Today, we’re talking about the sourcing process for manufactured parts. More specifically, we’re covering how to optimize this process within your organization and how it’s different from regular sourcing. So, if you buy custom parts in any of your business units, this episode is for you. To help me discuss the subject, I am joined […]
Mar 30, 2023
54 min
Today, we’re talking about market research in Procurement. More specifically, we’re covering how to optimize the market research and market intelligence gathering processes within your organization. This will help you generate better and faster outcomes from your sourcing events. Currently, when your organization needs to buy something new, you’ll do research on the market and […]
Feb 28, 2021
41 min
Today we discuss where to start when attempting Accounts Payable automation. This is last piece of the Source-to-Pay process. It is often neglected by Procurement departments as it usually falls outside the department’s scope of responsibility. However, including Accounts Payable in your digital transformation is a key to maximizing benefits. To help me discuss the […]
Sep 24, 2020
1 min
On the last episode, we explored the criticality of vendor data for Source-to-Pay system benefits realization. On this episode, we widen our focus to see how you can quickly get value from the spend data you currently have in your organization to enable better decision-making. In 10 years of working with clients on Procurement improvement […]
May 19, 2020
40 min
*If you prefer reading long form articles, you can read the transcript of the episode on the blog. On the last episode, we explored the critical success factors for your Source to Pay system implementation. One of the factors that came up and got a strong reaction was vendor master data quality. Everyone agrees this is […]
Nov 26, 2019
46 min
On this second episode of the Pure Procurement Podcast, I am joined by Thierry Jaffry to discuss the top 10 critical success factors to consider before starting your S2P software implementation. Thierry is Vice-President for the North-American market and Global Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Fluxym, a global leader in Source to Pay consulting services. […]
Oct 8, 2019
58 min
I recently posted a review of the SAP Intelligent Spend Management strategy on the blog. The goal was to think through what this new concept might concretely mean for SAP customers. Subsequently, I was lucky enough to sit down with Dr. Marcell Vollmer, Chief Digital Officer at SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass, to get more clarity […]
Jul 3, 2019
42 min