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Joël Collin-Demers

Consulting Principal and Head Editor at Pure Procurement with 15+ years of hands-on procurement technology implementation experience across 11+ industries. He writes about the strategies, tools, platforms and best practices shaping the future of procurement based on lived experiences. Alongside his consulting practice, Joël has built Pure Procurement into one of the most widely read independent procurement technology newsletters in the space. Joël has been writing for The Pure Procurement Newsletter since 2017.

ProcureTech Unpacked Conference Summary

Apr 26, 2026

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8 min read

ProcureTech Unpacked Conference Summary

Final results, standout moments, and what caught our attention.


Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers

One Year at Pure Procurement: Insights and Lessons from a Rookie

Apr 19, 2026

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6 min read

One Year at Pure Procurement: Insights and Lessons from a Rookie

Three lessons from year one: clarity, relationships, resilience


Joël Collin-Demers
Miller Cordeiro
Joël Collin-Demers, Miller Cordeiro

The Agentic Procurement Team Playbook

Apr 12, 2026

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25 min read

The Agentic Procurement Team Playbook

A readiness assessment and system design guide for CPOs evaluating autonomous procurement technology.


Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers

Confessions from an Intake & Orchestration RFP

Apr 5, 2026

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9 min read

Confessions from an Intake & Orchestration RFP

What buyers notice, what vendors miss, and what actually wins deals


Joël Collin-Demers
Michelle Cleary
Joël Collin-Demers, Michelle Cleary

The Repeat Game: Why Procurement Always Negotiates at a Disadvantage

Mar 29, 2026

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10 min read

The Repeat Game: Why Procurement Always Negotiates at a Disadvantage

A Q&A with Vertice CEO Eldar Tuvey


Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers

How to Predict Your ProcureTech Timeline (Without a Crystal Ball)

Mar 22, 2026

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9 min read

How to Predict Your ProcureTech Timeline (Without a Crystal Ball)

The power of Reference-Class Forecasting


Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers

The Most Important Requirement That’s Not in your RFP

Mar 15, 2026

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8 min read

The Most Important Requirement That’s Not in your RFP

What actually matters when your RFP misses something important


Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers

What Is a Conference Room Pilot (CRP) in Procurement Technology?

Mar 8, 2026

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28 min read

What Is a Conference Room Pilot (CRP) in Procurement Technology?

How to run a CRP that validates processes, people, and decisions


Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers

The Pixar Method for Procurement Transformation

Mar 1, 2026

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9 min read

The Pixar Method for Procurement Transformation

No RFP. No requirements doc. No Gantt chart.


Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers

Next-Gen SAP Ariba: An Insider's View from the Beta Program

Feb 15, 2026

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8 min read

Next-Gen SAP Ariba: An Insider's View from the Beta Program

SAP Ariba, Joule & Clean Core: What's Real and What's Hype in 2026


Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers

The AI Agent Nobody's Building in ProcureTech...

Feb 8, 2026

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9 min read

The AI Agent Nobody's Building in ProcureTech...

Yet one everyone desperately needs


Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers

Gartner Just Confirmed One of Our 2026 Predictions

Feb 1, 2026

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7 min read

Gartner Just Confirmed One of Our 2026 Predictions

The 2026 Gartner "Source-to-Pay Suite" Magic Quadrant is out


Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers

Procurement Intake & Orchestration: Complete Guide (2026)

Feb 1, 2026

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27 min read

Procurement Intake & Orchestration: Complete Guide (2026)

What Intake & Orchestration actually is, when you need it, and the 14 enterprise vendors fighting for your budget


Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers

The Legacy Supplier Portal Is Obsolete

Jan 25, 2026

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9 min read

The Legacy Supplier Portal Is Obsolete

6 questions to pressure-test any “modern supplier onboarding” pitch.


Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers

What is Procurement? Complete Guide (2026)

Jan 18, 2026

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17 min read

What is Procurement? Complete Guide (2026)

How to Build a High-Performing Procurement Function


Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers

Change Management in the "Age of AI"

Jan 11, 2026

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8 min read

Change Management in the "Age of AI"

Real tactics for getting stakeholders to change how they work


Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers

Monthly Top 5 - 2025 Recap

Jan 4, 2026

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9 min read

Monthly Top 5 - 2025 Recap

The Five Biggest Highlights from the Year


Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers

My 2026 ProcureTech Market Predictions

Dec 28, 2025

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8 min read

My 2026 ProcureTech Market Predictions

Or, a surefire way to embarrass my future self...


Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers

The Top 25 Articles of 2025

Dec 21, 2025

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8 min read

The Top 25 Articles of 2025

And some readership stats that blew our mind.


Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers

The Obsolete Procurement Platform Checklist

Dec 14, 2025

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9 min read

The Obsolete Procurement Platform Checklist

Is your procurement system built for a world that doesn't exist anymore?


Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers

Purchasing Channels Explained

Dec 7, 2025

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27 min read

Purchasing Channels Explained

The 11 purchasing processes you need to master procure-to-pay


Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers

Monthly Top 5 - November 2025

Nov 30, 2025

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10 min read

Monthly Top 5 - November 2025

Why procurement benchmarks and KPIs may be deceiving you...


Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers

The Supplier Master Data "Single Source of Truth" Myth

Nov 23, 2025

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9 min read

The Supplier Master Data "Single Source of Truth" Myth

Why Supplier Data Integration Hell Is Killing Your Tech Stack


Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers

SAP Ariba Just Killed the Legacy Source-to-Pay Suite

Nov 16, 2025

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8 min read

SAP Ariba Just Killed the Legacy Source-to-Pay Suite

After years of whispers, the market leader finally pulled the trigger


Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers

Stop Waiting for Perfect Data: AI Sourcing Examples

Nov 9, 2025

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10 min read

Stop Waiting for Perfect Data: AI Sourcing Examples

Killing the myth that you need perfect data to get results


Joël Collin-Demers
Joël Collin-Demers

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