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Blog 3 steps to cover in delivery delay management

It is your responsibility as a procurement expert to systematically track deliveries ; this practice will prevent many headaches and distinguishes proactive buyers from reactive ones. However, there may be times when, no matter how much you’ve prepared, planned, and followed up, you have to face the facts : the expected delivery will be late […]

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Blog A question of agility : how procurement specialists are adapting to challenges

A text by our redaction team, with the precious collaboration of Ovidiu Ciochina, J2 procurement expert. The way procurement specialists work has changed. Numerous events have impacted their daily workload : the pandemic, pricing issues, port strikes, Canada Post strikes, the redirection of international shipping routes to the Cape of Good Hope, strikes in railways […]

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Blog The mystery of being a procurement specialist : how to get started?

A text by Gleides Araujo, procurement expert at J2, in collaboration with J2’s redaction team. A common perception of procurement specialists is that they are the “ugly duckling” whose principal function is to spend the company’s money. However, contrary to that belief, the complexity of procurement and therefore the buyer’s experience have a direct impact […]

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Blog Time and workload management as a supply chain specialist!

This text was written by J2 procurement expert Débora Sampaio, in collaboration with J2’s redaction team! Supply chain specialists are normally responsible for a wide range of activities. From sourcing and negotiating to managing supplier relationships and ensuring timely deliveries. Effective organization and time management are essential to stay on top of it all because […]

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Blog Procurement and sales : perceptions, myths and realities.

We have to admit that, despite their interdependence and relationship, the sales and procurement departments, which exchange and work together on a regular basis, don’t always flow together perfectly. Our aim is to deconstruct any implicit preconceptions that may exist between sales specialists and their purchasing counterparts, and to suggest a few avenues to explore […]

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Blog SME and supply chain management

Supply chain management is for everyone, including SMEs. It’s easy to imagine how larger companies can benefit from and need a solid procurement strategy. The high volume of inventory, the different needs to be met and maintained across multiple departments, the resources available to set up a comprehensive purchasing and procurement function, etc. On the […]

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