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4 strategic sourcing use cases to strengthen your supply chain

IBM Services

For sourcing teams, that means pivoting their mindset around selecting suppliers from a tactical, lowest-cost-above-all approach to a strategic one. Where tactical sourcing is a short-term strategy, strategic sourcing is for long-term business goals.

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Sourcing Leaders’ Key Priorities: Accelerating Growth Through Global Services | Webinar

Everest Group

live webinar Sourcing Leaders’ Key Priorities: Accelerating Growth Through Global Services May 2, 2024 | 9 a.m. IST As the second half of 2024 approaches, sourcing leaders are pivoting towards revenue acceleration strategies, moving beyond the traditional focus on cost savings. CDT | 10 a.m. EDT | 3 p.m. BST | 7:30 p.m.

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Opportunity Assessment and Sourcing Project Flow

SIG Speaks

SIG University Certified Sourcing Professional (CSP) program graduate Shridhar Kundaram shares his perspective on a four-step sourcing process that can help take your sourcing team to the next level. Sourcing involves four significant steps Assess , Analyze , Execute and Evaluate. .

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Is Your Procurement And Sourcing Function ESG Sustainable Ready?

SIG Speaks

SIG University Certified Sourcing Professional (CSP) program graduate Sophie McNally shares how there is no one size fits all approach when it comes to ESG and that each company has to take a deep dive into what will ultimately work best for them. Supplier diversity and inclusion - direct spend with diverse and underrepresented suppliers.

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SIG|ORG Adds New Executives to Advisory Board

Future of Sourcing

New Sourcing Industry Group Advisory Board members will serve three-year terms and help guide the strategic direction of SIG. The organization is unique in that it blends practitioners, service providers and advisory firms in a non-commercial environment.

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Start Off on the Right Foot with Supplier Management

SIG Speaks

SIG University Certified Sourcing Professional (CSP) program graduate Kate Burke outlines the necessary points for creating a strong, healthy, and productive relationship while ensuring your company has a clear path of intention and expectation. Then, ensure a well-designed governance framework is built into the contract.

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What is Procurement Consulting and What Do They Do?

SourcX

Many businesses acknowledge the advantages of sourcing in low cost countries. Increasing numbers of executives see the writing on the wall, and can no longer ignore the fact that sourcing in low cost countries can reduce labor costs and give them access to robust manufacturing facilities. What is Strategic Sourcing?