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Here are the top stories of the week from the world of procurement.
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Procurement Insights
💼 Future of digital negotiations - Enterprise procurement teams have been able to use e-auctions to source and secure supplier contracts for more than 25 years. There are new technologies companies use to improve their negotiations.
🚢 BMW's AI supply chain - The company’s 12,000 suppliers in 70 countries each step in the manufacturing process will be synchronized, as minor delays can cause significant issues.
📈 How bots help figure out the right price for weapons systems - “We get these giant, 3,000-page BOM proposals, and we have little bots that go out and crawl the web, crawl Defense Logistics Agency systems, and they’re able to come back within minutes.”
💰 The rising procurement salaries - The average professional-level salary, such as procurement manager, was $102,000 and for operational roles such as a procurement specialist, it was $49,000.
🍃 Procurement is evolving - how to stay relevant? - The past 12-months has shown us that things change at a fast pace, and responding to the pandemic has forced people and organizations to evolve rapidly.
You’re Invited
🌎 Building stronger supply networks: ethical and governance metrics
By Supply Management • July 15, 2021 • Registration Link
🌎 Transform 2021: Enterprise Transformation with AI and Data
By Venture Beat • July 12-16, 2021 • Registration Link
🌎 Indirect Procurement: Asia Pacific
By Global Supply Chain Council (GSCC) • July 22, 2021 • Registration Link
🌎 Spend management automation: moving procurement from tactical to strategic
By Supply Management • July 29, 2021 • Registration Link
🌎 Procurement Can Move with the Markets: Winning Category Strategies
By SpendHQ • July 21, 2021 • Registration Link
Opportunities
💡 Apple is looking for a Vendor Program Manager
Hyderabad, Telangana • Consumer Electronics • Full Time
💡 Amazon is looking for a Global Category Manager
Bengaluru, Karnataka • E-Commerce • Full Time
💡 Baker Hughes is looking for a Lead Buyer - Commodity Management
Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra • Oil & Energy • Full Time
💡 Times Group is looking for a IT Buyer
New Delhi • Publishing • Full Time
💡 Unilever is looking for a Operations Manager-Procure to Pay (P2P)
Bengaluru, Karnataka • E-Commerce • Full Time
💡 Maersk is looking for a Category Manager- GSC Procurement
Mumbai, Maharashtra • Transportation • Full Time
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Gaurav Baheti
Founder and CEO, Procol