Raindrop vs. JAGGAER: 6 Key Differences Defining the Future of Procurement
ArticlesRaindrop Systems vs. JAGGAER: 6 Key Differences Defining the Future of Procurement Key TakeawaysRaindrop Systems delivers AI-native procurement built on a unified platform architecture, enabling 3-4 month deployment versus JAGGAER's legacy suite requiring 9-12 month implementations and complex cross-module configuration.Procurement teams achieve faster adoption with Raindrop Systems' consumer-grade UX and...
Raindrop Attending NRF, Retail’s Big Show
ArticlesJoin Raindrop with Lands' End at NRF' 26! Retailers are operating in one of the most complex and margin-sensitive environments in years. Between supply chain volatility, shifting demand patterns, and growing financial scrutiny, procurement and finance leaders need more than visibility — they need control. At NRF Retail’s Big Show,...
Raindrop Report Featured in Retail Dive: Only 27% of Procurement Leaders Feel Fully Able to Deliver, Raindrop Systems’ Research Finds
Raindrop NewsRaindrop Report Featured in Retail Dive: Only 27% of Procurement Leaders Feel Fully able to Deliver , Raindrop research says Retail Dive recently featured insights from Raindrop’s latest research, revealing that while 83% of Procurement and Finance leaders feel responsible for driving innovation, many organizations still struggle to align agility with...
Raindrop Report Featured in Supply Chain Dive: 83% of Procurement and Finance Leaders Feel Accountable for Innovation
Raindrop NewsRaindrop Report Featured in Supply Chain Dive: 83% of Procurement & Finance Leaders Feel Accountable for innovation Supply Chain Dive recently featured insights from Raindrop’s latest research, revealing that while 83% of Procurement and Finance leaders feel responsible for driving innovation, many organizations still struggle to align agility with cost efficiency....
Raindrop Report Featured in CFO Dive: Survey Reveals 73% of Procurement Leaders Want More Flexibility in Their Strategies
Raindrop NewsRaindrop Report Featured in CFO Dive: Survey Reveals 73% Procurement Leaders want more flexibility in their strategies CFO Dive recently featured insights from Raindrop’s latest research, revealing that while 83% of Procurement and Finance leaders feel responsible for driving innovation, many organizations still struggle to align agility with cost efficiency....
Raindrop Report Featured in CPA Practice Advisor: 83% of Finance Leaders Feel Responsible for Innovation
Raindrop NewsRaindrop Report Featured in CPA Practice Advisor: 83% of finance leaders feel Responsible for innovation CPA Practice Advisor recently featured insights from Raindrop’s latest research, revealing that while 83% of Procurement and Finance leaders feel responsible for driving innovation, many organizations still struggle to align agility with cost efficiency.For Procurement...
Raindrop Report Featured in Supply & Demand Chain Executive: 83% of Procurement and Finance Leaders Feel Accountable for Innovation
Raindrop NewsRaindrop Report Featured in Supply & Demand Chain Executive: 83% of procurement and finance leaders feel accountable for innovation Supply & Demand Chain Executive recently featured insights from Raindrop’s latest research, revealing that while 83% of Procurement and Finance leaders feel responsible for driving innovation, many organizations still struggle to...
Raindrop Report Featured in Procurement Magazine: Procurement Leaders Feel Unable to Deliver Innovation
Raindrop NewsRaindrop Report Featured in procurement magazine: Procurement Leaders feel unable to deliver innovation Procurement Magazine recently featured insights from Raindrop’s latest research, revealing that while 83% of Procurement and Finance leaders feel responsible for driving innovation, many organizations still struggle to align agility with cost efficiency.For Procurement and Finance leaders,...
Raindrop Report Featured in Supply Chain 24/7: Most Procurement Leaders Want Innovation But Can’t Execute
Raindrop NewsRaindrop Report Featured in Supply Chain 24/7: Most Procurement Leaders Want Innovation but can't execute Supply Chain 24/7 recently featured insights from Raindrop’s latest research, revealing that while 83% of Procurement and Finance leaders feel responsible for driving innovation, many organizations still struggle to align agility with cost efficiency. For...
Raindrop Report Featured in Supply Chain Digital: Leaders Reveal Innovation and Execution Gap
Raindrop NewsRaindrop Report Featured in Supply Chain Digital: Leaders reveal innovation and execution gaps Supply Chain Digital recently featured insights from Raindrop’s latest research, revealing that while 83% of procurement and finance leaders feel responsible for driving innovation, many organizations still struggle to align agility with cost efficiency. For Supply Chain...
