The Best Free Procurement Content Websites
The internet is flooded with content, and staying on top of the ever-changing world of procurement can be a burdensome task unless you have the right go-to’s. The sources that bring you valuable insights, fresh perspectives, and maybe even answer a question or two.
Let’s highlight our favorites.
Procurious
Procurious, founded by Tania Seary, was a forerunner, launching in 2014 as the first free global business network aimed at curious procurement and supply chain professionals. Offering professional networking, skills development with a great lineup of free online courses in digestible pieces, industry events, news, and insights, it’s a one-stop-shop for your online procurement needs. Procurious has secured its spot as a well-known industry favorite for a good reason, with consistent and well thought out content.
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Procurement Leaders
Providing current trends, best practices, and critical market information, Procurement Leaders are just that, leaders in procurement. Working with global procurement teams to bring you in-depth research and market data while offering a friendly, non-competitive space for knowledge sharing, solution-finding, and opportunity, Procurement Leaders has a significant global presence. Procurement Leaders have their own brand of relevant conferences spotlighting procurement trends and ideas, including World Procurement Week, World Procurement Congress, and Indirect Category Leadership Forum, to name a few. 2020 is shaping up to be a big year for Procurement Leaders, with several panel discussions and conferences already on the docket.
Spend Matters
Launched in 2010 by Azul Partners, Inc. and offering deep procurement insights and analysis, news and events, Spend Matters now sees more than 20,000 visitors per month. The site provides downloadable pieces of procurement research for various levels of membership, as well as content that is categorized explicitly for ease of digestion.
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Art of Procurement
Always procurement’s champion, Philip Ideson, provides the impetus for change through insightful podcasts, as well as training, consulting, career development, and guidance. He has worked on both direct and indirect sides of procurement and has a lot of wisdom to share from each side. On top of content creation, the Art of Procurement team has collected data on topics likes nudge microlearning and change mapping to help procurement professionals stay on top of their game.
CPO Rising
Owned and published by Andrew Bartolini, the Chief Research Officer at Ardent Partners, CPO Rising is a news media site written for, and by, CPOs, engaging executive leaders with progressive, high-quality content. The role of the CPO is one of the most rapidly changing in the procurement space, and the constant trends and news put together by the team at CPO is highly valuable.
The Procurement Foundry
Relatively new on the scene, the Procurement Foundry is a disrupter in procurement. The Foundry is a Slack channel populated with fully vetted procurement professionals where curious procurement types of ALL levels can get real-time answers to their questions. The community is growing by the day and is poised to be one of 2020’s largest procurement communities. The access to real-time information is unprecedented in the field, and there is a lot of buzz.
We would be amiss if we didn’t give some honorable mentions to Negotiations Ninja, Ms. Category Management, and Buyers Meeting Point. Negotiations Ninja is a weekly podcast focusing on negotiation tips and techniques for those inside and outside of the procurement space. It is an excellent weekly source of procurement knowledge by host, Mark Raffan. Ms. Category Management is a blog operated by Dana Small. Dana focuses on supplier relationships, negotiation strategies, and general procurement happenings. She has her finger on the pulse of the procurement industry and shares often. Buyers Meeting Point, edited and largely written by Kelly Barner, is a one-stop shop for procurement news. Kelly is a really good writer, and curates news on the most timely topics in the procurement industry.
We would also like to give some shoutouts to some individuals in procurement, Sarah Scudder, Amanda Prochaska, and Sarah Barnes-Humphrey. All three are very active across social channels with exemplary LinkedIn skills, and are constantly pushing the discussions around procurement and supply chain to new heights.