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Gaurav Sharma
6 days ago3 min read
Are you still looking Tenure as indication of Expertise?
I s tenure a good indication of expertise? Historically, and in the majority of the conversations, tenure is sold as a metric of...
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Gaurav Sharma
Feb 102 min read
Two Things I have noticed in Procurement CoE setups!
Two aspects of Procurement teams of the future or Procurement Centre of Excellence setups of the future are emerging clearly. 1.) They...
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Gaurav Sharma
Nov 30, 20242 min read
Dont invest in any Big Procurement Tech without reading this!
Here is my big, bold claim. Over the last few years, I have spent an enormous amount of time experimenting with data science, procurement...
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Gaurav Sharma
Oct 19, 20246 min read
The Strange Behaviour of Procurement Technology Costs and Blueprint to Negotiate Your Next Procurement Technology Contract
Cost of Technology comes down with time but that's not the case with Procurement Tech. I wonder what's the reason?
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Gaurav Sharma
Sep 10, 20248 min read
The OpEx Revolution: Why Everyone's Ditching Big Purchases for 'Pay-as-You-Go'
Picture this: You're planning a cross-country road trip. Would you rather buy a brand-new car outright or rent one for the duration of...
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Gaurav Sharma
Jun 14, 20242 min read
Here are my all time favourite 6 ideas that have kept me hooked since 3 years!
The Procurement CoEs are going to define Procurement Tech Landscape and its easy to either be driven by marketing hypes in Procurement...
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Gaurav Sharma
May 11, 20245 min read
The Case Against Cloud Based Language Models - Costs and The Road Ahead.
I saw the recent Apple launch on May 7th (iPad with M4 Chips). This sparked an interesting question in my mind. If we have so many...
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Gaurav Sharma
May 9, 20241 min read
Running out of Cost Saving Ideas in 2024? I'll give you 20 of them!
Running out of Cost Saving Ideas in 2024? I'll give you 20 of them!Which one can you execute by July/Aug 24? Ask your Procurement...
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Gaurav Sharma
May 7, 20242 min read
Global Spend Analysis Challenge
Have you #Supernegotiated this? Welcome to the second season of Supernegotiate's Procurement Hackathon. Like mentioned earlier, in this...
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Gaurav Sharma
Apr 21, 20241 min read
Want to turn your Procurement Centre of Excellence into a Super CoE? Check out these 7 use cases!
I will publish step by step guide on these in coming few weeks. Make sure your subscribe to my newsletter here :...
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Gaurav Sharma
Apr 15, 20242 min read
Be Smart and Avoid Big Digitization Projects in 2024!!
It’s 2024, and if you are just starting up with your Procurement Digitization journey, you are in a much better position than companies...
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Gaurav Sharma
Apr 14, 20243 min read
Opinion : 3 Unconventional Ideas in Procurement for CPOs
We'll get to the points straight away. 1. For Non capex, Indirect Procurement and Subscription Driven SaaS Procurement requirements :...
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Gaurav Sharma
Apr 12, 20242 min read
2024: Year Of Index Costing + Pricing Collars in Commodity Procurement?
In my last post, I talked about basics of Index based costing model in 2024.Today, I want to build on the basics and introduce a concept...
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Gaurav Sharma
Apr 9, 20245 min read
Commodities Pricing Kung Fu: Mastering Index Pricing Costing Model in 2024
There are many cost models available in Procurement Industry. Let us start by naming a few 1. Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Model 2....
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Gaurav Sharma
Apr 7, 20243 min read
5 Lessons Learnt During Making of First Procurement Data Scientist
I started my journey of what eventually we would summarize as “Procurement Data Scientist”. Interestingly, I found some nuggets while...
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Gaurav Sharma
Apr 3, 20247 min read
Mastering the Cloud Negotiation Playbook: Strategies for Winning in the OpEx Era
For decades, the capital expenditure (CapEx) model was defacto model for acquiring and implementing new information technology. Companies...
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Gaurav Sharma
Mar 8, 20242 min read
Navigating the Future: Old vs. New KPIs in GenAI-Driven Procurement by Supernegotiate
In continuation to the last post on changing dynamics in the Procurement world, here are some unconventional KPIs to monitor the...
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Gaurav Sharma
Feb 27, 20242 min read
CNY vs USD : Buyers should not miss out on this trend
One key event to watch out for this year is Renminbi (CNY) vs USD. Consumer prices in China have fallen in 5/7 months and fell by 0.8% in...
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Gaurav Sharma
Feb 13, 20242 min read
Carbon Credits are going down, Fast!
Carbon Emissions futures are trending down 40% YoY. (I can't be happier about this as I am so against this whole concept, but...
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Gaurav Sharma
Jan 30, 20242 min read
Released! Supernegotiate's Procurement Excellence Quadrant 2024
Learn how Top 1% of procurement excellence teams are spending their time and money in 2024 PROCUREMENT TECH : 30% eSourcing tools...
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