Blog on Procurement Trends

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August 12, 2025

Art of Procurement Acquires ProcureTech100 and Founders’ Circle

The procurement landscape is evolving: according to a recent press release, Art of Procurement has announced the acquisition of the ProcureTech100 program and Founders' Circle events. With this acquisition, AOP enriches its services and offerings for procurement professionals and establishes itself as the "only always-on source for peer-driven insights, unbiased procuretech intelligence, and executive collaboration."

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August 4, 2025

ivoflow awarded BSFZ Seal: Innovation Competence in Focus

ivoflow GmbH, provider of a specialized spend analytics platform for the manufacturing industry, has been awarded the BSFZ Seal by the Certification Body for Research Allowance (BSFZ). This recognition highlights the company’s innovative strength in the field of data-based procurement analytics and underscores the potential of its analytical software solutions for strategic sourcing.

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Headquarter of fischer group in Waldachtal, Foto: fischer

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July 17, 2025

fischer relies on ivoflow software for more transparency in procurement

The fischer group, technological world market leader in important fields of fastening technology, relies on the spend analytics solution from ivoflow for direct purchasing. The digital solution provider from Coblenz is to support fischer in making its procurement more sustainable and realizing efficiency and savings potential. The software has been in use at the family-owned company since the beginning of 2025.

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July 14, 2025

From Strategy to Start-up Spirit: Julia's Look Behind the Marketing Scenes at ivoflow

After six years in marketing and communications at a logistics provider, Julia joined ivoflow in January 2024 eager for a new challenge. With a background in supply chain-related industries and a passion for B2B marketing, she is responsible for external communications, marketing activities, and brand management. In this blog post, Julia shares insights into building a marketing strategy from scratch, upcoming events, and what makes working at a start-up so exciting.

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Valentin Heuser, Customer Success Manager at ivofllow

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May 9, 2025

Bringing Procurement Expertise to Customer Success: Valentin’s Role at ivoflow

Who better to handle onboarding, user training, and regular meetings with procurement teams than a former buyer? To provide the best possible support to our customers after go-live, we’ve brought Valentin on board last summer. As a former commodity buyer, he speaks the language of our customers and supports them within our Customer Success Management with valuable advice and hands-on assistance. Valentin shares insights into his role at ivoflow in his blog post.

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Thanks to the interface to IntegrityNext, ivoflow customers can view all of their suppliers' sustainability KPIs in real time via a central dashboard. (Photo: ivoflow)

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May 8, 2025

Data-based decisions for greater sustainability: ivoflow and IntegrityNext become solution partners

Ivoflow, a leading provider of procurement intelligence solutions fordirect purchasing, and IntegrityNext, the cloud-based platform for sustainablesupply chains, have become solution partners in the field of ESG performance. Ivoflow focuses on the automatic identification of potential savings toreduce costs in the direct purchasing of manufacturing companies. Byintegrating ESG data from IntegrityNext, customers now have direct access toall relevant ESG information from their suppliers in order to pursue theirsustainability goals in an even more targeted manner.

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March 18, 2025

Finance, HR, and Team Spirit: Meet Sina, Our Office Manager

Monthly reports, investor updates, team events, and HR – even in smaller companies like ivoflow, the workload is no small feat. Since early 2024, Sina has joined as a team assistant, providing much-needed support to our founders. Software-as-a-Service was new to the 29-year-old at first, but as a former district manager of a fitness chain, she brought all the skills required for her role – and what the team particularly appreciates about her: discipline, attention to detail, teamwork, and plenty of energy!"

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January 21, 2025

10 Procurement & Supply Chain Events to Mark on Your Calendar in 2025

Trade shows, conferences, expos—there’s no shortage of exciting events in the procurement and supply chain industry. These gatherings offer invaluable opportunities for vendors and attendees alike to connect, learn, and grow. As a provider of procurement intelligence solutions, attending the right events is a key part of our strategy. During our research into 2025’s industry highlights, we discovered a wealth of promising opportunities. To help you navigate the calendar, we’ve compiled a list of our favourites—the ones we recommend—below.

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December 19, 2024

6 Procurement Trends for 2025: Navigating Challenges, Embracing Opportunities

As the year draws to a close, it's customary for corporate blogs to reflect on the past year's developments and offer forecasts for the upcoming year. In this spirit, we aim to examine the key challenges that have engaged the industry and, more specifically, procurement organizations throughout this year, as well as the obstacles they are expected to face in 2025.

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Eine Produktionshalle in der Automobilindustrie

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December 5, 2024

Manufacturing Industry: Why Profit Lies in Procurement

The old saying "Profit lies in procurement" is well-known in the business world. Today, it seems more relevant than ever, and it sets high expectations for procurement organizations. In the manufacturing industry—whether in aerospace, electronics, or chemicals—material costs often account for over 50% of total costs. In the automotive industry, this figure can rise to over 70%. This shows that optimizing material costs not only boosts efficiency but also increases profitability. Procurement, therefore, holds significant potential for cost savings.

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