The following reports are a perspective on the happenings in the procurement function. The live conferencing experience at a ProcureCon conference allows for a more in-depth career-building dialogue with your peers about the optimization of your procurement operations.
We welcome you to learn more about the unique benchmarking and networking opportunities that are offered at the ProcureCon Indirect West event by reviewing the upcoming event program.
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Quantifying Soft Cost Savings in a VMS/MSP Implementation
In an average American organization today, between one-quarter to one-third of its workforce consists of temporary labor. Effective management of non-direct labor can yield great value while reducing costs by 10 – 25% of the overall spend. To achieve these savings, one must understand how to identify, measure and optimize both hard and soft cost savings. This white paper identifies potential sources of savings, and presents models for estimating potential results and establishing quantifiable metrics for measuring success.
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Strategic Sourcing versus Traditional Purchasing: And The Impact On Your Bottom Line
Recently, after hearing the positive — yet unexpected — outcome of a transportation strategic sourcing effort, a senior executive asked the project leader a million-dollar question:
"How in the world did you get 15 percent savings from a supplier we’ve been using for more than 15 years, let alone more than 25 percent from their biggest competitor?"
While the results were compelling, the executive in question was surprised and somewhat angry that a long-term supplier he viewed as a partner had been willing to yield such significant savings.
The answer to his question was simple: process. Specifically, the Strategic Sourcing process used to deliver these savings was vastly different from the process in place for decades prior at this multi-billion-dollar manufacturer.
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Variables of Staffing Supplier Pricing
What compels a supplier partner to agree to a reduction in markup from 39% to 36%? What impact does a 2.5% VMS fee have on a supplier’s margins and why do they argue that it is more than 2.5% of their markup? Are they right? Read more in the attached white paper provided by PRO Unlimited, Inc.
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Travel, Payment, & Expense: Category Trends and Outlook
TCG Consulting recently published and made available to the corporate travel, payment & expense industry their Trends & Outlook Forecast, covering an 18-24 month period.
A commitment to delivering results in partnership with the travel and procurement professionals we work with and support, inspired the compilation of this category-specific content. Our approach was to offer strategic and significant insight so that clients were equipped to understand, prepare for and recognize the ever-changing dynamics of such a complex industry. This in turn enables the ability to build and manage best-in-class corporate and government travel, payment and expense programs.
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Today’s supply chain skills are invaluable to tomorrow’s leaders
Today’s supply chain skills are invaluable to tomorrow’s leaders. As Procurement becomes more strategic—and critical to the success of world-class companies—its image is evolving. All the challenges and opportunities that come with managing the supply chain--especially on the indirect side--now make Procurement a desirable career choice for talented individuals. Perhaps more important, companies are looking to Procurement as a source of promising talent for positions in Finance, Logistics, Marketing, Operations, and even the Chief Executive’s office.
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ProcureCon and HfS Research: Procurement Adoption Study
Procurement organizations continue to experience pressure to service more strategic categories, wider geographies, and deliver greater results. Not surprisingly, many organizations have considered leveraging outside services from consultants and outsourcers to advance their capabilities.
HfS Research and ProcureCon invite you to review the current procurement capabilities of your peers and how outside procurement services play a role in the outcomes your organization creates.
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Benchmark White Paper: Energy and Utility Procurement
Utility bills are in the top 5 categories of spending for many companies. The following report provides tangible benchmark information that will help you in developing a more strategic approach to managing energy to drive savings. Topics for discussion and takeaways include: How to approach energy procurement and management based on your organization's energy needs? Is it beneficial to engage third parties in managing utility bill payments and auditing your energy programs? Considerations to tackle the enrgy demand side as well as supply to drive savings.
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White Paper: Broadening the CPO Mandate Through Procurement BPO
In every discussion we have regarding extending the scope of procurement’s responsibility, chief procurement officers (CPOs) face the same three questions: How will your customers and procurement staff collaborate? Do your procurement professionals have sufficient category expertise to add value? Are there enough skilled procurement professionals within the team to handle the volume of buying?
Until recently, the answers to these questions have been routine: policy, process, technology, hiring, and training. However, the reality of execution is more complex.Click on the image on the left hand side to download the white paper.
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An Emptoris and ProcureCon white paper
“If you’re not leveraging your supplier’s resources, your competition is,” says Bob Hellem, VP, Indirect Procurement, ConAgra Foods Inc. His point is just one of the many topics discussed in the exclusive ProcureCon/Emptoris whitepaper below, which outlines the elements that will continue to define the procurement professional of the future. As Hellem states, one very important distinction of today and tomorrow’s procurement professional is the fact that s/he must understand how to get more out of the supplier than a quote. The whitepaper was compiled from a VIP luncheon organized by ProcureCon and hosted by Emptoris, which brought together procurement officers from companies like Boeing, Cushman & Wakefield, Paramount Pictures, The Home Depot and more. Additional topics and trends outlined in this whitepaper include: - The evolving skill sets of procurement professionals
- A different, holistic approach to growth
- Potential for internal departmental rotation
- How to deal with the growing trend of employees changing jobs every two years
Download the whitepaper to find out how the procurement professional will continue to change and what you must know to keep up.
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Generation X & Y Benchmark Study
ProcureCon's Generation X & Y Benchmark Study provides compelling insights to the charachteristic dynamics of the two groups, of their interaction with the baby boomers and draws, often surprising, conclusions of how these interactions work.
Compiled in consultation with the ProcureCon Advisory Board, Jeff Ariz (PG&E) and Julianne Nachtrab (Agile-1) by Carina Kuhl (ProcureCon)Click on the image on the left hand side to download the study.
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