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Nicola Greenwood Director at Greenwood Diversity My hope with this piece was to explore some personal experiences and shed some light on the female experience in corporate Procurement, finding celebration...

Women in Procurement

Hayley Packham Operations Director at Procurement Heads As a woman and mother who has undertaken leadership roles in male-dominated environments throughout my career, I have always been passionate about championing...

International Women’s Day 2021 – Have Times Changed in Procurement?

To celebrate International Women’s Day we’ve interviewed three female senior procurement professionals to uncover what their experiences have been as a woman working within procurement, from their first roles within procurement to...

Transforming Public Procurement in the UK

With the Transition Period ending on 31 December 2020, the UK has taken a positive action to review potential changes in procurement, which is being described as an historic opportunity...

2020: Procurement Challenge, Opportunity and Transformation

2020 has been tough. And if your profession happens to be Procurement, it’s likely – in the workplace, at least – it’s been even more so. A business fighting for...

Strategic Procurement: Category Management

Category Management is a ‘strategic approach which organises procurement resources to focus on specific areas of spend. This enables category managers to focus their time and conduct in-depth market analysis to...

Digital Procurement System

Digital Procurement 101 – From Trend to Reality For years companies have reported their belief that having a digital strategy is important, but very few of them actually had one,...

Procurement Strategies and the Power of Collaboration

The power of collaboration has examples throughout history from music to politics, to science and engineering, to business, and plenty more in between. There’s no mystery as to why collaboration is so powerful. By...

The Complete Tendering Process

A key checkpoint in any company’s journey is the point at which a supplier’s contract terminates and a new tender process can be initiated. It can be an exciting time,...

How To Develop The Workforce

How to develop the workforce with high-level coaching An enduring business cliché is that your people are your most important resource. Clichés though, often have a thread of truth running...