Ben Riley
APAC, Middle East + Australasia
Director
News & Insights
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AI in Procurement: Insights from SupplierSense.ai’s Founder
Every procurement leader has an AI opinion right now, and most of them contradict each other.…
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Commodity trading is changing rapidly. Is your talent strategy keeping up?
Commodity trading is changing fast, but many talent strategies are still built for yesterday’s market. As…
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Neurodiversity at Work: Why Workplace Support is Still Missing the Mark in Conversation with Charlotte Wales
Neurodiversity has become a familiar word in workplace conversations, but familiarity hasn’t translated into action. Only…
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Closing the Diversity Gap in Procurement: Saffron Demel Espeute, Founder of Black in Procurement: Turning Commitments Into Action
Conversations about diversity in procurement often focus on supplier programmes and external commitments. Fewer people discuss…
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Why 401(k) Benefits Matter for Retaining Pharma Supply Chain Talent
For pharmaceutical companies, retaining experienced supply chain employees is much more valuable than avoiding another recruitment…
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Nearshoring, friendshoring and what it means for supply chain talent
Today’s supply chains require much more than cost optimisation. Resilience, geopolitical alignment and speed-to-market are completely…
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Procurement in the DACH region: Why the talent gap is the biggest barrier to digital transformation
Across Germany, Austria and Switzerland, procurement leaders continue to invest heavily in digital transformation, particularly advanced…
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Why Diverse Procurement Teams Make Better Decisions (with the Data That Proves It)
Procurement has always been about making the right decisions. Who are the best companies to partner…
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Is Your Procurement Team AI-Ready? How to Assess and Build Digital Capability
It seems like only yesterday that digital transformation was the buzzword that made everyone nod seriously…
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Building Procurement Teams That Last: Retention Strategies for a Competitive Market
Procurement has quietly become one of the most commercially influential organisational functions. If teams aren’t busy…
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From Transferable Skills to Tick Boxes: The Hidden Cost of Narrow Procurement Hiring
There has been a noticeable shift in how procurement talent is sourced and assessed. What was…
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How Procurement Professionals Can Make the Transition from Manager to Leader
There’s a point in many procurement careers where your technical expertise is no longer enough. You…