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Best of the Blog: Top Posts from 2019
2020 is shaping up to be Sourcing’s most exciting year yet, and we feel so fortunate to help drive ongoing digital and strategic transformation in the industry. At Scout RFP, now a Workday company, we are beyond thankful for our outstanding customers who inspire us every day, and we can’t wait to continue supporting them… read more
Danyelle Guernsey | Tags: procurement, Scout RFP, sourcing, SPARK
December 16, 2019
Nothing but Net at Spark 2020: Keynote Speaker Announcement
We know what you’re thinking. How could there possibly be a connection between basketball and sourcing? Glad you asked! Both require collaboration, dedication, and constant practice. But most importantly, both sourcing and basketball depend on an incredible team in order to succeed. And who better to talk about assembling a crack team of all-star players… read more
December 12, 2019
New Year, New Features: Scout Winter Product Updates
2020 is here, and it’s clearer than ever that sourcing and procurement organizations require digital solutions to support evolving industry demands with agility and flexibility. That’s why when you asked, we listened. With the help of our amazing customers, the Scout RFP product team has been hard at work updating our Contracts, Workday Connector, and… read more
December 3, 2019
Solving Business Challenges with Scout: Meet Chris Wada, VP of Product
In our Meet the Scouts series, we get to know the people who make the Scout magic possible. This week, we sat down with Chris Wada, Scout’s Vice President of Product, to learn more about how Scout’s platform provides a meaningful solution to historically underserved procurement professionals. Chris joined the team less than a year… read more
November 26, 2019
3 Things Sourcing Brings to the (Thanksgiving) Table
It’s been a wild ride at Scout this year, and there’s a lot to be thankful for. We have incredible customers, a talented Scout Village, and we’re about to join one of the best companies to work for in the world. It’s certainly a time of gratitude for all of us at Scout as we… read more
November 20, 2019
Blazing a Trail with Reverse Auctions: IBX
As you probably know, Scout’s number one value is to obsess over the customer. There’s nothing we love more than sitting down with our users and diving deep into how they’re leveraging the Scout platform to drive sourcing success. Recently, we caught up with Jeff Harvey and Leanne Golding of IBX to learn how they… read more
November 13, 2019
How to Win Like a Negotiations Ninja
When you think of the word “ninja,” what comes to mind? Black outfits? Nunchucks? Turtles? What about sourcing and procurement? Not all sourcing professionals may be martial arts masters, but Sourcing’s daily work of negotiating with suppliers and stakeholders requires just as much precision and dedication. That’s why we hit the road last week with… read more
November 4, 2019
We’re just getting started….
The Scout RFP team is incredibly excited and proud to announce that we have entered into a definitive agreement with an industry leader in cloud-based ERP solutions, Workday. Five years ago, we founded Scout RFP with the vision to make RFPs painless, an idea born of the challenges we experienced responding to RFXs and the… read more