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...

At Supernegotiate Procurement Labs, I am trying to bring the Procurement community focus where it should be. Solving high-impact...

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?...

1) Identify suppliers and categories where you can play & make strategic changes and product innovations 2) Data & Digitization have...

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...

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,...

In summary #01 - Avoid PowerPoint presentations. Your teams are spending too much time on Powerpoint visualizations. You need decisions...

1) Allow Employees to be Entrepreneurs 😎 Instead of shelling out millions on substandard generalist 3rd-party solutions, allow your...

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...

"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...

Here are some more detailed tips for negotiating effectively in a procurement setting: Establish your negotiation team: Determine who...

Here is Supernegotiate's ⚡first post for 2023 👋! And I am going more niche in Negotiations because I love it ❤️. I have been reading...

Spend analysis, and esourcing platforms are dead. Their teams are out of ideas, and it has been a while since that has been the case....

And I am back with my new post on Sales Techniques used against Procurement buyers in Negotiation!As you recall from my last post, I have...

1.) Tools that need more than 3 months of implementation time and end up as visualizations only! 2.) Sourcing process than runs longer...

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...

One of the key activities in 2023 for CPOs is to leverage the crude oil downturn, relaxed shipping industry scenario, better than last...

While you would read all the good advice on Negotiation, starting from "try to get a Win-Win deal", I want to be blunt about a few...

Let me talk about a few overhyped and ridiculously under utilised aspects in procurement Overhyped 1) Solving ESG using platforms: Your...

"De-Age" your Procurement How to build the right Procurement culture for Millennials? It is becoming tricky to attract and retain a...