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Proactive Management of Agencies throughout the Product Life Cycle

Posted on November 20, 2019June 19, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall

Agencies – Best practices when managing creative and strategy ad agencies throughout the product lifecycle.

Why SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) Matters – It’s Your Business to Lose!

Posted on October 9, 2019June 19, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall

SRM is important, why? Suppliers assume they have the business because they are the incumbents. But remember it’s your business to lose!

Have We Stretched the Supplier Relationship Too Far?

Posted on October 4, 2019June 19, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall

Supplier Relationships 101 The title sums it up pretty well. Let’s think of the relationship between buyers and suppliers like a rubber band….

How to Win with Finance! Best and Worst Practices in Reporting Procurement Savings

Posted on September 4, 2019October 15, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall

Finance 101 I get it, I at least I think I do. Before I started working in first finance role I was... Read More

When a Vendor Management Review Turns into an Epic Fail

Posted on August 6, 2019June 19, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall

An awkward, cringe-worthy vendor mid-year review that had nothing to do with the supplier The beginning... I can't say vendor management is... Read More

It’s Here! My Premiere Podcast with Art of Procurement’s (AOP) Phillip Ideson

Posted on August 5, 2019June 19, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall

My first Podcast! I never thought I'd have a blog let alone a podcast... but here we are! I was super excited, nervous... Read More

5 Clever Books to Sharpen Your Strategic Sourcing Skills

Posted on July 26, 2019October 23, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall

Boost your strategic know-how with these 10 books. Just don’t fall asleep before you finish them!

Backstabbing Co-Workers: How to Handle the Two-Faced Foe

Posted on July 3, 2019June 19, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall

Backstabbing coworkers. It’s happened to all of us, so read more about how to maintain your integrity and best practices to deal with these two-faced foes.

How to write an RFP that suppliers want to respond to

Posted on June 27, 2019June 19, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall

Writing an RFP in the digital age is no easy task. Especially when you have lots of information to share. Find out how to write an RFP suppliers will WANT to respond to!