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A series of articles from the Insider Pro team, in which we examine relevant topics and examples of current challenges that we see in our work with a huge range of organisations, across many sectors.

Disruptive procurement: 6 questions to help determine cultural fit with your suppliers

Posted by Jeremy Bowley

 

Cultural fit is something that is talked about and widely understood in the context of human resources.  According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) the impact of a poor cultural fit on turnover can cost an organisation between 50-60% of the person’s annual salary.

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Topics: Disruptive Procurement, Procurement People

6 reasons NOT to outsource to a procurement consultancy

Posted by Jeremy Bowley

1 – If you know you can get better margins and maintain or improve supplier performance easily

Of course, if you know how and where to get better margins without compromising on specification, quality or delivery then there is little point asking for outside help.

But to truly ‘know’ margin or performance can’t be improved is a high standard of proof. How sure can you be that there isn’t a better option and that your competition is already ahead of the game?

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Topics: Procurement Consultancy

Is eProcurement the same as Disruptive Procurement?

Posted by Jeremy Bowley

In recent years there has been a plethora of digital tools to help procurement teams be more productive – eProcurement software to enable all employees to make requests and even place their own orders against pre-agreed contracts; eTendering solutions to reduce administration and simplify the process of gathering and analysing tenders and more.

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Topics: Disruptive Procurement