https://thepurchasermagazine.com/Plain-language guides to procurement and supply chain practicehttps://thepurchasermagazine.com/contract-management/https://thepurchasermagazine.com/contract-management/2026-10-30How buyers manage a contract once it is signed: the handover from sourcing, an obligations register, roles, performance reviews, change control, price adjustment, claims and disputes, renewals and exit, plus the rules on modifying public contracts in the EU and the UK.https://thepurchasermagazine.com/supplier-payment-terms/https://thepurchasermagazine.com/supplier-payment-terms/2026-10-26How long you may take to pay a supplier in the EU, France and the UK, what statutory late payment interest and compensation apply, the cost of early payment discounts, and a practical method for setting and keeping payment terms.https://thepurchasermagazine.com/buying-a-home-procurement-checklist/https://thepurchasermagazine.com/buying-a-home-procurement-checklist/2026-10-25How the procurement cycle applies to buying a home: defining the need, market analysis, total cost of ownership including transaction taxes, due diligence, negotiation and contract review, with official sources for England and the US.https://thepurchasermagazine.com/procurement-reading-list/https://thepurchasermagazine.com/procurement-reading-list/2026-10-25A guide to the primary sources of procurement and supply chain knowledge: the legal texts, professional bodies, standards, public data series, academic journals and classic articles worth reading, and how to use each.https://thepurchasermagazine.com/circular-procurement/https://thepurchasermagazine.com/circular-procurement/2026-10-23What circular procurement means in practice: specifying durability and repairability, product-as-a-service and take-back models, recycled content, evaluating offers on life-cycle cost, and the standards and EU rules that frame it.https://thepurchasermagazine.com/e-procurement-software-landscape/https://thepurchasermagazine.com/e-procurement-software-landscape/2026-10-21A neutral map of procurement software: source-to-pay suites, e-sourcing, contract lifecycle management, supplier management, procure-to-pay, catalogues and punchout, e-invoicing and Peppol, spend analytics, and how to choose.https://thepurchasermagazine.com/supply-chain-due-diligence-csrd-csddd/https://thepurchasermagazine.com/supply-chain-due-diligence-csrd-csddd/2026-10-19What EU sustainability reporting (CSRD) and due diligence (CSDDD) rules mean for procurement, how they relate to the OECD and UN frameworks and national laws, the 2025 postponements, and practical steps for buyers and suppliers.https://thepurchasermagazine.com/supplier-risk-resilience/https://thepurchasermagazine.com/supplier-risk-resilience/2026-10-17How to identify, assess and reduce supplier risk: risk categories, multi-tier mapping, financial monitoring, business continuity (ISO 22301), dual sourcing, inventory buffers and contract clauses.https://thepurchasermagazine.com/procurement-negotiation-basics/https://thepurchasermagazine.com/procurement-negotiation-basics/2026-10-15Negotiation basics for buyers: how to prepare, BATNA, reservation price and ZOPA, competitive versus collaborative approaches, structuring the meeting, trading concessions and recording agreements.https://thepurchasermagazine.com/category-management/https://thepurchasermagazine.com/category-management/2026-10-13What category management is, how to define categories, the Kraljic portfolio matrix and its four quadrants, how to write a category strategy, and how to run the cycle with stakeholders.https://thepurchasermagazine.com/supplier-scorecard/https://thepurchasermagazine.com/supplier-scorecard/2026-10-12How to build a supplier scorecard: choosing KPIs for quality, delivery, cost, service, risk and sustainability, defining them precisely, weighting, data sources, and using scores in business reviews.https://thepurchasermagazine.com/incoterms-2020-explained/https://thepurchasermagazine.com/incoterms-2020-explained/2026-10-10Incoterms 2020 explained for buyers: the 11 rules, where risk and cost pass from seller to buyer, what changed from 2010, why FOB is often misused for containers, and what Incoterms do not cover.https://thepurchasermagazine.com/features/the-uks-new-procurement-act-will-unlock-social-value-throughout-the-supply-chain-setting-the-tone-for-responsible-procurement-across-the-world/https://thepurchasermagazine.com/features/the-uks-new-procurement-act-will-unlock-social-value-throughout-the-supply-chain-setting-the-tone-for-responsible-procurement-across-the-world/2026-10-09A practical guide to the UK Procurement Act 2023, in force since 24 February 2025: new procedures, most advantageous tender, social value, transparency, KPIs, payment terms and what suppliers should prepare.https://thepurchasermagazine.com/total-cost-of-ownership/https://thepurchasermagazine.com/total-cost-of-ownership/2026-10-07What total cost of ownership means in procurement, which costs to include before, during and after the purchase, a step-by-step method, discounting, and common pitfalls when comparing supplier offers.https://thepurchasermagazine.com/geopolitics-supply-chain/https://thepurchasermagazine.com/geopolitics-supply-chain/2026-10-06How geopolitical risk reaches a supply chain (chokepoints, sanctions, export controls, tariffs, forced-labour rules) and a practical method for buyers to map exposure and build options.https://thepurchasermagazine.com/spend-analysis/https://thepurchasermagazine.com/spend-analysis/2026-10-05A practical guide to spend analysis: extracting data from accounts payable and purchasing systems, cleansing and normalising suppliers, classifying with a taxonomy such as UNSPSC, and turning the cube into savings opportunities.https://thepurchasermagazine.com/rfi-rfp-rfq-differences/https://thepurchasermagazine.com/rfi-rfp-rfq-differences/2026-10-04The difference between a request for information, a request for proposal and a request for quotation, when to use each, what each document should contain, and common mistakes in sourcing events.https://thepurchasermagazine.com/procurement-process-steps/https://thepurchasermagazine.com/procurement-process-steps/2026-10-03The procurement process explained step by step: identifying the need, specification, sourcing, evaluation, contracting, ordering, receipt, invoice matching, payment and supplier management. Source-to-pay vs procure-to-pay.