Setting Smarter Objectives for 2026: The Key to Procurement’s AI Success
Articles, RecognitionSetting Smarter Objectives for 2026: The Key to Procurement’s AI Success AI success in procurement isn’t about starting small; it’s about starting smart. As organizations set their 2026 goals, the right mix of AI-driven objectives will determine ROI and define how CPOs lead the next wave of transformation. Download Now...
Raindrop Systems vs SAP Ariba: 6 Key Differences—and a Clear Path to ROI
ArticlesRaindrop Systems vs SAP Ariba: 6 Key Differences—and a Clear Path to ROI Key TakeawaysFaster time-to-value: Raindrop Systems implementations are measured in weeks with prebuilt connectors and configuration-first delivery—accelerating value capture without long change programs.Lower TCO with AI-native workflow: Embedded AI drives automation and guidance across intake, sourcing, contracting, eProcurement,...
Recession-proof your eSourcing strategy
ArticlesRecession-proof your eSourcing strategy “It’s said there are only two ways to make money – either by earning more, or by spending less.” - Ward Karson, COO, Raindrop In today’s current economy, one of the most critical ways to achieve an effective spend management strategy is via Sourcing. But what...
Drive value with digital procurement transformation
ArticlesDrive value with digital procurement transformation “The secret sauce of 82% of highly digitized companies is the value abstracted from their procurement data.”- Digital Procurement Survey 2022 by PWC It’s no secret procurement has come a long way from its initial roots as a tactical function of acquiring goods and...
The CFO Role and Digital Initiatives for Growth
ArticlesThe CFO Role and Digital Initiatives for Growth The COVID pandemic, supply chain disruptions, global trade uncertainty, and inflation have created the need for corporate financial management to rethink their traditional approaches to the allocation of capital spend. In times of ‘less’, the demand for ‘more’ has become critical. However,...
Top 5 challenges in the retail industry – Why technology transformation is required?
ArticlesTop 5 challenges in the retail industry – Why technology transformation is required? The way the world works significantly changed over the past two years. Key factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic, global trade uncertainty, increasing tariff pressures, inflation, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have forced companies and their...
Raindrop as the centerpiece driving cost reduction strategies to help navigate inflation
ArticlesRaindrop as the centerpiece driving cost reduction strategies to help navigate inflation The blistering consumer price index was 9.1 percent higher in June than it was compared to a year ago, and 1.3 percent higher than it was in May, according to a report released by the Bureau of Labor...
The Digital Sourcing Technology Industry
ArticlesThe Digital Sourcing Technology Industry Selecting the Right e-Sourcing Technology. It is commonly agreed that Procurement organizations can add a significant value to the bottom line and operational well-being to any company. To perform their function, these Procurement teams require people, process, and technology to deliver their mission of building...
Top CFO Priorities for 2022
ArticlesTop CFO Priorities for 2022 Raindrop Spend Management Platform as the Centerpiece Driving and Achieving CFO’s Priorities. The COVID-19 pandemic, global trade uncertainty, increasing tariff pressures, and factors like supply chain bottlenecks have changed the way the world works in many ways. Focus on “must-have” items, as opposed to “nice...
Drive Maximum Efficiency from your Annual Operating Plan with Raindrop
ArticlesDrive Maximum Efficiency from your Annual Operating Plan with Raindrop Raindrop Planning Module as the Centerpiece Driving Business Efficiencies. We don’t usually find ourselves drawing upon Heraclitus, but his famous words are as applicable today, as they were 2500 years ago. As the saying goes, “Change is the only constant...
The Future of Supply Chain and Procurement.
ArticlesThe Future of Supply Chain and Procurement. Embark on your Procurement Digitization Journey with Raindrop. Supply Chain is a top issue in every Boardroom, which wasn’t always the case. So how did we get here, and how do we solve it? For one, if the mantra of 2021 was “uncertainty...
Corporate Contractual Obligations – What Do We Own?
ArticlesCorporate Contractual Obligations – What Do We Own? Raindrop’s Contracts Module Provides Instant Transparency via AI. If your Chief Procurement Officer was asked the question, “does Procurement know of every contractual commitment in the company?”, most CPOs wouldn’t be able to answer that in the affirmative. It turns out there’s...
Digitized Supplier Management in the Spotlight
ArticlesDigitized Supplier Management in the Spotlight Selecting the Right Supplier Management System. Regardless of industry, items produced, or services provided, every company around the world depends on their supplier network to help their own company run. The question is: How do you maximize the performance of your suppliers while minimizing...
Procurement & Finance: How Raindrop Harmonizes The Business Functions
ArticlesProcurement & Finance: How Raindrop Harmonizes The Business Functions Ways to Build Synergy Between Procurement and Finance. As per PaymentsJournal, only 39% of Finance and Procurement professionals feel the two groups have a good working relationship, and 24% feel they don’t share common goals. This is where Raindrop’s Enterprise Spend...