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Business Partnering & Influence
Earning the seat before the sourcing event.
Commentary
Takes on the news and the numbers shaping procurement and supply.
Procurement Fundamentals
The frameworks and basics, explained by people who use them.
Digital & Technology
How procurement teams choose, adopt and get value from technology.
Category Management
Kraljic, segmentation and category strategy in practice.
Change & Transformation
Leading change after the launch energy fades.
Procurement Operating Model & Org Design
How procurement teams are structured, funded and measured.
Talent, Skills & Capability
Building the team the next five years need.
AI in Procurement
From pilots to operating results: who is getting a return on AI, what they did first, and what they would do differently.
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Evergreen explainers on the frameworks procurement teams use.
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What is moving in markets and supply chains, and what it means for procurement.
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Latest
Provider of the Week: Aera Technology
Aera Technology's CRO argues that procurement's biggest untapped value sits in the long tail of decisions nobody has time to make, and that software can now make them.
Who Moved My Beer? Inside the Pabst Blue Ribbon Cargo Theft
A viral brand campaign made one stolen beer shipment funny, and it also showed how little of its own supply chain a brand controls at the dock.
The Agentic Procurement Diaries: The Work-Work Balance: Building an Agentic Supply Chain at SLB
SLB's North America supply chain team already has agentic AI at work, and the open question is how much to let agents decide alone when many of their suppliers rarely sit at a computer.
Procurement Should Be a Safe Pair of Hands in a Complex World
Most companies run procurement and supply chain as separate functions under separate leaders, which leaves an open question about who owns the risk when a shortage threatens to stop a factory.
Sledgehammers, Crowbars, and the Future of U.S. Trade Policy
Each legal authority behind the current tariffs works like a different tool, built for speed, leverage, or durability, and that difference shapes how long a duty is likely to stick.
Stop Buying Technology. Start Changing the Operating Model
Procurement technology has matured over the past decade, yet many companies still expect new software to paper over fragmented ownership and legacy policies they never changed.