Looking for a competitive edge? Digitise your product range and provide your customers with an online buying solution
16th October 2017 | Sian Fryer
In a world where having an effective digital presence is a necessity, businesses need to adapt quickly to get ahead. Providing your customers with a purchasing experience that’s streamlined, automated and meaningful can give businesses a vital edge over the competition; in the sales process, this...
Unlocking value in indirect spend in food service
29th January 2018 | Darrell Osborne
Procurement in food service is all about food, drinks and packaging, right? The categories of direct spend are the most exciting and important to the...
Canning Joins ProProcure’s Advisory Board
6th September 2017 | Sian Fryer
ProProcure are delighted to announce that Steve Canning has joined ProProcure’s advisory board and is working closely with the business on its...
Defrosting Chiller Cabinet Complexity
8th September 2016 | Frank Treanor
Defrosting Chiller Cabinet Complexity One of the more underhand tactics of a defensive salesman is to keep the person they are selling to in the dark...
Don’t judge a book by its cover!
9th August 2016 | Matt Rouse
Don’t judge a book by its cover! Innovation in technology is rapidly changing almost every industry on the planet. The story of what can be...
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What does competing in an IRONMAN teach us about seamless business?
16th October 2017 | Frank Treanor
OK, I did want to find an excuse to write about completing the Barcelona IRONMAN last weekend. I trained my butt off for it and still can’t quite believe crossing the finish line. It...
You Can’t Outsource Your Responsibility!
28th November 2016 | Matt Rouse
You Can’t Outsource Your Responsibility! The recent Panorama exposé about Syrian refugee children working in Turkish factories for less than a pound an hour, to supply British shoppers,...
Future-Proof Your eProcurement Investment
18th November 2016 | Frank Treanor
Future-Proof Your eProcurement Investment There is perhaps no sadder sight in sport than a past great, a legend of the game, playing on when they should have retired a season or two...
What Can Procurement & Brexit Learn from Each Other?
28th October 2016 | Frank Treanor
What Can Procurement & Brexit Learn from Each Other? With the Prime Minister’s announcement that we will start the process of leaving the EU early in 2017, and revelations about her...
Procurement: Security through simplicity
21st September 2016 | Frank Treanor
Procurement: Security through simplicity Recently, I read an article on Computer Business Review’s website about cyber security. The post itself addresses online security in general and...
Jack of all trades or master of ONE?
19th September 2016 | Frank Treanor
Jack of all trades or master of ONE? So, you are going to buy yourself the latest iphone 7, and you’ve been looking forward to the experience for weeks. And when I say...
Simplifying Transactional Procurement for Local Franchisees
1st September 2016 | Frank Treanor
Simplifying Transactional Procurement for Local Franchisees How do you manage transactional procurement in a multi-layered stakeholder business? In any large global corporation, there is...
Have you been squeezing your lemons properly?
11th August 2016 | Matt Rouse
Have you been squeezing your lemons properly? I recently remembered this analogy I heard from someone at Cranfield University some years back. I think of it as ‘Squeezing the Lemon’ and...
Don’t judge a book by its cover!
9th August 2016 | Matt Rouse
Don’t judge a book by its cover! Innovation in technology is rapidly changing almost every industry on the planet. The story of what can be achieved is writing itself quicker than most...
Procurement – Time to Slay the Beast?
11th July 2016 | Frank Treanor
Procurement – Time to Slay the Beast? Astute leaders of companies large enough to have a central Procurement function (as opposed to a purchasing team) should be asking themselves if...
Your right to demand an indirect forecast!
22nd June 2016 | Frank Treanor
Your right to demand an indirect forecast! The American author and public speaker in the area of futures studies, John Naisbitt, once said “The most reliable way to forecast the future is...
Picturing procurement in a perfect world!
9th June 2016 | Matt Rouse
Picturing procurement in a perfect world! What is the difference between average procurement and outstanding procurement? A dictionary definition of ‘procurement’ is: the act of...