Dont invest in any Big Procurement Tech without reading this!
Here is my big, bold claim. Over the last few years, I have spent an enormous amount of time experimenting with data science, procurement...
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Gaurav Sharma
Oct 196 min read
The Strange Behaviour of Procurement Technology Costs and Blueprint to Negotiate Your Next Procurement Technology Contract
Cost of Technology comes down with time but that's not the case with Procurement Tech. I wonder what's the reason?
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Gaurav Sharma
Sep 108 min read
The OpEx Revolution: Why Everyone's Ditching Big Purchases for 'Pay-as-You-Go'
Picture this: You're planning a cross-country road trip. Would you rather buy a brand-new car outright or rent one for the duration of...
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Gaurav Sharma
Jun 142 min read
Here are my all time favourite 6 ideas that have kept me hooked since 3 years!
The Procurement CoEs are going to define Procurement Tech Landscape and its easy to either be driven by marketing hypes in Procurement...
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Gaurav Sharma
May 115 min read
The Case Against Cloud Based Language Models - Costs and The Road Ahead.
I saw the recent Apple launch on May 7th (iPad with M4 Chips). This sparked an interesting question in my mind. If we have so many...
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Gaurav Sharma
May 91 min read
Running out of Cost Saving Ideas in 2024? I'll give you 20 of them!
Running out of Cost Saving Ideas in 2024? I'll give you 20 of them!Which one can you execute by July/Aug 24? Ask your Procurement...
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Gaurav Sharma
May 72 min read
Global Spend Analysis Challenge
Have you #Supernegotiated this? Welcome to the second season of Supernegotiate's Procurement Hackathon. Like mentioned earlier, in this...
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Gaurav Sharma
Apr 211 min read
Want to turn your Procurement Centre of Excellence into a Super CoE? Check out these 7 use cases!
I will publish step by step guide on these in coming few weeks. Make sure your subscribe to my newsletter here :...
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Gaurav Sharma
Apr 152 min read
Be Smart and Avoid Big Digitization Projects in 2024!!
It’s 2024, and if you are just starting up with your Procurement Digitization journey, you are in a much better position than companies...
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Gaurav Sharma
Apr 143 min read
Opinion : 3 Unconventional Ideas in Procurement for CPOs
We'll get to the points straight away. 1. For Non capex, Indirect Procurement and Subscription Driven SaaS Procurement requirements :...
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Gaurav Sharma
Apr 122 min read
2024: Year Of Index Costing + Pricing Collars in Commodity Procurement?
In my last post, I talked about basics of Index based costing model in 2024.Today, I want to build on the basics and introduce a concept...
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Gaurav Sharma
Apr 95 min read
Commodities Pricing Kung Fu: Mastering Index Pricing Costing Model in 2024
There are many cost models available in Procurement Industry. Let us start by naming a few 1. Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Model 2....
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Gaurav Sharma
Apr 73 min read
5 Lessons Learnt During Making of First Procurement Data Scientist
I started my journey of what eventually we would summarize as “Procurement Data Scientist”. Interestingly, I found some nuggets while...
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Gaurav Sharma
Apr 37 min read
Mastering the Cloud Negotiation Playbook: Strategies for Winning in the OpEx Era
For decades, the capital expenditure (CapEx) model was defacto model for acquiring and implementing new information technology. Companies...
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Gaurav Sharma
Mar 82 min read
Navigating the Future: Old vs. New KPIs in GenAI-Driven Procurement by Supernegotiate
In continuation to the last post on changing dynamics in the Procurement world, here are some unconventional KPIs to monitor the...
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Gaurav Sharma
Feb 272 min read
CNY vs USD : Buyers should not miss out on this trend
One key event to watch out for this year is Renminbi (CNY) vs USD. Consumer prices in China have fallen in 5/7 months and fell by 0.8% in...
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Gaurav Sharma
Feb 132 min read
Carbon Credits are going down, Fast!
Carbon Emissions futures are trending down 40% YoY. (I can't be happier about this as I am so against this whole concept, but...
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Gaurav Sharma
Jan 302 min read
Released! Supernegotiate's Procurement Excellence Quadrant 2024
Learn how Top 1% of procurement excellence teams are spending their time and money in 2024 PROCUREMENT TECH : 30% eSourcing tools...
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Gaurav Sharma
Jan 112 min read
PART 2 : 2024 Key Events Notes and Actions to Take : A Guide for Procurement Category Managers and CPOs
2024 Key Events Notes and Actions to Take (Part 2): Previously, I spoke about - Commodity Price Slowdowns - Consulting World Shakeup -...
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Gaurav Sharma
Jan 22 min read
2024 Key Events Notes and Actions to Take : A Guide for Procurement Category Managers and CPOs
2024 is going to be the year of Elections! This will have an impact on Supply chains globally. Here is what 2024 looks like from a...
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