Acada Procurement Technology

[James - Liberty Nomad 🇬🇧🇩🇪🇧🇬🇵🇾 @libertynomad78]

Buying software is often the first thing that comes into mind when looking to increase operational efficiency. However, it should be in conjunction with eliminating unnecessary tasks & processes, as well as delegating non-value added tasks to more junior team members.

[Acada Procurement Technology @Acadatech]

Wednesday, 5pm GMT+1
The Procurement Conversation - Why is Digitising Procurement So Hard?. Would you like to attend?
https://t.co/OY5qLxjDit

#procurement #digitalprocurement #procurementleaders #tech

[Acada Procurement Technology @Acadatech]

For our #procurement #leaders in the #retail space, these times will test your out-of-box thinking.
Focus on:
⚡️ quickly securing suppliers
⚠️ carefully approaching buzzword tech
🌪️ providing certainty in these uncertain times

https://t.co/yfUNLfTD2U
#mondaythoughts

[Acada Procurement Technology @Acadatech]

We are past one crisis, but in mids of the other, therefore, it's still crucial for #procurement to:
🤸 be #agile and competitive
🗺️ diversify #supplier base
🔗 continue improving #resiliency
🔮 conduct predictive analytics
🕴️ speak the C-suite language

https://t.co/QyFTtrikoc

[Acada Procurement Technology @Acadatech]

"More than half (54%) of respondents believe they were overbilled by a third party during the previous 12 months."

https://t.co/rEq7UnyJkB
#riskmanagement #procurement #business

[Acada Procurement Technology @Acadatech]

Have you conducted any Stay Interviews lately?
If you are still preparing for one, here are some questions that you may want to ask during the #stayinterview:

https://t.co/9cb4WT0Udh
#procurement #greatresignation #leadership #business

[Acada Procurement Technology @Acadatech]

Where do you start when you need to create and implement a new process, and/or digitise already existing ones? Well, you start with documenting what you already have, in detail, and on a whiteboard.

https://t.co/sta9ax7c61

#thursdaymorning #procurement #procurementleaders

[Acada Procurement Technology @Acadatech]

#Microsoft Research!

Flexible work doesn’t have to mean “always-on”, meanwhile, there's a 252% increase in weekly time spent in #meetings for the average Teams user since February 2020.

https://t.co/oLV3jNFMNt
#hybridwork #wfh #employees #tech #business

[Acada Procurement Technology @Acadatech]

🚨The new UK housing market high!
The average asking price is up 1.7%, exceeding £350,000 for first time!

https://t.co/uXluzfURsr
#UK #ukhousing #housingmarket #realestate

[Acada Procurement Technology @Acadatech]

Having plans for Friday evening? Think twice about which shots you want to get used to, or stick with the good old beer 🍻
https://t.co/BIFUDfuH5i
#procurement #Russia #vodka #UkraineCrisis

[Alvin Foo @alvinfoo]

i m sure we all had used this version of windows before

[Rich Sains @rich_sains]

Just renewed my UK drivers licence online in under 4 minutes for £14!

If now even government IT services are easy to use, why do teams still work with difficult to use, legacy procurement systems?

#procurement #UX #digitalprocurement

[Acada Procurement Technology @Acadatech]

🚨 #WeeklyNews for #Leaders 🚨

🔹 Russian invasion to impact #supplychains for 'at least' 12 months 💥

🔹 #Cyberattacks knock a third of mid-market #UK firms offline for a day 🔨

For a complete update visit:
https://t.co/r2wFGCZvgO
#procurement #procurementleaders

[Acada Procurement Technology @Acadatech]

This one is a particularly useful feature!
“Hey Google, pay for parking”.
Used in sync with #GoogleAssistant and #GooglePay

https://t.co/GrRL3Gj59O
#parking #vehicles #car #payments #tech

[Acada Procurement Technology @Acadatech]

🚨 Weekly #News for #Leaders 🚨

🔹 The #UK gets 18% of #Diesel from Russia, and 8% of #Oil 🛢️

🔹 One in 10 firms invest more than £25m in #supplychain 💸

🔹 #Cyberattack on supplier halts Toyota #production ⛔

For a complete update visit:
https://t.co/r2wFGCZvgO
#procurement

[Rich Sains @rich_sains]

Offering business stakeholders the ability to self serve low value / low risk requirements as easily as possible is a vital capability for procurement to offer.

Procurement in the 2020s must be focussing on business critical, high spend sourcing, relat…https://t.co/OUxiBP16oS

[Acada Procurement Technology @Acadatech]

Hiring based on #values is the key!
It took #Airbnb three months to hire one of their first engineers as they had documented their values and wouldn’t compromise until they found the right candidate.

https://t.co/XTgCM63ybR
#companyculture #culture #procurement #leadership

[Rich Sains @rich_sains]

Check out the latest article in my newsletter: 8 steps to your Procurement Digital Roadmap https://t.co/QYtVHQCowA via @LinkedIn

[Acada Procurement Technology @Acadatech]

Our list of must-read #books for #procurement professionals and leaders is here. It was built based on feedback and suggestions from our colleagues and friends in the procurement, #supplychain, and #sales fields.
Check it out
https://t.co/jdi8JsUk9Q

[Acada Procurement Technology @Acadatech]

Oil prices have surged despite new measures aimed at calming markets, brent crude hitting $113 a barrel.

https://t.co/0Zcckso68I
#oil #gas #supplychain #ukraine #CrudeOil #PetrolDieselPrice