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Strategic Procurement: Navigating Australia’s Food and Hospitality Landscape – Part 2

strategic procurement and supply chain management

Welcome to Part 2 of our discussion on “Strategic Procurement: Navigating Australia’s Food and Hospitality Landscape.” Having established the strategic significance of procurement in Part 1, we now turn our focus to the sector’s responses to the challenges outlined previously. The sector’s adaptability is tested by cost volatility, supply chain…

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Comprara appoint new Director of Consulting

Procurement Analysts and Consultants - Comprara

Comprara Welcomes Emanuel Modrovic as Director of Consulting. Melbourne, Australia, 17th November 2023 – Comprara, leading procurement and consultancy firm, is delighted to announce the appointment of Emanuel Modrovic as the new Director of Consulting. This strategic hire significantly enhances Comprara’s capabilities and service offerings in the procurement consultancy sector. Emanuel Modrovic…

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Strategic Procurement: Navigating Australia’s Food and Hospitality Landscape – Part 1

Procurement and Supply Chain Specialists

Part 1 of 2 The significance of procurement teams, historically seen as logistical backdrops, have done well to gain recognition not just for their operational role but for their strategic importance. This transformation didn’t happen overnight; it’s been propelled by the explosive growth in strategic spend and an increasingly intricate…

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November Monthly Digest

Comprara November Monthly Digest

A global recession, geopolitical turmoil and a continuing talent shortage is forcing a need to do more with less which we explore in 5 Ways Procurement Technology Can Help You Do More With Less. Agile procurement represents a dynamic approach that can transform the traditional processes which we explore in Agile procurement…

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How to Assess the Effectiveness of Procurement Training

procurement training programs

A recent CIPS survey found procurement salary increases to be in excess of 8%, year on year, as companies desperately try to hold on to staff. This approach cannot work. Like any profession, securing top talent is vital, but offering higher salaries as the sole incentive is unsustainable. This approach…

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Agile Procurement vs Traditional Procurement: Is It Out With the Old and In With the New?

Agile Procurement vs Traditional Procurement

Procurement will always be about three things: getting the right product or service in a timely fashion for the lowest price. The best way of achieving this, however, changes with the times. Over the last couple of years, supply chains have been buffeted by geopolitical instability, natural disasters and a…

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5 Ways Procurement Technology Can Help You Do More With Less

Investment in procurement technology

A global recession, geopolitical turmoil and a continuing talent shortage: these are the risks that procurement teams are dealing with now and will deal with for the foreseeable future. All told, it means doing more with less, in terms of both capital and personnel. To cope, an increasing number of…

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October Monthly Digest

Comprara October Monthly Digest

It’s all about supplier relationships and capability in this month’s digest from three core perspectives of technology, processes, and people.  Related Articles on Supplier Relationship Management and Market Research Tools We address the influence and impact of AI in “Enhancing Supplier Relationship Management with an AI Co-Pilot.”  Moving on to processes…

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Market Research Tools for the Procurement Team

Market Research Tools for the Procurement Team

Market research in procurement is the process of gathering and analysing information about suppliers, products, services and market conditions to make informed procurement decisions. It is a crucial step in the procurement process that helps organisations identify potential suppliers, assess their capabilities, and understand market dynamics. We’ve drawn on our experience and research to bring you a list…

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Do You Have the Capability to Build Good Supplier Relationships?

supplier relationship management

The business world is the most complex, interwoven, ever-shifting community on our planet. No man is an island? The saying is truer for an organisation. We are, in essence, only as strong as our supply chains. It follows, therefore, that building strong supplier relationships must be a core tenet of…

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