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BTW EP 31: The Fellowship Against Fake Savings with Alan Veeck

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865: Confidence, Cost, and Compliance: Insights from the Economist Impact Report W/ Gordon Donovan

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EP 06: Startup of the Week: Zinit W/ Stan Moskovtsev

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864: Benchmarking Procurement: Lessons from $1.4 Trillion in Spend W/ Sammeli Sammalkorpi

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BTW EP 30: The Talent Shift No One in Procurement Is Ready For W/ Friddy Hoegener

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863: The Agentic Shift in Procurement: The Rise of Autonomous Processes

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EP 05: Provider of the Week: Prewave W/ Harald Nitschinger

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862: AI, Talent, and the New Shape of Procurement in India W/ Dr. Swapnil Dubey

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BTW EP 29: The Phil-Ins: Confront the Data Delusion

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861: Procurement Under Pressure: Disruption, AI, and the New Operating Model W/ Amit Mahajan and Jon Jensen

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EP 04: Procurement's Innovation Sandbox: How Digital Garages Deliver Value with Adam Brown

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860: Inside AOP's Catalyst Event Series: Elevating CPO Collaboration Beyond the Conference Room W/ Philip Ideson and Jim Cahalan

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BTW EP 28: Develop Expense-Specific Systems: Why One Dashboard Can't Manage Every Category

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859: The Real State of Procurement Orchestration: Trends and Trade-Offs W/ Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner

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EP 03: Provider of the Week: Samsung SDS Caidentia

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Strategic Divestments: Turning Factory Closures into Supplier Innovation Opportunities W/ Alessandro Comerci

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BTW EP 27: Data or Delusion? Procurement's Future Runs on Truth

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857: How Decisioning Platforms Reshape Procurement Strategy W/ Tomas Wiemer

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EP 02: Startup of the Week: SourceReady W/ Ricky Ho

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856: Building an AI-Capable Procurement Team: What CPOs Need to Know W/ Andrew Daley

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BTW EP 26: The Phil-Ins: Stop Counting Wins Start Counting Outcomes

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855: Coworking Trends Every CPO Should Watch W/ Sarah Travers

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EP 01: Introducing the ProcureTech Insider: A New Art of Procurement Podcast

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854: Transforming Procurement from the Inside Out W/ Ben Farrell

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BTW EP 25: The S-Word: Why Procurement Must Stop Saying "Savings" (and What to Replace it With)

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853: From Pain Points to Progress: Medtronic's Procurement Evolution W/ Amit Saronwala and Jeremy Lappin

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852: The Future of RFPs: Leaner, Smarter, and Agentic AI-Driven W/ Barri Horn

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851: Reframing Procurement as a Revenue Enabler W/ Sergio Martin

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850: Persuasion Is a Procurement Power Skill – When It's Done Right W/ Martin John

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849: Reinventing Direct Procurement in the Digital Age W/ Spencer Penn

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848: Relationship Builder or Robot? Keeping Procurement Human in a Digital Age W/ Brad Keighley

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847: 2026: A Defining Moment for Procurement

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846: Building Agility Through Emergency Procurement Readiness W/ Rick Bond and Tammy Rimes

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BTW EP 24: Phil-out Season Finale: A Procurement Roast With Purpose

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845: Inside the AI Foundation Behind Next-Gen Procurement W/ Fang Chang

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BTW EP 23: The Phil-Ins: The Procurement Performance Paradox

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844: Contracting for Speed: How Orchestration Empowers Procurement W/ Clare Cassano and Toby Laforest

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843: How Change Management Powers Procurement Transformation W/ Jesse Jacoby

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843: The Future Is Frictionless: Simplifying Procurement with Tech and Trust W/ Todd Heimes

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BTW EP 22: Challenging Procurement's Most Comfortable (Bad) Habits

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841: Three AI-Powered Opportunities: Assist, Augment, Autonomize W/ Etosha Thurman

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839: Building Data-Driven Procurement at Scale W/ Adrian Vicol

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840: Why Data Literacy Matters More Than Ever in Procurement W/ Satvinder Panesar

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BTW EP 21: Planning for People: Behavioral Architecture with David Loseby

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838: Protecting Competition: Inside the DOJ's Fight Against Procurement Collusion

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837: Mastering Influence: Procurement's Internal and External Edge W/ Giuseppe Conti

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BTW EP 20: Inventive Incentives: Jason Brown on Procurement Incentive Structures

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836: Inside Next-Gen SAP Ariba: Rebuilding Procurement for the AI Era W/ Baber Farooq

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835: "We Win" Relationships: A Playbook for Procurement Value W/ Neji Isaac

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BTW EP 19: The Phil-Ins: Common Sense and Clunky Sports References

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834: Rewiring Operating Models for an Unpredictable Future W/ Darshan Deshmukh

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833: The Polycrisis Playbook: How Procurement Can Lead Through Turbulence W/ Gordon Donovan

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BTW EP 18: It's Getting Real: AI, Procurement, and the End of Savings Theater with Jason Busch

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832: AI, Data, and the New Procurement Advantage W/ Vel Dhinagaravel

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831: Conquering the Decision Abyss: From Data to Supply Chain Impact W/ Keith Hartley

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BTW EP 17: Check Yourself Before You Wreck Your P&L: Validating Procurement's Efforts with Kristine Morton

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830: Inside AOP's Acquisition of the ProcureTech100: Objectivity, Community, Impact

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829: From Good to Great: How Business Partnering Transforms Procurement Teams

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BTW EP 16: Lightbulb Moments: Shedding Light on Purposeful & Productive Procurement

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828: How to Turn Market Chaos Into Procurement's Strategic Advantage W/ Adam Collins

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827: Lessons in Resilience From a Procurement Change Journey W/ Tanya Roach

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BTW EP 15: The Phil-Ins: Expanding the Value Menu

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826: Deglobalization Hype and Reality for Supply Chain Leaders W/ Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner

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825: Procurement 6 | August 1st, 2025

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824: Why Technology Complexity Kills User Adoption W/ Jason Kim

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823: Procurement 6 | July 25th, 2025

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BTW EP 14: Targeted Social Impact: Exploring Often Overlooked Value with Paul Polizzotto

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822: Active Communication as a Procurement Game Changer W/ Jack Skerry

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821: Procurement 6 | July 18th, 2025

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820: Managing Risk and Relationships in Semiconductor Sourcing W/ Graham Scott

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819: Procurement 6 | July 11th, 2025

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BTW EP 13: A Chilling Reality: How the Harms of Flawed Incentive Plans Extend Beyond the P&L with Martin Chilcott

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818: Elevating Procurement's Impact Through Strategic Relationships W/ Michael Bertalli

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817: Procurement 6 | July 4th, 2025

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816: Managing Procurement Risk Amid Tariff Volatility W/ Alan Arcand

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815: Procurement 6 | June 27th, 2025

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BTW EP 12: The Phil-ins: A Pivotal Pivot

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814: How Agentic AI Can Transform Procurement Outcomes W/ Nick Heinzmann

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813: Procurement 6 | June 20th, 2025

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812: Procurement's Path Through an Era of Polycrisis W/ Baber Farooq

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811: Procurement 6 | June 13th, 2025

