Michael Cadieux

A 20 year+ seasoned Indirect Sourcing industry executive who is now focusing on improving the Sourcing industry as a whole through building collaborative communities such as Procurement Foundry where fellow practitioners can gather, learn and grow.

Category Management Tips – Top 3 Rules of Successful Category Managers Today

If you are a category manager—or are aspiring to be an excellent one in the future—you likely already know how critical it is to stay on top of your game. How do you do this? We provide you with a quick outline of three of the most crucial category...

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Category Management Today – The 4 Ps of Category Management

Category management today has evolved, and it now requires category managers to fulfill multiple roles—more than ever. So, what exactly are these...

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How to Leverage the Supply Chain to Meet Your ESG Goals

If someone on the street asked you if you would like to do better at reaching ESG goals (such as protecting and conserving our environment), I think...

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Procurement SaaS Solutions and Basic Tech Sourcing Definitions

Every procurement team relies on SaaS, but before implementing and finding the best procurement SaaS solutions, they must first understand the...

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Procurement Industry Certifications – Yes or No?

Most of us want to be at the top of our game and do all we can to excel in our chosen fields. For procurement professionals, getting certified is a...

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Minority Supplier – What Is the Actual Definition?

There are many buzzwords and trending topics in procurement today, supplier diversity being among the top of the list. But is it just lip service?...

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Non-Profit Procurement – The Woes and the Wins

In today’s procurement landscape, most of what you read covers issues impacting for-profit organizations while non-profit procurement tends to get...

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Everything you Need to Know About Procurement from a Trip to 7-Eleven

Did you know you can learn everything you need to know about procurement from a simple trip to 7-Eleven? Case in point: A few weeks ago, while I was ...

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ESG Procurement: The Importance of Environment, Social, and Governance

ESG procurement is high on the priority list for today’s procurement professionals looking for solutions to environmental supply chain issues. In...

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9 Procurement Strategies for CFOs and Finance — How You Can Get It Right

Being in leadership is a responsibility that can be hard to bear, especially when it means ensuring that you are constantly improving efficiency,...

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