by Gigo Joseph As Vice President of Business Development, who works with companies on supplier management challenges, I’ve recently spent more time than expected helping them untangle their historical supplier data. Not the cutting-edge, forward-looking tools—like real-time risk alerts or ESG dashboards. I’m talking about old email threads, unlabeled spreadsheets from 2013, and long-forgotten shared …

Company A and Company B are both mid-sized, fast-growing businesses with solid procurement teams. Both are trying to source new suppliers under pressure: tight timelines, quality expectations, and critical internal dependencies.  Their goals are the same. But their outcomes? Not even close.  This is what happens when one team is stuck in manual mode and …