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BTW EP 11: "Poachers Turned Game Wardens:" The "Tuners" on Indirect Supplier Tactics (Part 2)

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810: Making Startup Partnerships Work for Enterprise Procurement W/ Matt Ziskie

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809: Procurement 6 | June 6th, 2025

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808: Revisiting the Catalyst LA Experience W/ Kelly Barner and Philip Ideson

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807: Procurement 6 | May 30th, 2025

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BTW EP 10: Poachers Turned Game Wardens:" the "Tuners" on indirect supplier tactics (part 1)

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806: Building a Leading Services Procurement Capability at Mastercard

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805: Procurement 6 | May 23rd, 2025

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804: Strategic Services Sourcing in an AI-Driven World W/ Amy Fong

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803: Procurement 6 | May 16th, 2025

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BTW EP 09: Status Quo Harms Through the GPO Lens with David McCarty

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802: A Journey of Continuous Transformation at IKEA W/ Joel Andersson

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801: Procurement 6 | May 9th, 2025

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800: Procurement's Communication Superpower W/ David Yarkin

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799: Procurement 6 | May 2nd, 2025

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BTW EP 08: The Phil-Ins: In Search of Equilibrium with Phil, Kelly, and Rich

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798: Bridging the Gap Between Procurement and Legal W/ Paul Bagley

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797: Procurement 6 | April 25th, 2025

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796: How Should Procurement Respond to Tariffs? W/ Richeek Maitra

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795: Procurement 6 | April 18th, 2025

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BTW EP 07: Seeking Balance in Buyer-Seller Dynamics with Kate Vitasek

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794: What Matters Most in Modern Procurement Hiring W/ Derek Lutz

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793: Procurement 6 | April 11th, 2025

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792: Catalyst LA Sneak Peak: Procurement's New Transformation Playbook with Natasha Gurevich

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791: Procurement 6 | April 4th, 2025

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BTW EP 06: The Foothills of the Flaws; Retracing Procurement's Path with Rob Hills

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790: The Key to Doing More with Less? Evolve Procurement's Operating Model

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789: Procurement 6 | March 28th, 2025

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788: The Hackett Group's 2025 Key Issues Study: Insights on Procurement Priorities, Technology, and Operating Models

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787: Procurement 6 | March 21st, 2025

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BTW EP 05: The Phil-Ins: Connecting the Dots with Phil, Kelly, and Rich

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786: Mastering the First 100 Days as a CPO W/ Darshan Deshmukh

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785: Procurement 6 | March 14th, 2025

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784: Real Talk about Supplier Diversity in 2025 W/ Kelly Barner and Philip Ideson

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783: Procurement 6 | March 7th, 2025

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BTW EP 04: Mission Possible: Unburdened Procurement with Brian Kyle

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782: Measuring What Matters: Transforming Services Spend Management W/ Gordon Donovan

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781: Procurement 6 | February 28th, 2025

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780: The Art of Trust Building: Inside Unilever's Procurement Success Story W/ Ashish Dhongde

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779: Procurement 6 | February 21st, 2025

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BTW EP 01: Buy: The Way... To Purposeful Procurement

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BTW EP 02: Tales of Dysfunction (a.k.a. "Procurgatory")

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BTW EP 03: Oliver's List: Inspiring Tales of Purposeful Procurement with Oliver Hurrey

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778: Business Waste - The Silent Value Killer W/ Pratik Patel

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777: Procurement 6 | February 14th, 2025

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776: Putting Stakeholder Priorities First W/ Ryan Bradford

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775: Procurement 6 | February 7th, 2025

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774: Closing the 'Inspiration to Action' Gap W/ Remko Van Hoek

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773: Procurement 6 | January 31st, 2025

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772: 2025 Outlook: Procurement's 'Year of Convergence' W/ Nick Heinzmann and Matthew Hardin

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771: Procurement 6 | January 24th, 2025

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770: Positioning Procurement for Strategic Success in 2025 W/ Samir Khushalani

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769: Procurement 6 | January 17th, 2025

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768: Celebrating 25 Years of ProcureCon US

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767: Procurement 6 | January 10th, 2025

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766: Procurement's Inflection Point: What to Expect in 2025

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765: Procurement 6 | January 3rd, 2025

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764: Small Steps, Big Impact: Transforming Procurement at Mastermind Live 2024

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763: Macro Clouds Gather on the Horizon: Mastermind LIVE 2024 w/ Constantine Limberakis

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762: Procurement 6 | December 20th, 2024

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761: The State of Procure Tech: Testing the Limits of What's Possible w/ Pierre Mitchell

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760: Procurement 6 | December 13th, 2024

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759: 2024 AI Adoption Trends W/ Mary Purk

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758: Procurement 6 | December 6th, 2024

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757: Is Supplier Relationship Management the Key to Procurement's Success? W/ Oliver Jones

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756: Procurement 6 | November 29th, 2024

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755: Mastermind LIVE 2024 Debrief with Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner

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754: Procurement 6 | November 22nd, 2024

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753: Can Procurement Save the World? With Gordon Donovan

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752: Procurement 6 | November 15th, 2024

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751: Extinction or Opportunity: What is Procurement's Destiny? with Sebastien Bals

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750: Procurement 6 | November 8th, 2024

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749: Building a 'Dream Scenario' of Procurement Excellence with Andrew Daley

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748: Procurement 6 | November 1st, 2024

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747: Continuous Improvement as the Cure for Transformation Fatigue W/ Joël Collin-Demers

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746: Procurement 6 | October 25th, 2024

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Part 4: Head-to-Head Comparison of Candidate Policies

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Part 3: Republican Candidate Former President Donald J. Trump

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Part 2: Democratic Candidate Vice President Kamala Harris

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Part 1: Playing Politics with Supply Chains

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741: Procurement 6 | October 18th, 2024

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740: ESG Risk: Hiding in Plain Sight? With Alexandra Di Fabrizio, Daniel Dorr, and Laura Noonan

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739: Procurement 6 | October 11th, 2024

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738: 7 Steps to Building a Strong Capability Framework

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737: Procurement 6 | October 4th, 2024

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736: What's Driving Procurement Orchestration? W/ Martin Ward and Shachi Rai Gupta

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735: Procurement 6 | September 27th, 2024

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734: Leading Through Change with Former Fortune 100 CPO Natasha Gurevich

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733: Procurement 6 | September 20th, 2024

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732: What the Research Foretells About Procurement's Vision, Priorities, and Opportunities W/ Gordon Donovan

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731: Procurement 6 | September 13th, 2024

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730: Calculating the Cost of Convenience in Facilities Management W/ Alex Carlson

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729: Procurement 6 | September 6th, 2024

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728: If we had a crystal ball… Mid-year check in with Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner

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727: Procurement 6 | August 30th, 2024

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726: Unpacking SAP's 2024 Economist Impact Report W/ Baber Farooq

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725: Procurement 6 | August 23rd, 2024

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724: Will Category Management Ever Become Mainstream?

