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Gaurav Sharma
Jun 14, 20242 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
Apr 15, 20242 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 12, 20242 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 7, 20243 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
Jan 11, 20242 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
Dec 19, 20232 min read
Top 4 Things to do in Procurement to finish Q4 on High Impact Mode
Top 4 things that I will DO in Q4 to create a HIGH IMPACT in Procurement organization: 1) Costs Management: Are you able to rejig your...
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Gaurav Sharma
Dec 19, 20232 min read
Nike has an over inventory problem and why this is an opportunity for you to negotiate better
Nike has an over-inventory problem, and other retailers should be worried too!What's going on:Nike's inventory rise is not an isolated...
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Gaurav Sharma
Dec 18, 20231 min read
My Selfish post! Make sure your Procurement Ops are painless, and you should enforce no admin work
In summary #01 - Avoid PowerPoint presentations. Your teams are spending too much time on Powerpoint visualizations. You need decisions...
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Gaurav Sharma
Dec 18, 20231 min read
Move beyond Pareto Principle! Check out Price law!
We all have heard about the Pareto principle or the 80/20 rule. However, a bit more effective rule is the Price law. I use this rule (and...
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