supply chain management

With May just around the corner, June will follow, and then summer. For the procurement department, especially if it operates in an industry or for a company that sees a slowdown in activity during the summer months, this period calls for special preparation that requires a structured plan. That’s what we’d like to explore with […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]