strategy alignment Archives - Procurement Cube https://procurementcube.org/tag/strategy-alignment/ Passion for business Mon, 12 Dec 2022 14:48:14 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://i0.wp.com/procurementcube.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cropped-ProCu-THICKER-All-Grey.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 strategy alignment Archives - Procurement Cube https://procurementcube.org/tag/strategy-alignment/ 32 32 193294611 Selling to Procurement: The intelligent way of dealing with Procurement https://procurementcube.org/selling-to-procurement-the-intelligent-way-of-dealing-with-procurement/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=selling-to-procurement-the-intelligent-way-of-dealing-with-procurement Tue, 08 Nov 2022 08:05:00 +0000 https://procurementcube.org/?p=2509 Something has slowly been changing in the world of Procurement. And it impacts you as a B2B sales person. Procurement continues to slowly, but surely, gain more and more importance and influence in large and medium sized companies. In fact, Procurement has now become an unavoidable stakeholder, with the power to obstruct or facilitate a […]

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]]> 2509 How SMEs Can Prepare for a Merger https://procurementcube.org/how-smes-can-prepare-for-a-merger/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-smes-can-prepare-for-a-merger Thu, 26 Aug 2021 13:37:43 +0000 https://procurementcube.org/?p=2236 You want your company to grow, and a merger can be a very effective way of achieving that goal. But the business world is littered with failed mergers. In fact, 50-70% of them fail. So, how can you prepare for a merge to give you the best chance of beating those odds? Read this article […]

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]]> 2236 How Procurement Can Take a Strategic Approach That Inspires Stakeholders https://procurementcube.org/how-procurement-can-take-a-strategic-approach-that-inspires-stakeholders/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-procurement-can-take-a-strategic-approach-that-inspires-stakeholders Tue, 01 Sep 2020 11:32:52 +0000 https://procurementcube.org/?p=1977 There’s often friction between Procurement and other functions. Stakeholders see an overemphasis on short-term savings as a threat, which destroys business value. Procurement should be more than an efficient tendering machine. And in many organisations Procurement started the journey towards a more strategic approach many years ago. Most teams, though, still have a long way […]

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]]> 1977 How to Ensure Your Procurement Approach Supports Corporate Strategy https://procurementcube.org/how-to-ensure-your-procurement-approach-supports-corporate-strategy/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-ensure-your-procurement-approach-supports-corporate-strategy Thu, 26 Mar 2020 13:13:17 +0000 https://procurementcube.org/?p=1767 Do you really know what your organisation is trying to achieve? Profitability is probably part of it. But what about the strategy and priorities in more detail? Clarity on corporate strategy is important because departmental strategies need to be aligned. Procurement strategies, in turn, need to be extensions of those corporate and departmental strategies. In […]

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]]> 1767 How to Strategically Source Translation Services https://procurementcube.org/how-to-strategically-source-translation-services/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-strategically-source-translation-services Thu, 01 Aug 2019 11:56:28 +0000 https://procurementcube.org/?p=1535 1st of 3 articles: How to buy language translation services We live in a world that’s increasingly becoming globalised according to a United Nations report, which describes our world as, “more interconnected than ever before”. In a Business-to-Business context, English is often the preferred language when communicating across borders. But that’s not always the case, […]

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]]> 1535 Are You Ready for the Benefits of a Digitised Supply Chain? https://procurementcube.org/are-you-ready-for-the-benefits-of-a-digitised-supply-chain/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-you-ready-for-the-benefits-of-a-digitised-supply-chain Wed, 29 May 2019 09:21:56 +0000 https://procurementcube.org/?p=1420 We’re living in the age of the fourth industrial revolution, where the world has been transformed by digitisation. If companies want to keep up with the fluid economy around them – a world defined by big data and continuous analytics – they must digitise processes at the heart of their businesses – their supply chains. […]

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]]> 1420 The Procurement Principles that Set Us Apart https://procurementcube.org/the-procurement-principles-that-set-us-apart/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-procurement-principles-that-set-us-apart Mon, 29 Apr 2019 09:51:49 +0000 https://procurementcube.org/?p=1304 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 […]

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]]> 1304 Develop Impactful Category Strategies the Easy Way! https://procurementcube.org/develop-impactful-category-strategies-the-easy-way/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=develop-impactful-category-strategies-the-easy-way Wed, 01 May 2013 01:57:18 +0000 http://demo.studiopress.com/genesis/?p=20 These days most medium and large sized organisations have implemented the principles of Category Management, with varying degrees of success. Category Management is a process whereby external spend is categorised to align with supply markets. These categories are then managed similar to the way separate business areas would be managed. With appropriate category strategies, the […]

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