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723: Procurement 6 | August 16th, 2024

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722: Transforming Procurement at Roche: A Roadmap for the Future w/ Patrick Foelck

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721: Procurement 6 | August 9th, 2024

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720: Establishing a Single Source of Truth for Third-Party Risk in Financial Services with Ivalua

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719: Procurement 6 | August 2nd, 2024

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718: A Fresh Take on the Future of Procurement with The Hershey Company's Sherry Ulsh

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717: Procurement 6 | July 26th, 2024

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716: Applying ISO Standards to Procurement w/ Melanie Blackmore

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715: Procurement 6 | July 19th, 2024

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714: Category Management: How Far We've Come, How Far We Can Go w/ Mark Webb

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713: Procurement 6 | July 12th, 2024

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712: Reflections of an AI Contrarian w/ Alan Veeck

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711: Procurement 6 | July 5th, 2024

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710: All About Relationships: Changing Your Mindset for Better Procurement w/ Eric Dulin

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709: Procurement 6 | June 28th, 2024

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708: Unleashing the Power of Generative AI in Procurement w/ Lance Younger and Nick Heinzmann

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707: Procurement 6 | June 21st, 2024

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706: GPOs as Value Drivers within Private Equity Procurement w/ Paul Dhaliwal

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705: Procurement 6 | June 14th, 2024

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704: The Future of Digital Contract Management w/ Paul Bagley and Toby Laforest

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703: Procurement 6 | June 7th, 2024

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702: Meeting Supply Chain Volatility with Agility and Resilience w/ Frank McKay

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701: Procurement 6 | May 31st, 2024

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700: From Practitioner to Entrepreneur: Mark Holyoake Interviews AOP Founder Philip Ideson

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699: Procurement 6 | May 24th, 2024

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698: Optimizing Procurement's Source-to-Pay Strategy w/ Baber Farooq

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697: Procurement 6 | May 17th, 2024

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696: Dear Supplier… The Art of Giving RFP Response Feedback

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695: Procurement 6 | May 10th, 2024

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694: Removing the Internal Tension Between Cost and Sustainability w/ Alex Jennings

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693: Procurement 6 | May 3rd, 2024

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692: Fortune 500 Playbook: Procurement Leaders' Secrets to Orchestration Excellence w/ Elisabeth Schlag-Lawrence, Chris Vessey, Shachi Rai Gupta, and Lance Younger

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691: Procurement 6 | April 26th, 2024

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690: Overcoming Procurement's Fear of AI w/ Darshan Deshmukh

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689: Procurement 6 | April 19th, 2024

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688: Identifying Ambassadors for Procurement Transformation w/ Salvador Serra de Paz

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687: Procurement 6 | April 12th, 2024

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686: 5 Things Procurement Should Consider When Evaluating AI w/ Heather Murray

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685: Procurement 6 | April 5th, 2024

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684: The Procurement Job Market is Looking Up w/ Mark Holyoake

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683: Procurement 6 | March 29th, 2024

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682: A Breath of Fresh Air: Building Procurement in High-Growth Companies with Liem Hua

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681: Procurement 6 | March 22nd, 2024

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680: Achieving a Winning Difference w/ Andrew Savage

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679: Procurement 6 | March 15th, 2024

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678: Announcing the Launch of Art of Procurement SpendPros

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677: Procurement 6 | March 8th, 2024

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676: Transparency is the Antidote for Rising IT Costs w/ Logan Furbee

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675: Procurement 6 | March 1st, 2024

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674: Challenging Traditional Thinking with Nemawashi w/ Réda Guiri

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673: Procurement 6 | February 23rd, 2024

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672: Redefining Procurement's Value and Shifting Mindsets W/ Chris Sawchuk and Vishal Patel

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671: Procurement 6 | February 16th, 2024

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670: Escaping the Services Procurement Comfort Zone w/ Gordon Donovan

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669: Procurement 6 | February 9th, 2024

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668: The ESG Imperative: Balancing the Attainable With the Aspirational w/ Adam Hunt

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667: Procurement 6 | February 2nd, 2024

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666: Debunking Common Software Procurement Myths w/ Aubrey Zimmerman and KR Barron

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665: Procurement 6 | January 26th, 2024

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664: Three (3) Indispensable Skills for Today's Procurement Leaders W/ Stephen Ashcroft

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663: Procurement 6 | January 19th, 2024

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662: Procurement's Data Dream Team w/ Philip Ideson, Andy Moir, Mitchell Couper, & Robert Birch

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661: Procurement 6 | January 12th, 2024

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660: 2024: Pride of Purpose for Procurement w/ Philip Ideson

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659: Procurement 6 | January 5th, 2024

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658: The Good News and Bad News About Procurement Influence Today w/ Dan French

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657: Helen Mackenzie's 2023 Chart Toppers

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656: 2023 Dial P for Procurement Year in Review w/ Kelly Barner

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655: Procurement 6 | December 15th, 2023

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654: 2024 ESG Action Planning w/ Jared Ridgley and Alexander Hellwig

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653: Procurement 6 | December 8th, 2023

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652: The Opportunity for Procurement to Collaborate with End Customers w/ Stephen Tonks

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651: Procurement 6 | December 1st, 2023

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650: Deloitte's 2023 CPO Survey: Orchestrators of Value with Aaron Addicoat and Ryan Flynn

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649: Procurement 6 | November 24th, 2023

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648: Tackling Procurement's Perception Problem w/ Nishish Saxena

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647: Procurement 6 | November 17th, 2023

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646: Special Series AI-Empowered Procurement | Part 4: The Future of AI-Empowered Procurement with Clive R. Heal and Bill Michels

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645: Special Series AI-Empowered Procurement | Part 3: Solving Procurement's Data Problems with Automation with Bill Michels

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644: Special Series AI-Empowered Procurement | Part 2: Man v. Machine: Skills Development of the Future with Bill Michels

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643: Special Series AI-Empowered Procurement | Part 1: Survival of the Fittest: Entering the Procurement Metaverse with Clive R. Heal

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642: Procurement 6 | November 10th, 2023

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641: Rising to the Challenge: Driving Procurement Excellence in 2023 w/ Dipan Karumsi and Len Prokopets

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640: Procurement 6 | November 3rd, 2023

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639: Separating AI Hype from Digital Procurement Value w/ Andy Warzecha, Christopher Sawchuk and Rick Gardner

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638: Procurement 6 | October 27th, 2023

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637: Achieving Next Level Supplier Relationships w/ Saurabh Mehta and Manish Agarwal

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636: Procurement 6 | October 20th, 2023

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635: Relationship Building: The Key to Effective Risk Management in Procurement with Oliver Berrouiguet

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634: Procurement 6 | October 13th, 2023

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633: Managing Services Procurement on a Grand Scale w/ Matt Mehler

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632: Procurement 6 | October 6th, 2023

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631: Simple Steps for Growing Supplier Diversity w/ Daniel Dorr and Lois Eichacker

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630: Procurement 6 | September 29th, 2023

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629: Benchmarking Services Procurement w/ Kelly Barner and Philip Ideson

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628: Procurement 6 | September 22nd, 2023

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627: Adopting a Challenger Attitude in Complex Spend Categories w/ Ben Lambert

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626: Procurement 6 | September 15th, 2023

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625: A Deliberate Path to Success through Comprehensive Talent Procurement w/ Brian Salkowski and Marie France

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624: Procurement 6 | September 8th, 2023

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623: Reimagining the Art of RFP-Possible with Chris Mele

