At Procurement Cube we like to think we’re a bit different than other procurement consultancies. We’re not just your run of the mill procurement company. We don’t come in and slash your outgoings. Oh wait, that’s what you want us to do? Well, it’s not as simple as that. In fact, an approach to procurement […]
When Saving Money Costs You More
Some people believe that a procurement strategy is simply a cost-saving gimmick: it analyses your business and sees where you can trim the fat to make a leaner and meaner organisation. But a good procurement strategy does a lot more than that. It isn’t always about cutting costs. There are many other ways Business Focused […]
Considering Corporate Social Responsibility through Every Step of the Supply Chain
These days, there’s so much consumer awareness around the negative implications of businesses choosing the lowest cost sourcing options that companies can no longer risk taking this approach. Making supply chains both financially and socially sustainable may not be an easy task, but it’s an essential one. Your procurement approach can’t just be about finding […]
How bad procurement harms your brand
Some people may still question the value of a Procurement function. So, let’s have a look at what happened to an organisation that did not invest adequately in this area. An organisation which did not put in place robust, fair and transparent procurement processes. Age Concern was in the news for all the wrong reasons […]
So, what’s the point of Procurement?
We all know how to buy, right? We do it every day. How hard can it be? Despite decades of delivering business benefits and taking costs out, Procurement often has to justify its own existence. This is particularly true in organisations where Procurement is predominantly seen as an order placing function, or at best as […]
