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Seizing Opportunity at Scout: Meet Shelby LaRosa, Marketing Events Manager
In our Meet the Scouts series, we get to know the people who make the Scout magic possible. This week, we caught up with Shelby LaRosa, Marketing Events Manager. In less than a year at Scout, Shelby earned a promotion to Marketing Events Manager thanks to her dedication to creating exceptional customer experiences on our… read more
August 21, 2019
The Secret Ingredients for Successful Change Management
You’ve seen it a hundred times: a team finds a spiffy new technology, rolls it out, uses it for a while, but the next thing you know, it’s been abandoned in favor of the legacy tool. Why does change management fail so much, and, more importantly, how do you increase the likelihood of a transformation’s… read more
August 14, 2019
Scout Value #1: Obsess over the Customer
Customer excellence is what we live and breathe every day at Scout; our number one company value is to obsess over the customer. Today, we found out that Scout was included in Zappos’ corporate culture publication, Zappos 2018: Your Culture Book, in the Travel and Procurement feature. This became one of those moments when we… read more
August 8, 2019
Scout and About at SF Pride 2019
One of the most fulfilling parts of working at Scout is partnering with colleagues who share your values. As part of the Google Ventures portfolio, we at Scout had the privilege of supporting the LGBTQ community by marching with the GV troops in San Francisco’s June 2019 Pride Parade. Our Scout Pride Team was a… read more
August 2, 2019
The Top 3 Ways to Cut Through Contract Chaos
Contract management processes can be overwhelming with different contract versions floating through emails, renewal dates approaching by surprise, and opaque approval bottlenecks slowing down workflows. This week, Vice President of Strategic Sourcing at MDC Partners Jason Cammorata joined us in a webinar to share how he and his team are cutting through the chaotic world… read more
July 26, 2019
9 Things to Know If You’re a Procurement Professional
Whether you’ve been in procurement for a few years or a few decades, there’s always something new to learn. With this in mind, we couldn’t have been more excited to gather procurement and sourcing professionals from all around Boston to learn from their insights, advice, and observations on the evolution of procurement. Mary Kachinsky, Vice… read more
July 17, 2019
Scout-Powered Customer Success: Meet Emily Jedinak, Senior Customer Success Manager
In our Meet the Scouts series, we get to know the people who make the Scout magic possible. This week, we’re featuring Emily Jedinak, Senior Customer Success Manager! After just a year at Scout, Emily was recently promoted to Senior CSM and has also earned the Top CSM award for the first quarter this year…. read more
July 10, 2019
Scout Recognized as Top Reverse Auctions Technology Provider
It’s always an honor to be recognized for our commitment to excellence in sourcing. We are proud to announce that today, CIO Applications has recognized Scout as a 2019 Top 10 Auction Software Solution Provider. This prestigious award is based on an in-depth evaluation of Scout’s capabilities in the Auction Software category. This annual list… read more