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622: Procurement 6 | September 1, 2023

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621: Elevating the ROI of Business Travel w/ Scott Gillespie

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620: Procurement 6 | August 25th, 2023

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619: An Expert's Guide to Procurement Change Management with Chandell Shorter and Joe Payne

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618: Procurement 6 | August 18th, 2023

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617: The Care and Feeding of the Procurement Startup Ecosystem w/ Jack Freeman

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616: Procurement 6 | August 11th, 2023

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615: Strengthening Your Corporate Culture to Survive Challenging Economic Times w/ Mu Wagh and Matt Reddington

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614: Procurement 6 | August 4th, 2023

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613: Halfway to 2024: An Art of Procurement Mid-Year Check In with Kelly Barner and Philip Ideson

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612: Procurement 6 | July 28th, 2023

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611: Procurement's Role in Value-based Healthcare w/ Heba Farouk

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610: Procurement 6 | July 21st, 2023

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609: Bridging the Confidence Gap to Achieve the Best Business Outcomes w/ Baber Farooq

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608: Procurement 6 | July 14th, 2023

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607: The Peculiarities of Construction Procurement w/ Neha Kumar

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606: Procurement 6 | July 7th, 2023

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605: Dial P Crossover: A GAAP in Judgement at Kraft Heinz

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604: Procurement 6 | June 30th, 2023

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603: From C-Suite Priority to Procurement Strategy: Managing Risk at Scale w/ Gordon Donovan and Matthew Montgomery

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602: Procurement 6 | June 23rd, 2023

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601: Investing in Next Generation Digital Literacy for Procurement

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600: Procurement 6 | June 16th, 2023

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599: Building Future Profitability with Mid-market Business Ecosystems with Claus Gruenewald and Conor Mullaney

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598: Procurement 6 | June 9th, 2023

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597: Bridging the Decision Abyss with Decision Intelligence w/ Keith Hartley and Lance Younger

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596: Procurement 6 | June 2nd, 2023

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595: Exploring the Potential for Applying AI in Procurement w/ Florin Tufan

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594: Procurement 6 | May 26th, 2023

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593: Getting to Know Should-Cost Analysis w/ Yushiro Kato

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592: Procurement 6 | May 19th, 2023

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591: Rethink, Reflect, Reexamine: Strengthening Global Procurement Operating Models w/ Jake Taylor

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590: Procurement 6 | May 12th, 2023

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589: Making the Pivot to High-Impact Procurement w/ Chris Riley

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588: Procurement 6 | May 5th, 2023

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587: [BONUS] An AOP Rebrand 8 Years in the Making w/ Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner

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586: Benchmarking Supplier Diversity to Drive Performance w/ Aylin Basom and Lois Eichacker

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585: Procurement 6 | April 28th, 2023

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584: Enlisting Procurement in the Fight to Eradicate Modern Day Slavery w/ Tim Nelson

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583: Procurement 6 | April 21st, 2023

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582: Business Resilience for Short Term Agility and Long Term Growth w/ Yatin Anand and MVK

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581: Procurement 6 | April 14th, 2023

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580: Capturing the ROI of Upstream Relationships w/ Brian Peters

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579: Procurement 6 | April 7th, 2023

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578: Architecting and Enabling Amazing Procurement Teams w/ Fadi El Mouallem

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577: Procurement 6 | March 31st, 2023

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576: Facilitating Differentiated Decision Making Series | Part 4: Crossing the Data to Action Gap w/ Sammeli Sammalkorpi

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575: Facilitating Differentiated Decision Making Series | Part 3: Talent & Human Decision Making w/ Deep Singh

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574: Facilitating Differentiated Decision Making | Part 2: ESG Analytics w/ Heta Pirttijärvi

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573: Facilitating Differentiated Decision Making Series | Part 1: Procurement Information Hub w/ Heta Ruikka

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572: Procurement 6 | March 24th, 2023

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571: The Journey to 1 Million Downloads of the Art of Procurement Podcast w/ Kelly Barner and Philip Ideson

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570 : Procurement 6 | March 17th, 2023

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569: Stop Shadow Spend in Its Tracks With Improved Data Visibility w/ Emily Campbell and Nick Pinkman

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568: Procurement 6 | March 10th, 2023

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567: Changing Procurement Hearts & Minds w/ Paras Sood

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566: Procurement 6 | March 3rd, 2023

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565: Key Takeaways From Digital Outcomes 2023 w/ Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner

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564: Procurement 6 | February 24th, 2023

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563: Direct Spend Management and the Ultimate Darwinian Sport w/ Keith Hartley

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562: Procurement 6 | February 17th, 2023

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561: Forecasting the Future with Cautious Optimism w/ Rujul Zaparde and Colin Glazier

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560: Procurement 6 | February 10th, 2023

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559: Riding the Rollercoaster of Procurement Recruiting w/ Mark Holyoake

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558: Procurement 6 | February 3rd, 2023

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557: How to Know When Procurement Needs a Rebrand w/ Katherine McCleery

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556: Procurement 6 | January 27th, 2023

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555: Establishing Procurement in a Moonshot Factory w/ Vytas Sliesoraitis

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554: Procurement 6 | January 20th, 2023

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553: Digital Outcomes 2023 Agenda Reveal w/ Kelly Barner and Philip Ideson

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552: Procurement 6 | January 13th, 2023

352

551: Navigating the Perfect Storm Using Category Management w/ Stephane Morel

353

550: Procurement 6 | January 6th, 2023

354

549: 3 Key Messages for Procurement Leaders in 2023 w/ Philip Ideson

355

548: Three Authors Featured on The Sourcing Hero Podcast w/ Simon Horton, Tim Hughes and Jonathan O'Brien

356

547: Top Moments from AOP's Virtual Events in 2022 w/ Melissa Drew, Doug Van Wingerden, Tanya Manning-Grant and Helen Mackenzie

357

546: Procurement 6 | December 16th, 2022

358

545: How to SUPERCHARGE Your Digital Procurement Strategy w/ Alpar Kamber, Julie Brignac and Chris Eyerman

359

544: Procurement 6 | December 9th, 2022

360

543: Who is responsible for making sure suppliers break even? w/ Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner

361

542: Procurement 6 | December 2nd, 2022

362

541: Unlocking the X Factor in Procurement Transformation w/ Radhika Samant and Lalitha Rajagopalan

363

540: Procurement 6 | November 25th, 2022

364

539: The Great Procurement Talent Reshuffling w/ Joe Payne and Jennifer Ulrich

365

538: Procurement 6 | November 18th, 2022

366

537: Achieving an Exponential Vision Against the Odds w/ Tony Uphoff

367

536: Procurement 6 | November 11th, 2022

368

535: Putting Digital Procurement in the Spotlight w/ Matthias Gutzmann

369

534: Procurement 6 | November 4th, 2022

370

533: MAKE IT HAPPEN - Applying the Athlete's Mindset to Your Procurement Journey w/ Lou Alexander

371

532: Procurement 6 | October 28th, 2022

372

531: Agile Sourcing: How Digitization Drives Better Outcomes w/ Nicholas Wright, Ben Weston and Graham Moore

