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The Complete Spend Control Playbook for Finance Teams (2025 Guide)

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74% of CPOs have made savings a top priority in 2025, yet 65% of organizations still lack visibility into indirect spend. If you’re a controller or finance leader managing procurement responsibilities alongside your core duties, you’re facing what we call the “procurement gap” – your company has outgrown manual processes but lacks the dedicated team… Continue reading The Complete Spend Control Playbook for Finance Teams (2025 Guide)

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The Complete Spend Control Playbook for Finance Teams (2025 Guide)

The Complete Spend Control Playbook for Finance Teams (2025 Guide)Learn more arrow icon

74% of CPOs have made savings a top priority in 2025, yet 65% of organizations still lack visibility into indirect spend. If you’re a controller or finance leader managing procurement responsibilities alongside your core duties, you’re facing what we call the “procurement gap” – your company has outgrown manual processes but lacks the dedicated team… Continue reading The Complete Spend Control Playbook for Finance Teams (2025 Guide)

7 Best Point Purchasing Alternatives: 2025 Reviews

7 Best Point Purchasing Alternatives: 2025 ReviewsLearn more arrow icon

Point Purchasing’s web-based system handles basic requisitions and authorization routing, but growing companies need more robust procurement automation. Many finance teams struggle with Point Purchasing’s limited mobile access, outdated interface, limited punchouts, and lack of comprehensive accounts payable automation. We compiled this guide to review ProcureDesk and other procurement solutions that offer modern features Point… Continue reading 7 Best Point Purchasing Alternatives: 2025 Reviews

5 Ways to Eliminate Rogue Spending (Without Saying ‘No’ to Everything)

5 Ways to Eliminate Rogue Spending (Without Saying ‘No’ to Everything)Learn more arrow icon

You’re reviewing last month’s expenses when you spot it again – a $500 Amazon purchase on someone’s personal credit card, submitted for reimbursement without any approval. Sound familiar? If you’re a controller at a growing company, you’ve likely seen this scenario play out dozens of times. Employees need supplies to do their jobs, but the… Continue reading 5 Ways to Eliminate Rogue Spending (Without Saying ‘No’ to Everything)

Biotech Procurement Compliance: How to Build Audit-Ready Processes Without Slowing Down Research

Biotech Procurement Compliance: How to Build Audit-Ready Processes Without Slowing Down Research Learn more icon

Biotech CFOs and procurement managers are losing sleep over the same nightmare: a compliance audit that uncovers serious procurement violations leading to costly penalties, compromised research integrity, or worse, patient safety issues. While your scientists focus on groundbreaking breakthroughs, your procurement team or lab managers are quietly battling a complex web of regulatory requirements that… Continue reading Biotech Procurement Compliance: How to Build Audit-Ready Processes Without Slowing Down Research

Lab Supply Procurement Software: A Lab Manager’s Guide to Ditching Spreadsheets

Lab Supply Procurement Software: A Lab Manager’s Guide to Ditching Spreadsheets Learn more icon

As a lab manager, you’re likely all too familiar with the frustration of tracking down missing reagents, discovering duplicate orders, or dealing with unexpected stockouts that delay critical research. If your lab is still relying on spreadsheets to manage supplies, you’re not alone, but your lab operations are also not operating at peak efficiency. Why… Continue reading Lab Supply Procurement Software: A Lab Manager’s Guide to Ditching Spreadsheets

The CFO’s Blueprint: Mastering Biotech Spend Visibility with ProcureDesk

The CFO’s Blueprint: Mastering Biotech Spend Visibility with ProcureDesk Learn more icon

As research budgets tighten and investor scrutiny intensifies, biotech CFOs can no longer afford to have financial blind spots. Biotech companies face unique financial challenges with their R&D-intensive operations, long development lifecycles, and complex regulatory requirements. Without proper spend visibility, these organizations risk misallocated resources, compliance issues, and cash flow problems that can derail promising… Continue reading The CFO’s Blueprint: Mastering Biotech Spend Visibility with ProcureDesk

Procurify vs Coupa: 2025 Comparison (Features + Pricing)

Procurify vs Coupa: 2025 Comparison (Features + Pricing) Learn more icon

Managing procurement workflows manually is hard. As companies grow, they struggle with supplier management, data entry, workflow approvals, invoicing, or limited visibility.  Procurify and Coupa are popular cloud-based platforms that automate your procurement process. From purchase to invoicing. But which one is best for your business? In this article we’ll compare Procurify vs Coupa. We’ll… Continue reading Procurify vs Coupa: 2025 Comparison (Features + Pricing)

9 Best Purchasing Software for Small Business in 2025

9 Best Purchasing Software for Small Business in 2025 Learn more icon

Your business is growing. That’s good news—until your purchasing process can’t keep up. Orders pile up. Employees chase approvals. You’re stuck sorting through spreadsheets, emails, and paperwork. What started as a simple task now feels out of control. It doesn’t have to be that way. Purchasing software for small businesses helps you simplify end-to-end sourcing… Continue reading 9 Best Purchasing Software for Small Business in 2025

7 Best Order.co Alternatives for Procurement to Payment

7 Best Order.co Alternatives for Procurement to Payment Learn more icon

Order.co promises to streamline purchasing and reduce headaches in your supply chain. But is it the best fit for your business? Maybe you’re looking for more reviews. Maybe you’re worried about hidden costs or complicated setups. You’re not alone. Before you invest, it pays to do some independent research and explore the alternatives to order.co.… Continue reading 7 Best Order.co Alternatives for Procurement to Payment