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The Indirect Procurement Autopsy: What Actually Died, and What Didn’t

A blunt obituary for the function triggered an industry argument. Almost nobody defended the status quo. Plenty disputed the body count.

Aug 5 • Global Supply Chain Council and Therese Hanawan

Procurement Is Not a Cost Centre. It’s a Decision Engine.

Measuring the function through savings alone misses where its real value now lives: the quality of the decisions it enables.

Jul 29 • Global Supply Chain Council and Matthew Lehman

Why Fashion Sourcing Just Became a Boardroom Priority

A veteran sourcing executive explains why partnerships, demand planning, and domain knowledge now decide which apparel brands survive the next decade.

Jul 22 • Global Supply Chain Council and Jess Williams

Ten Forks in the Road: How Procurement Careers Are Really Built

Procurement is a fantastic place to forge a career. The decisions you make along the way shape it more than any single promotion.

Jul 15 • Global Supply Chain Council and Matthew Lehman

When the Slide Deck Lies: How to Tell If Your Category Strategy Actually Changes Anything

A polished category strategy that crumbles the moment pressure rises was never a strategy. It was decoration.

Jul 8 • Global Supply Chain Council and Brittney Jones

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