373

530: Procurement 6 | October 21st, 2022

374

529: Key Takeaways from ProcureCon EU w/ Helen Mackenzie and Philip Ideson

375

528: Procurement 6 | October 14th, 2022

376

527: The Critical Role for Procurement in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestments w/ Chris McCarney and Marcos Cortes

377

526: Procurement 6 | October 7th, 2022

378

525: Improving Procurement's Impact From the Moment of Intake w/ Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner

379

524: Procurement 6 | September 30th, 2022

380

523: Improving the Flexibility of your Category Management Skills w/ Steve Trussell

381

522: Procurement 6 | September 23rd, 2022

382

521: Setting the Standard for Procurement across Africa w/ Steve Ashcroft

383

520: Procurement 6 | September 16th, 2022

384

519: Preparing to Meet Traveler Expectations in the Face of the Unknown w/ Martin Biermann

385

518: Procurement 6 | September 09, 2022

386

517: Magic v. Logic: The Power of Storytelling w/ Simon Geale

387

516: Procurement 6 | September 02, 2022

388

515: Procurement for All Seasons: Being Prepared for Ever Changing Market Conditions w/ Embry Davis and Ben Kempenich

389

514: Procurement 6 | August 26, 2022

390

513: Crossover from The Sourcing Hero: Life Hacks for Driving Employee Engagement w/ Ashley Sieb

391

512: Procurement 6 | August 19th, 2022

392

511: Digital Procurement Is Not Easy: Don't Go It Alone w/ Anthony Mignogna and Claire Sexton

393

509: Designing an End-to-End Ecosystem Approach to Procurement w/ WNS Denali Part 4: Procure to Pay

394

507: Designing an End-to-End Ecosystem Approach to Procurement w/ WNS Denali Part 2: Category Management

395

506: Designing an End-to-End Ecosystem Approach to Procurement w/ WNS Denali Part 1: Understanding the Current State and Mapping Out the Solution

396

508: Designing an End-to-End Ecosystem Approach to Procurement w/ WNS Denali Part 3: Source to Contract

397

505: Procurement 6 | August 5th, 2022

398

504: Hour of Change and Challenge: 10X the Impact of Procurement w/ Kelly Barner and Philip Ideson

399

503: Procurement 6 | July 29th, 2022

400

502: The Battle for Supply Chain Data Supremacy w/ Joe Yacura and Vishal Patel

401

501: Procurement 6 | July 22nd, 2022

402

500: Profit From the Source w/ Authors Daniel Weise and Dr. Wolfgang Schnellbächer

403

499: Procurement 6 | July 15th, 2022

404

498: The Big Debate: Procurement vs. Sales w/ Donna Donato, Chris Donato, and Megan Dimmer

405

497: Procurement 6 | July 8th, 2022

406

496: Helping Supply Chain Insight Keep Pace with Procurement Expertise w/ Rajesh Kalidindi

407

495: Procurement 6 | July 1st, 2022

408

494: Connected Planning for Financial Outcomes and Sustainability w/ Nick Wingbermuehle, Adrian de Groot Ruiz and Bryan Baum

409

493: Procurement 6 | June 24th, 2022

410

492: Driving Progress Towards Gender Equality w/ David Latten

411

491: Procurement 6 | June 17th, 2022

412

490: Helping Procurement Push the Envelope w/ Baber Farooq

413

489: Procurement 6 | June 10th, 2022

414

488: Procurement for the People | Diversifying Today for an Equitable Tomorrow with Jason Roberts

415

487: Three Problems that Will Make Your P2P Implementation Fail w/ Joe Payne, Jennifer Ulrich and Tom Pellescki

416

486: Procurement 6 | June 3rd, 2022

417

485: Tech Market Trends for Scaling Procurement Outcomes w/ Jack Freeman

418

484: Procurement 6 | May 27th, 2022

419

483: Setting the Gold Standard for Procurement w/ Rendi Miller

420

482: Procurement 6 | May 20th, 2022

421

481: Leveraging Rising Contingent Workforce for Value Beyond Savings

422

480: Procurement 6 | May 13th, 2022

423

479: Can Digital Help Scale Category Management Best Practices? w/ Remko Van Hoek and Gary Levitan

424

478: Procurement 6 | May 6th, 2022

425

477: Procurement for the People | "That's Not Digital" w/ Dr. Elouise Epstein

426

476: Finding the Motivation to Attempt New Things w/ Thomas Udesen

427

475: Procurement 6 | April 29th, 2022

428

474: Accelerating the Conversation About Supplier Diversity w/ Kelly Barner

429

473: Procurement 6 | April 22nd, 2022

430

472: Fulfilling Procurement's Digital Destiny w/ Johann Raunig

431

471: Procurement 6 | April 15th, 2022

432

470: Placing Procurement at the Intersection of Corporate Culture and Employee Experience w/ Colin Glazier and Joe Frederick

433

469: Procurement 6 | April 8 2022

434

468: Procurement for the People - How to Sell to Procurement: A Masterclass w/ Jill Robbins

435

467: Why Self-guided Buying Can Enable the Business to Scale Quickly w/ Elisabeth Schlag-Lawrence and Mita Gupta

436

466: Procurement 6 | April 1st 2022

437

465: How to Utilize a Data-driven Mindset to Supercharge your Procurement Organization w/ Sievo and Bain & Company

438

464: Procurement 6 | March 25th 2022

439

463: Daring to Think Like an External Service Provider w/ BT Sourced

440

462: Procurement 6 | March 18th 2022

441

461: Closing the Gap Between Talent Supply & Demand w/ Mathias Linnemann

442

460: Procurement 6 | March 11th 2022

443

459: Procurement for the People - No One "Gets" Procurement w/ Daniel Barnes

444

458: Procure4Peace: How Can Procurement Professionals Help Ukrainians w/ Sammeli Sammalkorpi

445

457: Procurement 6 | March 4th, 2022

446

456: Navigating the Digital Procurement Ecosystem w/ Dr. Ferhat Eryurt and Lukas Wawrla

447

455: Procurement 6 - February 25th, 2022

448

454: Managing Supplier ESG Risk | Managing Risk and ESG Objectives through Supplier Partnerships

449

453: Managing Supplier ESG Risk | Monitoring the Supply Chain for Sources of Disruption

450

452: Managing Supplier ESG Risk | Managing Supplier ESG Risk: Onboarding Suppliers With Risk and ESG in Mind

451

451: Managing Supplier ESG Risk | Assessing Suppliers in the Context of ESG Objectives

452

450: Procurement 6 - February 18th, 2022

453

448: Putting Experiential Procurement into Practice w/ Tim Jones

454

447: Procurement 6 - February 11th 2022

455

446: Health Insurance Category Briefing w/ Eric Krieg

456

445: Procurement 6 - February 4th 2022

457

444: Making the Case for Diversity in Public Procurement w/ Sean Correll and Jarrod McAdoo

458

443: Procurement 6 - January 28th 2022

459

442: Resolving to Escape the Restraints of Savings in 2022

460

441: Procurement 6 - January 21st 2022

461

440: Leading the Purpose-driven Procurement Movement w/ Peter Smith and Mark Perera

462

439: Procurement 6 - January 14th 2022

463

438: Debating the Big Bets Made to Spur Procurement Innovation w/ BT Sourced

464

437: Day 1 for Procurement w/ Philip Ideson

465

436: BONUS EPISODE: Listening to the Voice of the Business

466

435: BONUS EPISODE: Making the Most of Procurement Data

467

434: BONUS EPISODE: Is a Category-Led Organizational Structure Still Fit for Purpose?

