Procurement Services

Retaining Contingent Talent in an Employee’s Market: A Three-Part Series

By Marketing | June 14, 2018

With unemployment testing historic lows, every workforce manager is acutely aware that it is an…

Revisiting Best Practices for Engaging Summer Interns

By Marketing | April 23, 2018

Summer’s coming. Whether or not your local weather forecast still calls for cold, rain and…

How to Avoid the Growing Threat of Billing Scams with Consolidated Billing

By Marketing | April 18, 2018

One of the “hot topics” at a recent conference attended by nextSource focused on the…

Year in Review – nextSource Blog 2018 Highlights

By Marketing | April 13, 2018

As has been our tradition here at the nextSource blog, we’re once again looking back…

The Six Critical Components of a Strategic Sourcing Initiative

By Marketing | February 26, 2018

Recently, nextSource produced webinar together with Azul Partners and Jason Busch of Spend Matters titled,…

Ask the Right Questions for the Perfect Workforce Management Solution

By Marketing | November 4, 2016

It can be overwhelming deciding what type of workforce management solution will best accommodate the…

Statement of Work: A Procurement Professional’s Step-by-Step Guide to Contract Hiring

By Marketing | July 21, 2016

It is commonly accepted that the cost of SOW-based services is estimated to be 200%…

Breakdown of an Independent Contractor Rate Calculation

By Marketing | July 20, 2016

Procurement and supply chain professionals often develop a fairly accurate understanding of their vendors’ costs…

Identifying Contingent Worker Cost Savings Without Affecting Supplier Partners

By Marketing | June 8, 2016

It is not uncommon for an organization to allocate up to 30% of its managed…

4 Ways to Improve Your Services Procurement Strategy With VMS

By Marketing | May 26, 2016

Most companies today already enjoy well established procurement strategies yielding varying levels of results. However,…