Suplari Customer Nordstrom Press Coverage in SupplyChain Management Review – Transforming Procurement at Nordstrom

March 22, 2021By Nikesh ParekhBlog, COVID-19, CPO Advice, CPO Advice, Tips, Uncategorized

CPO, Karoline Dygas joined Nordstrom in 2019, where, among other things, she supports all of the organization’s indirect spend. At Nordstrom, indirect spend is everything outside of the merchandise sold in the stores. Prior to Nordstrom, Dygas spent five years at Starbucks, where she led the Global Sourcing and Store Development Supply Chain, and before that she was senior director of strategic sourcing at Walgreens.

Broadening Procurement’s Impact: How Telecom Giant BT Drives the Bottom Line and Corporate Resiliency

March 1, 2021By Nikesh ParekhCOVID-19, CPO Advice, CPO Advice, Events, Procurement, Recession, Tips

Profitability is more important than ever — and procurement leaders are more strategic than ever. Procurement is no longer just a cost center, a spender of money made by others in the enterprise. With the right tools and methodology, procurement can maximize every dollar of profit and discover every dollar of cost savings, positioning them to be critical drivers of the bottom line.

5 Easy Procurement Negotiation & Savings Tactics in a Downturn

May 26, 2020By Jordan JansenArtificial Intelligence, COVID-19, Procurement, Recession, Tips

Executive Insights Companies are aggressively looking for tactics to reduce costs and unlock savings on all their indirect and direct purchases and to more effectively manage their cash flow in procurement.  Declining market demand and over-capacity is driving finished product manufacturers to put price pressure on their suppliers. They too must then re-negotiate contracts with … Read More

Stunning New Insights that Unlock Proven Cash Flow Savings

April 29, 2020By Brian WhiteArtificial Intelligence, COVID-19, Procurement, Recession, Tips

Managing cash flow, finding savings, and enforcing new spend policies are top of mind for most CFOs right now. With no end in sight to the coronavirus crisis (yet), procurement teams must prepare now for a recession. Their big challenge is to determine what should be prioritized to maximize results. Suplari is reacting quickly to customer requests to deliver fully automated insights from a customers existing ERP and financial data that identify opportunities to conserve cash, avoid large payments, negotiate better terms, and enforce new policies.

How Procurement Must Lead Through the Coronavirus Recession

April 21, 2020By Jordan JansenBlog, COVID-19, Procurement, Recession

Procurement leaders must urgently spearhead a campaign to help their businesses endure the coronavirus recession and lay a solid foundation that maximizes future business opportunities. This article outlines how procurement teams can formulate effective Cash Management, Supplier Management, Risk Management, and Spend Management Strategies that help mitigate the effects of this (or any future) crisis. … Read More