Summary Maintaining a high level of accountability across your business is a necessity to ensure your business operations are conducted smoothly without the need for constant interference and oversight. This extends to the project management function, and project management training is one of the most effective ways of establishing and maintaining accountability in project management. […]
Summary As supplier performance is a critical factor for a resilient supply chain, the prominence of procurement management strategies has also heightened over recent years. Measuring supplier performance allows businesses to manage costs and risks effectively while also nurturing supplier relationships and ensuring regulatory compliance. The next step in the process of measuring supplier performance […]
Summary Post-pandemic, the business landscape is still volatile and economic growth is slow for advanced economies. In this environment, businesses need to be adamant about setting up resilient processes for long-term continuity. As financial operations are vital for any business project, supporting services like finance operations consulting have a lot to offer. Streamlining financial processes […]
Summary As the procurement landscape evolves with e-procurement, Belgium companies, both in the public and private sectors, have ample opportunities to utilise the advantages it brings to improve their procurement processes. Looking at the advantages of e-procurement Belgium companies in the private sector can benefit from, the major pros can be identified as ease of […]
Summary As the business landscape continues to grow, competition becomes more fierce and spend management is an effective way for businesses to stay competitive. The importance of consulting for spend management must be discussed in this context to understand its prominence in the industry. However, simply implementing spend management practices is not enough to stay […]
Summary In an environment where automation has become a popular topic of discussion for businesses, its capabilities are both over and under-represented in various contexts. Nevertheless, automation can and has been seen to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and drive profits for businesses. A major business process that has seen augmentation through automation is procurement. But […]
Summary As procurement processes become more complex, different methodologies have emerged to simplify and augment them. Management of a procurement portfolio is one such methodology that takes on a holistic approach to procurement management. To understand how it supports the procurement process, we first have to answer the question, “What is procurement portfolio management?”. With […]
Summary To understand the value of corporate finance consultants for businesses, we first need to look at the state of financial consulting in 2023 and determine the need for consulting services in the sector. As part of this corporate finance consulting guide, related topics such as the types of financial consultants and the duties of […]
Summary The pharma procurement landscape in 2023 is influenced by a wide array of socio-economic conditions from the post-pandemic environment to climate change and geopolitical instability. This has created a highly volatile atmosphere that pharmaceutical companies need to navigate carefully in order to survive and thrive. This new aggregation of risks faced by pharmaceutical companies […]
Julie Brand
A part of Kronos Group’s team since 2018, Julie is a leader who has honed her specialisation in business transformation and utilised her expansive financial expertise to power business strategy and add value to what we do. She has amassed experience (Pfizer, Sony, AXA, SMEC, Tradelink) all over the world in strategy, project management, analysis, and supply chain.