HCMWorks Archives
Archive for July, 2011
Procurement Professionals, Getting it Done – New Videos Posted
First in the Series of Videos Posted. Hear from Tim Houghton, former Procurement Executive with Baxter Healthcare, BellSouth & Bell Canada discuss 3 current challenges to all procurement organizations. Tim will share with our audiences about: Procurement Transformation Change Management – Executive Sponsorship Attacking Indirect Procurement, Where to Begin? Please visit HCMWorks Video Library to... Read the full article here
HCMWorks Announces Procurement Professional’s Video Library
HCMWorks Announces Procurement Professional’s Video Library We are very excited to be releasing a comprehensive video series that will air on our website at www.hcmworks.com. Over the next few months we will begin to feature Fortune 500 Procurement Executives discussing their challenges, successes and best practices as they relate to indirect procurement. Besides on our... Read the full article here
Savings and Procurement Transformation – Tim Houghton (1m29s)
Savings and Procurement Transformation Tim Houghton, Procurement Executive, Baxter Healthcare, BellSouth & Bell Canada Different procurement operations are at varying stages of maturity and operational structure. Regardless if centralized or decentralized; mature or junior, there are savings opportunities to be had. Listen to Tim Houghton, seasoned procurement Executive & former CPO, shares his visions on... Watch the Full Video Here
Change Management & Adoption – Tim Houghton (1m21s)
Change Management & Adoption Tim Houghton, Procurement Executive, Baxter Healthcare, BellSouth & Bell Canada What needs to be done is usually pretty clear, how to “get it done” isn’t always. Without the right support and direction, implementing anything in procurement can fail due to operational resistance. Listen to Tim Houghton, seasoned procurement Executive & former... Watch the Full Video Here
Category Management – Where to Begin? – Tim Houghton (1m44s)
Category Management – Where to Begin? Tim Houghton, Procurement Executive, Baxter Healthcare, BellSouth & Bell Canada Indirect Procurement is often is an often over looked savings opportunity due to the seemingly daunting task of “corralling” in the information and the processes that surround these categories. Listen to Tim Houghton, seasoned procurement executive and former CPO,... Watch the Full Video Here
Vendor Funded Model; Proof of Concept beyond Contingent Labor
Vendor Funded Model, Proof of Concept beyond Contingent Labor In late 1990’s/early 2000, as Y2K was upon us and the DotCom era of business was in full flight, several companies’ created technology platforms to automate the procure-to-pay process (P2P) for contingent labor. Firms like Beeline, White Amber and Chimes were the some of the early... Read the full article here
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Indirect Procurement intelligence beyond what our competitors provide:
We don’t just guide our clients on what they can achieve, we help them achieve it.
- Beyond analysis and strategy, our teams of experts assist our clients by implementing successful change management and adoption programs that ensure sustainability and success.
- Technology Agnostic. We don’t believe systems are a “one size fits all.” Our analysis of your firm’s expenditures reveals the best market solutions based on your corporate goals, cultural nuances and definitions of business success.
- Create enterprise intelligence on a single platform for tremendous indirect procurement visibility.
- Our programs can be deployed from analysis to implementation within 3-6months with a rapid return on investment.
- Proof-of-Concept. We can start slow then move fast. Let’s collectively demonstrate
to all constituents what success can look like.



