New Concepts in Sustainable Spend Management

Taiga Company blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company
Jul 16, 2012 12:00 PM ET
Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner of Taiga Company

Blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company

“In addition to attracting and retaining talented category managers to identify new savings areas, leading Procurement organizations also unpack complex spend categories into more manageable subcategories. Keep in mind that the highest return opportunities are not necessarily the projects with the highest amount of spend or those that are easiest to implement.”  –CEB Views

Following in these footsteps, a recent Spend Management post chronicles one organization’s efforts to make its procurement more effective.  Rather than focusing on reducing its direct spend, thereby increasing tension in its supply chain, the BBC has instead chose to expand its view of traditional cost control.  The company now works with key suppliers to collaboratively increase efficiencies and reduce process cost. Click here to continue reading, New Concepts in Sustainable Spend Management.   Home to one third of the earth's trees, the Taiga is the largest land-based biosphere and encircles the globe. Its immense oxygen production literally changes the atmosphere and refreshes the planet. It is this continuous renewal that has shaped Taiga Company's vision to drive similar change in the business world. Taiga Company seeks to be the "oxygen for your business".