A spend analysis is an important piece of a company’s procurement puzzle. It is done with the main goal of understanding your spend better -- who are you buying products and services from? What are..

Welcome to the November issue of the CenterPoint Group newsletter! Our sincere hope is to provide you with some fun and productive information during your hectic day, and, perhaps, to provide an..

A spend analysis is a process of analyzing the spending patterns of an organization. It enables organizations to understand where their money is going and how they can save money. The goal of spend..

Traditionally, procurement has been a highly complex and detail-oriented area of business.  In recent years, however, there has been a push to streamline and simplify the procurement process to make..

Diversity and inclusion (D&I) is an important aspect of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and as stewards of cultural and financial growth businesses are making it their responsibility to improve..

Welcome to the October issue of the CenterPoint Group newsletter! Our sincere hope is to provide you with some fun and productive information during your hectic day, and, perhaps, to provide an..

If you are like most procurement professionals are beginning to strategize how to affectively maneuver in what may be a tight market, then you may be considering working with a consultant now to get..

So you have already completed a deep dive analysis into the criteria that you need your supplier to meet. You have asked the appropriate questions to determine: Quality - good products and services..

Managing your indirect spend can be challenging.  Accounting for between 15 and 20% of total spending for most companies, it’s a complex feat, indeed, taking in numerous categories of goods and..