468

433: Making a Business Case for Supplier Experience Management w/ HICX and Friends

469

432: Driving ESG With a Holistic View w/ Vanessa Pepperell

470

431: Roadmap to Savings: Partnering with the Business to Drive Progress

471

430: Partnership as a Service: Driving Change & Delivering Unconventional Returns at UMass

472

429: Starting a Cycle of Constant Reinvention w/ Adam Brown

473

428: Learning to Succeed Despite Uncertain Market Dynamics w/ Sherri Barnes and Kristen Rellihan

474

427: Procurement Transformation in the Oil and Gas Industry w/ Ferhat Eryurt and Artem Sherekh

475

426: The Greatest Time to Be In Procurement is Now w/ Dr Elouise Epstein

476

425: The State of the Procurement Profession in 2021 w/ Dr. Marcell Vollmer and Christoph Bode

477

424: Preserving the Actionability and Immediacy of Market Intelligence w/ Ashley Cruz and Thomas Larson

478

423: Creating Tail Spend ROI Through an Improved Buyer Experience w/ Jean-Baptiste Anne & Vishal Patel

479

422: The Impact of the 'Great Resignation' on Service Categories w/ Amy Fong

480

421: Applying Cognitive Technology to Procurement w/ Melissa Drew

481

420: Taking a BOLD and Focused Approach to Transforming Indirect P2P at Clorox

482

419: Responding to Supplier Price Increase Requests w/ Philip Ideson

483

418: A Sales Perspective on Software Pricing and the RFP Process w/ Chris Mele

484

417: Seeking Alignment Between Procurement, AP, and Treasury During Procurement Transformation w/ Joe Payne and Jennifer Ulrich

485

416: Designing Procurement to Accelerate Success in a High Growth Business

486

415: Pandemic Pressures: 4 Key Pillars to Evaluate in Your Corporate Travel Program - Part 4: Integrating Sustainability into Your Business Travel Program

487

414: Pandemic Pressures: 4 Key Pillars to Evaluate in Your Corporate Travel Program - Part 3: Traveler Safety

488

413: Pandemic Pressures: 4 Key Pillars to Evaluate in Your Corporate Travel Program - Part 2: Negotiating Deals with Uncertain Volumes

489

412: Pandemic Pressures: 4 Key Pillars to Evaluate in Your Corporate Travel Program - Part 1: Policy

490

411: The Value of Having an Audit Clause in Certain Contracts w/ Ben Evans

491

410: What is an integrated business network and what does it do? w/ Tony Harris

492

409: Reflections, Vision, and Plans for the Rest of 2021 W/ Philip Ideson

493

408: Taking Control of Procurement's Brand w/ Steve Wills

494

407: Upheaval and Uncertainty in the Meetings and Events Industry W/ J. Grant Caplan

495

406: Improving Internal Perception of Procurement from Intake to Procure w/ Liem Hua, Michael Denari, and Rujul Zaparde

496

405: Seven 'Next Generation' Procurement Skills w/ Christoph Flöthmann

497

404: A Conversation with the Authors of 'Managing Indirect Spend' w/ Joe Payne, Bill Dorn, Dave Pastore, and Jennifer Ulrich

498

403: Getting Control of Your Telecom Spend w/ Jeff Poirior

499

402: [Bonus] Introducing The Sourcing Hero - Learning to Recognize Heroes w/ Dr. Dred Scott

500

401: Digital Transformation as a Foundational Requirement for Data-Driven Procurement

501

400: Contracting in the New Economy w/ Kate Vitasek

502

399: Reimagining the P2P Experience for Procurement, the Business, and Suppliers w/ Magnus Bergfors

503

398: Deloitte 2021 CPO Study - Throwing Complexity into Overdrive - w / Ryan Flynn

504

397: Setting the Stage for Sustained Sustainability w/ Pierre-Francois Thaler

505

396: Envisioning the Procurement Operating Model of the Future w/ Conrad Snover and Betsy Pancik

506

395: Supplier Diversity: Urgency, Scalability, and Ownership w/ Neeraj Shah

507

394: A Conversation with the Authors of 'Profit From Procurement'

508

393: Holistic Supply Chain Risk Management: Response & Resilience w/ Heiko Schwarz

509

392: Rethinking Procurement's Approach to Marketing Operations Spend w/ Phil Schoonmaker

510

391: Procurement as the Master and Beneficiary of Data Ecosystems w/ Sammeli Sammalkorpi

511

390: Why Procurement Leaders Must Seize the Moment and Transform Their Function - A Mastermind LIVE Spring Panel Discussion

512

389: Elevating Procurement's Impact in a Distributed Organization w/ Robert Bonnar

513

388: Pulse Check: Are You Enabling True Stakeholder Alignment?

514

387: The AOP Mastermind LIVE Spring Preview Show

515

386: How Telecom Giant BT Drives the Bottom Line and Corporate Resiliency W/ Adam Brown

516

385: 2021 StartUp & Growth Series - Suppleye

517

384: 2021 StartUp & Growth Series - Promitheia

518

383: 2021 StartUp & Growth Series - Creactives

519

382: 2021 StartUp & Growth Series - Vistio

520

381: 2021 StartUp & Growth Series - Tealbook

521

380: 2021 StartUp & Growth Series - Focal Point

522

379: 2021 StartUp & Growth Series - HICX

523

378: Collaboration or Competition: Cost Transparency Settles the Debate w/ Rod Sherkin

524

377: A Practical Guide to e-Auctions for Procurement w/ Jacob Gorm Larsen

525

376: Driving a Growth Agenda - Going Beyond the Table Stakes w/ Philip Ideson

526

375: Driving a Growth Agenda - Walking the Line: Balancing Risk Versus Growth w/ Alex Saric

527

374: Driving a Growth Agenda - The Role of Suppliers in Restoring Growth w/ Vishal Patel

528

373: Driving a Growth Agenda - How Procurement Can Help Restore Growth through Cross-Functional Collaboration w/ Sylvie Noel

529

372: Procurement's Role in Managing Risk & Driving Resilience w/ Canda Rozier

530

371: Using Qualifications-based Selection (QBS) for Sourcing Creative Services w/ Leah Power

531

370: Getting a Grip on Your Long Tail Spend w/ Tom Cicale and Sameer Sharma

532

369: How Procurement Can Impact the Health of our Local Communities w/ Mary Beth Lang

533

368: Leadership, Engagement, and Burnout in a Virtual Workforce w/ Tom Graham

534

367: Building World Class Procurement From Scratch w/ Jaime Robles

535

366: Achieving Your Objectives w/ Jan Griffiths

536

365: How Procurement Can Use Customer Experience (CX) Best Practices w/ Stephanie Thum, CCXP

537

364: How Procurement Has Become The Catalyst For Enterprise Transformation w/ Chris Sawchuk and Keith Hausmann

538

363: How Procurement Can Build Supply Chain Resilience w/ Tom Kieley and Go Kamiyama

539

BONUS: The 2021 Pivot - How Leading CPOs are Pivoting their Teams for Success

540

362: The Current State of Financial Services Spend w/ Diego de la Garza

541

361: A CEOs View on the Opportunity for Procurement w/ Tony Uphoff

542

360: Q&A Series - How Do We Create Stronger Relationships with our Suppliers?

