a resilient approach for your procurement team that will deliver value far beyond 2020. 

Procurement's journey to influence within their organizations is partly based on the language and metrics they use to express their value. In this new report, you'll discover what tools and techniques can help keep Procurement in the driver's seat, growing their strategic influence within the organization. 

In this updated edition of WNS Denali's Procurement Operating Model whitepaper, explore the latest research-based insights and market observations that contribute to improved functionality and value for your procurement organization.