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
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 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
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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Gaurav Sharma
Dec 19, 20232 min read
2023 - A Game Changer for Procurement
2023 is going to be a game-changer for the truly advanced Procurement team, and it is going to be a nightmare for mediocre ones. Why?...
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Gaurav Sharma
Dec 19, 20232 min read
My top 10 generic rules in Procurement
1) Identify suppliers and categories where you can play & make strategic changes and product innovations 2) Data & Digitization have...
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Gaurav Sharma
Dec 18, 20232 min read
If you are top 1% procurement CPO, this is what you should be doing in 2023
What is your roadmap to deliver 5% EBITDA margins in 2023? The top 1% of Procurement CPOs are solving big challenges of 2023 and beyond,...
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Gaurav Sharma
Dec 18, 20232 min read
Top 6 Corporate Innovation and/or Procurement Innovations Ideas! 💡 🔦
1) Allow Employees to be Entrepreneurs 😎 Instead of shelling out millions on substandard generalist 3rd-party solutions, allow your...
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Gaurav Sharma
Dec 18, 20232 min read
This post will offend most in Procurement but it is the harsh reality of 2023
"If we have data, let's look at data. If all we have are opinions, let's go with mine." - James Love, CEO Netscape This post will only...
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Gaurav Sharma
Dec 18, 20231 min read
What Exactly is the Procurement Excellence Function all about?
Presenting my next Vlog series on Supernegotiate. This took me a good 1.5 months or so to research (hence no videos)! I want to share my...
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Gaurav Sharma
Dec 18, 20232 min read
#Supernegotiate SuperCoE
Want to set up a high-performing Procurement Centre of Excellence that actually works? Here are my recommendations that will save you...
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Gaurav Sharma
Dec 18, 20232 min read
🚫7 practices in Procurement whose time has come. Last one will hurt the most!
1) 📉 Old thinking about Cost Savings 💸 Unless it hits the cash flow, stop overselling Cost Savings. The worst is when category managers...
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Gaurav Sharma
Dec 18, 20232 min read
Want to set up a high-performing Procurement Centre of Excellence that actually works?
Here are my recommendations that will save you $300k in consulting dollars! 1) Build Fundamental Units: You MUST have these domains in...
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Gaurav Sharma
Dec 18, 20232 min read
3 disruptive procurement practices (Not easily palatable for risk-averse CPOs)
These are 3 disruptive procurement practices (Not easily palatable for risk-averse CPOs) to increase the output from your precious...
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Gaurav Sharma
Dec 18, 20232 min read
REAL procurement excellence and digitization of top 1% players
You know what REAL procurement excellence and digitization of top 1% players looks like? ✨ The most transformative and game changing work...
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