by Janice Marquardt | Jul 21, 2026 | Supply Chain Career
My career coach recently told me, “Networking is just building community.” The idea of “Networking”: my introvert self standing in a room, drink in my hand (often ice water!), mingling and talking to strangers for hours is exhausting. But the idea of building a...
by Janice Marquardt | Jun 30, 2026 | Supply Chain Career
Procurement can be incredibly variable in its workload. Some weeks we’re running flat out with multiple contract signatures, RFPs due, and technical evaluations completing ready for the next step. Some weeks are quieter with RFPs in flight, technical teams going...
by Janice Marquardt | Jun 16, 2026 | Conferences
Sometimes at a conference, a talk just lands. It’s well-articulated, from a reputable source, and delivers the message in such a way that we can hear it. This happened to me twice this conference season (it’s a good year!), and this second time was about AI. The...
by Janice Marquardt | May 12, 2026 | Definitions, e-Auctions
This must be “Frequently Asked Questions” week. Starting at ISMWorld a couple weeks ago, I fielded lots of questions about e-auctions both in casual conversation and in speaking sessions. Then my website administrator suggested adding an FAQ page to my website, so I...
by Janice Marquardt | Apr 7, 2026 | Org Chart, Processes
Most procurement teams don’t have a category strategy problem, they have a category taxonomy problem. If your categories are unclear, inconsistent, or overly broad, everything built on top of them starts to break down. And yet, category taxonomy is something that...
