Services Procurement – cutting out the waste.
An episode of the Conversations. podcast, hosted by Zivio, titled "Services Procurement – cutting out the waste." was published on January 23, 2025 and runs 83 minutes.
January 23, 2025 ·83m · Conversations.
Summary
How service procurement professionals can leverage people, process, and technology to become business-enablers. With Pratik Patel, Director of Category Management, Mastercard 00;05;11;13 - Reducing waste in services procurement 00;10;38;20 - Procurement as business enablers 00;16;51;27 - Driving change 00;22;34;19 - Using data and experiences when working towards a common goal 00;28;57;08 - What makes managing services categories challenging? 00;40;13;09 - The components of a truly deliverables based engagement 00;46;26;28 - Managing dependencies and gaps in technology 00;55;21;01 - Why aren't we seeing more examples of mature services spend programs?
Episode Description
How service procurement professionals can leverage people, process, and technology to become business-enablers.
With Pratik Patel, Director of Category Management, Mastercard
00;05;11;13 - Reducing waste in services procurement
00;10;38;20 - Procurement as business enablers
00;16;51;27 - Driving change
00;22;34;19 - Using data and experiences when working towards a common goal
00;28;57;08 - What makes managing services categories challenging?
00;40;13;09 - The components of a truly deliverables based engagement
00;46;26;28 - Managing dependencies and gaps in technology
00;55;21;01 - Why aren't we seeing more examples of mature services spend programs?
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