543

359: Q&A Series - Why Should We Be Thankful to Have Careers in Procurement?"

544

358: Q&A Series - Will Automation Replace Procurement?

545

357: Q&A Series - Help! I Hate My Supplier! What Do I Do?

546

356: Q&A Series - Is Procurement Moving Away from Category Management?

547

355: Q&A Series - How Can Procurement Get Better at Working with People?

548

354: Q&A Series - How to Get Buy In for Sustainability Initiatives

549

353: Q&A Series - Can Transformation Address Compliance?

550

352: Q&A Series - How to Connect Procurement Performance with Company Growth

551

351: Q&A Series - Measuring Procurement's TOTAL Value

552

350: Q&A Series - How Can Companies Leverage Procurement Services?

553

349: Q&A Series - Building Procurement - Where Do I Start?

554

348: Q&A Series - What are the Top 5 CPO Priorities?

555

347: Q&A Series - Handling "the Present Situation"

556

346: Q&A Series - Getting the A-Team on Your Account

557

345: The Current State of MRO Spend w/ Mike Croasdale

558

344: 2021: Post-Crisis Procurement w/ Chris Sawchuk and Vishal Patel

559

343: AOP Mastermind LIVE 2020 Recap: A New Day for Procurement

560

342: Bad Buying - Tales of Waste Billions w/ Peter Smith

561

341: The Current State of Telecom Spend W/ Dave Pastore

562

340: Developing Procurement's Unique Selling Proposition w/ Juergen Scherer

563

339: How to Use Sales Techniques to Ace the Stakeholder Introduction Meeting

564

338: Building Your Procurement Digital Roadmap w/ Christopher Eyerman and David Clevenger

565

337: The Current State of IT Spend W/ Rene Mathis

566

336: Rewind - How Google's Sourcing Team Became a Trusted Business Partner w/ Tim Jones

567

335: Rewind - The Tao of Procurement w/ Jack Miles

568

334: Rewind - The Story of a Procurement Fraud w/ Sylvain Mansotte

569

333: Overcoming the Procurement Language Barrier w/ Steve Wills

570

332: The Current State of Marketing Spend Management W/ Kathleen Jordan

571

331: Making the Case: The Business of Supplier Diversity w/ Jamie Crump

572

330: Applying the Flywheel Effect to Procurement (Part 2)

573

329: Applying the Flywheel Effect to Procurement (Part 1)

574

328: The Current State of Facilities Services W/ Arthur Piszczor

575

327: Making the Business Case for Retaining or Adding Procurement Headcount w/ Alexis Ryan

576

326: How to Build a Simple Sourcing Governance Process to Align Procurement Impact with Business Needs

577

325: How to Identify & Mitigate Risk with a Category Continuity Plan

578

324: Leadership & Planning in a Time of Disruption w/ Tom Graham

579

323: The Current State of Logistics W/ Joe Lazzerini

580

322: How to Navigate Zero-Based Budgeting & Apply its Principles to Your Category Strategy w/ David Ward

581

321: Misused and Misunderstood: Reclaim the Power of the RFP W/ Dave Hulsen

582

320: How to Hire and Be Hired in the Headwinds of the New Economy w/ Mark Holyoake

583

319: Seizing the Opportunity for Quick Wins w/ Brian Seipel

584

318: Partnering with the Business for Mutual Success w/ Canda Rozier

585

317: 7 Creative Ways to Kick-Start Your Program - Expense Management Special Series Part 5

586

316: Demand and Category Management Expense Reduction Tactics - Expense Management Special Series Part 4

587

315: Tactics for Use when Sourcing and with Incumbent Suppliers - Expense Management Special Series Part 3

588

314: Avoiding Common Pitfalls - Expense Management Special Series Part 2

589

313: Building an Expense Management Program - Expense Management Special Series Part 1

590

312: How to Use AI-Powered Sourcing for Complex Services w/ Keith Hausmann

591

311: Leading Procurement in an Economic Downturn w/ Joe Payne

592

310: A CIO's Perspective on IT & Procurement during a Pandemic w/ Tim Crawford

593

309: Procurement's Response to COVID-19 Beyond the Next 2 Weeks w/ Christian Heinrich

594

308: How Procurement Can Help US-Based Suppliers Access Emergency Cash from the SBA w/ Amanda Prochaska

595

307: Category Spotlight - Uniforms w/ Rich Ham

596

306: Leading in a Crisis w/ Jan Griffiths

597

305: Powering Procurement's Social Impact w/ Paul Polizzotto

598

304: Breaking Up is Hard to Do - This Month in Procurement

599

303: How Cimpress Built a Procurement Team that Operates like a Services Business w/ Evert Karsen

600

302: Unpacking the Standing Neutral w/ Kate Vitasek

601

301: Mastering the Procurement Data Challenge w/ Joe Yacura

602

300: Introducing Procurement, Inc. - This Month in Procurement

603

299: TraDove - AOP Start Up Series

604

298: Per Angusta - AOP Start Up Series

605

297: ProcurementFlow - AOP Start Up Series

606

296: Tealbook - AOP Start Up Series

607

295: Bid Ops - AOP Start Up Series

608

294: Spendency - AOP Start Up Series

609

293: Keelvar - AOP Start Up Series

610

292: Provalido - AOP Start Up Series

611

291: Kodiak Hub - AOP Start Up Series

612

290: The Value of Digital Procurement in the Manufacturing Sector w/ Sundar Kamak

613

289: Integrating Blockchain into Procurement w/ Remko Van Hoek

614

288: Three Procurement Themes for 2020

615

287: Best Practices for Managing Procurement Performance w/ Pierre Lapree and Jason Treida

616

286: Defining and Delivering on Supplier Development w/ Amanda Prochaska & Jonathan Townsley

617

285: A Procurement Compendium w/ Peter Smith

618

284: Escaping Your Traditional Environment - This Month in Procurement

619

283: A CPO's Guide to Planning for 2020 w/ David Rae and Geraldine Craven

620

282: Proactive Recession Planning w/ Bill Michels

621

281: Planning for 2020 - This Month in Procurement

622

280: The 2019 Deloitte CPO Survey Word of the Year: Complexity w/ Ryan Flynn

623

279: A CPO's First 100 Days - Creating a Highly Skilled Procurement Team w/ Shirin Tomlinson

624

278: A CPO's First 100 Days - Leveraging New Procurement Technology w/ Peter Wetherill

625

277: A CPO's First 100 Days - Achieving Quick Wins through In-Year Savings w/ Sushank Agarwal

626

276: A CPO's First 100 Days - Building a High-Performing Procurement Operating Model w/ Vikas Tyagi

627

275: A CPO's First 100 Days - Repositioning the Role of Procurement w/ Simon Whatson

628

274: Getting Executive Buy-In for a Procurement Change Initiative

629

273: Navigating Your Next Procurement Conference - This Month in Procurement

630

272: Harmonizing Global Procurement Processes and Technology at Deutsche Telekom w/ Hakan Cakir

631

271: Delivering World-class Performance in a Digital Era w/ Chris Sawchuk

632

270: How MetLife is Applying Automation to the Sourcing Process w/ Mahmood Shah

633

269: How the NBA Thinks Differently About Procurement Leadership w/ Joe Postiglione

634

268: Technology "Turn Arounds" - This Month in Procurement

635

267: Why Digital Transformation Puts Procurement at the Heart of the Enterprise w/ Jon Hansen

636

266: Embracing the Power of "Good" Conflict w/ Jason Cammorata

637

265: A Survival Guide for Managing Consulting Services Spend w/ Hélène Laffitte

638

264: Where Did the Money Go? Bridging the Procurement & Finance Gap w/ Dana Small

639

263: How to Drive Sustainable Savings from your Direct and Factory Indirect Spend

640

262: Childcare, Ducks, and Power - Negotiation Tips from the Trenches!

