As mid-year rolls around, a quiet little question starts creeping into leadership meetings: Do we actually have what we need for the new financial year?
‘Capability’ is one of those words that gets thrown around a lot, especially now, with AI on every roadmap and so many wondering who’s being replaced. But according to Hays, 88% of procurement leaders are reassessing team capability, asking the question that really matters: Can our people actually deliver what we’re promising upstairs?
And yet, those same teams are crying out for clean, structured data. They want the kind of insight that lets them get on with the job. So this month, we’re kicking off our Data Classification series with:
To mark EOFY, we’re offering three organisations the chance to receive a full Opportunity Analysis delivered before July 1st, if you book by 16/06/25. “What does it cost?”, you ask. Let’s just say it’s better whispered than published. Too many eyes on this email! Drop me a line or grab a spot in my diary and I’ll give you the scoop.
Spend Classification Series: Why Does it Matter? (Part 1)
Two suppliers. Same service. Two wildly different categories. Now your data’s distorted, your dashboard’s lying, and savings opportunities slip through the cracks. Classification done well can be the underpinning foundations of good strategy. The moment you realise your biggest problem isn’t visibility, but structure, is the moment you… Read more
Why 88% of Procurement Leaders Are Reassessing Team Capabilities in 2025
You have a team of seasoned pros. Strong CVs. Solid delivery. But something’s still not clicking. Savings stall, suppliers slip, or stakeholder trust starts to wobble. It feels like a performance issue, but what if it’s actually a capability gap? 88% of procurement leaders are uncovering blind spots they didn’t know existed when they… Read more
17 Ways Not to Categorise Your Procurement Spend Data
A dashboard full of charts. A spend file that looks clean. But then you spot it. The flawed label, the misclassified freight, duplicated suppliers, or a ‘miscellaneous’ category eating your tail spend alive. The most damaging mistake we found is the one you’d never expect to be hiding in … Read more
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