When it comes to indirect procurement, setting your organization up for success is a marathon, not a sprint. To reach the ultimate destination of spend under management and real-time visibility into where, what, and how your organization is spending money, consider creating a roadmap that’s broken out into smaller, more attainable steps. Doing so will help you ensure the right balance between addressing the tactical needs of your business and building the strategic foundation to...
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Ever wonder why many companies view indirect procurement as a non-strategic back office function? Maybe it’s that indirect practitioners often focus too narrowly on measuring cost savings from indirect spend sourcing initiatives and lose sight of how those initiatives impact core financial metrics such as total cost of ownership (TCO), operating profit, working capital, and cash flow, among others. Therefore, adopting a well-structured indirect spend management framework that establishes that connection can bring real value...
The procurement and sourcing software firm Xeeva has announced an investment of more than $40mn led by PeakEquity Partners that it says will promote AI as “the future of procurement”.