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Six procurement trends to consider in 2025

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Six procurement trends to consider in 2025

In today’s rapidly changing environment, Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) face a myriad of trends that they need to consider in order to successfully navigate challenges and seize opportunities. Experts from Sourcing Champions share six trends that belong at the top of the priority list in 2025 and beyond.

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H&Z acquires German restructuring consulting firm Haselhorst Associates

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H&Z acquires German restructuring consulting firm Haselhorst Associates

H&Z Management Consulting has acquired Haselhorst Associates, marking its entry in the restructuring and turnaround consulting segment.

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KPMG: Procurement Facing a ‘Critical Year’

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KPMG: Procurement Facing a ‘Critical Year’

Chris McCarney, Principal, Procurement & Outsourcing Advisory Leader at KPMG, explains the essential challenges facing the sector

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Accenture acquires management consultancy Insight Sourcing

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Accenture acquires management consultancy Insight Sourcing

Accenture has announced the acquisition of provider of strategic sourcing and procurement services, Insight Sourcing, to expand its capabilities for private equity companies and the consumer goods, retail and technology industries.

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Accenture to Strengthen Sourcing and Procurement Services With Acquisition of Insight Sourcing

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Accenture to Strengthen Sourcing and Procurement Services With Acquisition of Insight Sourcing

NEW YORK and ATLANTA; Feb. 13, 2024 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has entered into an agreement to acquire Insight Sourcing, a provider of strategic sourcing and procurement services. Insight Sourcing will broaden Accenture’s sourcing and procurement services for private equity companies and the consumer goods, retail, technology and industrial industries.

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Caliba Group joins Argon & Co ANZ

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Caliba Group joins Argon & Co ANZ

Argon & Co, the global management consultancy that specialises in operations strategy and transformation, is delighted to announce that it has been joined by Caliba Group.

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NASPO adds GEP to cooperative purchasing program

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NASPO adds GEP to cooperative purchasing program

The National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) has added GEP’s procurement software and services to its NASPO ValuePoint cooperative purchasing program.

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Sourcing Champions and Ignite Procurement partner for sustainability

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Sourcing Champions and Ignite Procurement partner for sustainability

International procurement consultancy Sourcing Champions has agreed a partnership with Ignite Procurement, a provider of software for in-depth spend management.

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A&M's European procurement leader Jürgen Wetzstein joins Inverto

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A&M's European procurement leader Jürgen Wetzstein joins Inverto

Pan-European procurement consultancy Inverto has bolstered its leadership ranks with Jürgen Wetzstein, who becomes the firm’s 57th managing director.

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Bain & Company acquires procurement powerhouse Proxima, strengthening capabilities to advise clients on mounting global supply chain challenges

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Bain & Company acquires procurement powerhouse Proxima, strengthening capabilities to advise clients on mounting global supply chain challenges

Bain & Company today announces the acquisition of Proxima, the UK-headquartered global leader in procurement and supply chain consulting.

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Accenture Acquires Xoomworks to Enhance Procurement and Digital Transformation Capabilities in Europe

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Accenture Acquires Xoomworks to Enhance Procurement and Digital Transformation Capabilities in Europe

Accenture has acquired Xoomworks Group, a consulting and technology company that specializes in procurement technology, digital innovation and software solutions development

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Honda hands European finance and procurement functions to IBM in five-year deal

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Honda hands European finance and procurement functions to IBM in five-year deal

Honda Motor Europe has signed IBM on a five-year deal that will see the latter company manage and run the former firm's finance and procurement operations across Europe.

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Why we acquired a company that specializes in spend analytics

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Why we acquired a company that specializes in spend analytics

“Spend analytics is traditionally seen as a relatively dull activity in the value chain.”

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Procurement consultancy Efficio promotes Simon Whatson

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Procurement consultancy Efficio promotes Simon Whatson

Efficio has promoted London-based Simon Whatson to Vice President – the equivalent to partner at the international procurement consulting firm.

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McKinsey: driving value in digital procurement

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McKinsey: driving value in digital procurement

With the emergence of digital offering a plethora of new opportunities in procurement, it’s vital that CPOs choose the right transformation for their organisation

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The 2020 Procurement and Supply Predictions from the Market — INVERTO

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The 2020 Procurement and Supply Predictions from the Market — INVERTO

Continuing our series of procurement and supply chain related predictions for 2020, we have gathered a variety of predictions from leading vendors in the procurement and supply chain market, and will add our own sprinkling of endorsement from analyst Magnus Bergfors

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