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Watch How a Collaborative Procurement Pipeline Helps Keep Water Running in Australia
How do you manage 3.4 billion dollars of essential service infrastructure to keep the taps flowing 24 hours a day, 365 days a year? In Queensland, Australia, Unitywater and its high-powered sourcing and procurement team is committed to keeping communities healthy through access to clean water supply and sewerage services. Unitywater’s Procurement team focuses on… read more
Michaela Dempsey | Tags: sourcing, SPARK 2019, transformation, UnityWater
May 17, 2019
Developing Success in Sourcing: Meet Sandra Tedt, Principal Product Manager
Nearly two years ago, Scout’s innovative solution and opportunity for growth stood out to one forward-thinking product leader who was looking for her next opportunity. Read on to find out more about why Scout fosters such an exciting and supportive environment for career development. In our Meet the Scouts series, we get to know the… read more
May 8, 2019
How UBER Drives Scale and Standardization in Sourcing
What’s the secret to scaling and standardizing your sourcing strategy? Watch this Throwback Thursday video and learn how Uber’s Head of Global Strategic Sourcing has focused on people, process, and technology to deliver impact beyond a savings number. “I think everyone’s at Uber is a Scout user here, so you know how easy it is… read more
May 1, 2019
4 Ways to Be a Magnet for Top-Performing Sourcing Talent
When it seems like every company is using the latest technology to find new talent, touting never-ending perks, and aggressively poaching up-and-comers, how do you set your company and your procurement team apart? How do you attract, retain, and develop a stellar procurement team that will give you a competitive advantage? Don’t worry, this isn’t… read more
April 25, 2019
How to Succeed in Procurement Transformation Without Really Trying
Here at New York City Sourcing Leaders, an innovative NYC-based network of sourcing and procurement leaders inspired by knowledge sharing and collaboration, we’re all practical visionaries with big plans. But even the grandest of plans always start with small steps toward success. In 2002, the British cycling team had won just one medal in 76… read more
April 22, 2019
Sourcing, Connected: How Anaplan Empowered a Proactive Procurement Team
When Sarah Toomey accepted a new position leading Anaplan’s procurement team in 2017, she didn’t know her de facto title would be “chief firefighter.” This quickly became apparent. The small procurement team, with Sarah now at the helm, was supporting over 700 employees in a dozen offices globally. To support the business’ hyper-growth, they were… read more
April 15, 2019
The Sky’s the Limit at Scout: Meet Dennis Estanislao, Director of User Experience
Almost 4 years ago, Scout’s customer-centric mindset and opportunity for innovation caught the eye of this exceptionally talented design leader. Read on to find out more about what makes Scout such a unique and exciting opportunity for your career. In our Meet the Scouts series, we get to know the people who make the Scout… read more
April 10, 2019
Powerful Partnerships: Putting Customer Trust at the Center of Everything We Do
Chief among Scout’s company core values is the call to “obsess over customers,” and, honestly, all of the technological innovation and product advancements we make are useless unless they result in significant change for our customers. Our job is to empower our customers to better serve their own customers, causing a powerful, positive ripple effect… read more