Category: Buyer

In recent years, ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) has stood out as a crucial factor in the creation of value, both for consumers and investors.  A recent study conducted by EY revealed that ESG affects 99% of investment decisions in Braz...

Business Intelligence (BI) is a set of technologies used to collect, analyze, monitor and share large volumes of data. In procurement, the use of BI allows you to plan relevant strategies for the area and make better decisions. BI has a very impor...

ESG is the acronym for Environmental, Social and governance. The initiative came to being in 2014, through the UN Global Compact, and is now considered a key issue for businesses to generate value for consumers and investors. To have a glimpse of ...

Negotiation is one of humanity’s oldest practices. The techniques have improved over the years, of course, but the goal is still the same: to close the best deals. In procurement, negotiation is an indispensable factor and a true art when it...

The buyer’s profile has changed. The ‘order taker’ is a thing of the past and has given way to a strategic professional, with skills that go well beyond technical issues. Behavioral skills have become more and more relevant to pr...

The automation of procurement processes is now a reality in many businesses, due to the several good results they generate for business procedures. By transforming manual steps into more agile, cost-effective, safe and even sustainable operations,...

Leadership is one of the key factors that can represent the difference between success and failure of a procurement team. Along the years, the growing needs of more and more efficient work environments caused the emergence of new leadership styles...

Although we can’t predict the future, we can state that the supply chain will be more and more digitized, connected and integrated. In the coming years, the sector will be driven mainly by robust technologies such as blockchain, artificial i...

Luana Oliveira, Head of Indirect Procurement and Outsourcing at Flora, is our second expert invited to the ‘Special ME – Women in the Supply Chain’ event. She told us that she’s from São Paulo, daughter of northeastern migrants, ...