CPO Insights #16

Welcome to CPO Insights #16, your monthly update on the world of Procurement, Digital Procurement and Supply Chain News, featuring insights from C-Level?executives.

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CPOstrategy cover star this month is Kristina Andric , Supplier Manager IT at Tetra Pak and recent CIPS - The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply Young Talent winner, who discusses the procurement landscape from her perspective and how Tetra Pak is nurturing young procurement leaders like her.

Latest Stories from CPOstrategy Issue 48:

Leveraging Talent for the Future of Procurement:

As a young person in procurement, Kristina Andric has a unique perspective on the landscape. Not only is she aware of the way the profession has looked & operated historically, but she also recognises its evolution and the challenges it faces moving forward. Read her insightful story which began with winning the CIPS - The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply Young Talent Award, & continued with an amazing opportunity to join Tetra Pak in 2018 via their trainee programme called Future Talent.

Amplifying procurement’s influence :

Edmund Zagorin , Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Arkestro , discusses his company’s rise as a predictive procurement orchestration platform.

Elon | Procurement as a Strategic Partner:

Onur Dogay , CPO at Elon Group Ltd , reflects on a year of procurement evolution and making the function an indispensable partner to the organisation.

Safeware & Richmond | Partnering to Innovate:

CPOstrategy recently had the pleasure of speaking to Rene M. Almaraz , Director, Department of Procurement Services, City of Richmond , Virginia, to see how public procurement is transforming at the city.

Optimising Tail-spend with Simfoni & Kearney

In this innovative partnership between Simfoni & Kearney , the whole is greater than the sum of its parts as the two companies focus on taming tail-spend with an on-demand platform with embedded change management.

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