641

261: Maintaining Relationships Through a Tough Negotiation

642

260: How Fortescue Re-energized their Technology Transformation through Guided Buying w/ Liam Moniz

643

259: Managing the Devil in the Details w/ Mark Richardson

644

258: How to Hire for EQ w/ Iain Campbell McKenna

645

257: Embracing Disruption to Spur Procurement Innovation w/ Cyril Pourrat

646

256: Becoming a Self Determined Manager w/ David Deacon

647

255: How to Build a "Board of Directors" and Create Alignment with Executive Stakeholders

648

254: GPO Do's and Don'ts w/ Anthony Clervi

649

253: Winning Hearts and Minds: A Transformation Journey Three Years In w/ Dave Quillin

650

252: Hitting the Brakes on Out of Control Supplier Master Data w/ Cyrille Naux

651

251: How a Purple Hairy Monster Helped Transform Procurement at VSP Global w/ Nathan Haydn-Myer and Siddharth Ramesh

652

250: Procurement's Digital Imperative - Why Technology is Just the Beginning w/ Kris Koneru

653

249: Pursuing a Non-linear Career Path (That Passes Through Procurement) w/ Jill Robbins

654

248: Removing Barriers to Supplier Enabled Innovation w/ Lawrence Kane

655

247: How Retail Business Services Delivers Value Beyond Savings w/ Nancy Nicoll

656

246: Evaluating FinTechs: Performing Due Diligence on Startups and Emerging Technologies w/ Andy Atkins

657

245: Technology Alone is Still Not a Silver Bullet for Transformation

658

244: Managing Spend by Mastering Behavior w/ David Loseby

659

243: Building Your Procurement AI Game Plan w/ Sammeli Sammalkorpi

660

242: Moving Up or In to Procurement w/ Louis Bastone

661

241: Aligning Intent and Investment to Build (the Right) Procurement Capabilities

662

240: Bridging the Gap Between Procurement and Accounts Payable w/ Matt Clark

663

239: The Long-term Impact of Risk-Averse Recruiting w/ Andrew Daley

664

238: Redefining Success in a Customer-Centric Procurement Organization w/ Jens Hentschel

665

237: Leveraging Storytelling to Better Connect with Your Stakeholders

666

236: Embrace the Churn: Real World Advice on Positive Disruption w/ Joanna Martinez

667

235: Building Meaningful Brands on Personal Connections

668

234: How to Help Your Millennial and Gen Z Colleagues Succeed and Shape the Future of Procurement w/ Charlotte de Brabandt and Yannick Blättler

669

233: Three Questions to Ask to Kick-Start Your 2019 Change Journey

670

232: When Should You Add a Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) to Your Procurement Toolkit? w/ Jay Black

671

231: Building Procurement Capabilities After a Corporate Spin-Off

672

230: Automating the Negotiation Process w/ Edmund Zagorin

673

229: Help Me Plan for 2019!

674

228: Managing in Global and Virtual Office Environments w/ Antonio Humphreys

675

227: Can't See the Wood for the Trees w/ Alison Smith

676

226: #TakeAction: 15-Minutes a Day

677

225: #TakeAction: Have an Opinion on the Future of Procurement

678

224: #TakeAction: Increase Your "CQ"

679

223: #TakeAction: Mind Your Language

680

222: #TakeAction: Develop Optionality

681

221: #TakeAction: Reputational Decision Making

682

220: #TakeAction: Show You Care (Pay Your Supplier)

683

219: #TakeAction: One Technology at a Time

684

218: #TakeAction: Simplify Your Specification

685

217: #TakeAction: Overcome Your CEO's Apathy

686

216: #TakeAction: What Keeps Them Up At Night?

687

215: #TakeAction: Raise the Level of Your Game

688

214: #TakeAction: Engage in Start-Up Communities

689

213: #TakeAction: Too Many Eggs in One Basket?

690

212: #TakeAction: Build a Feedback Loop

691

211: #TakeAction: Develop a Negotiation Micro-Plan

692

210: #TakeAction: Save "It" Before "It's" Too Late

693

209: #TakeAction: Get a Non-Procurement Mentor

694

208: #TakeAction: What Do They Really Want?

695

207: #TakeAction: Serve Your Platinum Stakeholders feat. Tim Jones

696

206: #TakeAction: Build Your Brand the Apple Way feat. Steve Wozniak

697

205: #TakeAction: Run a Request for Partner feat. Kate Vitasek

698

204: #TakeAction: First Select Your Vehicle

699

203: Tokenization, Cryptocurrency and the Blockchain: A Procurement Primer w/ Charlotte de Brabandt & Henry Fudge

700

201: How to Buy a Gorilla w/ David Meikle

701

200: Preparing for the Operating Models of the New Procurement w/ Oliver Gall

702

199: The Art of the Interview: A Behind the Scenes Look at Creating a Procurement Podcast

703

198: Mitigating the Impact of Trade Wars & Tariffs w/ Bill Michels

704

197: Risk Mitigation Strategies for Single & Sole Source Suppliers w/ Ted Olshefski

705

196: Scaling Procurement's Impact Through Effective Capability Frameworks w/ Gordon Donovan

706

195: How to Recover Cash Due to Supplier Billing Errors w/ Ben Evans

707

194: Is Self-Awareness Limiting Your Impact? w/ Odelle Bell

708

193: "There's No Point in Doing a Favor for an Amnesiac" w/ Rory Sutherland

709

192: SRM: Unlock the Hidden Value within Your Supply Base w/ Jonathan O'Brien

710

191: How to Understand and Manage Your Input Costs w/ Jimmy Ankleseria

711

190: Mastering Your Master Data, and Why You Need to Care w/ Doug Paul

712

188: Designing and Executing a Balanced Deal w/ Jeanette Nyden

713

187: Making an Impact: Meet the 2018 ISM 30 Under 30 Megawatt Winner w/ Charlotte de Brabandt

714

186: How GE Aviation Saves Time and Money Through "Brilliant Contracting" w/ Shawn Burton

715

185: Adding it Up: A Cost Savings Discussion with Mark Raffan

716

184: Harnessing the Power of Community Intelligence w/ Rob Bernshteyn

717

183: How to Stop the Leaks & Maximize Your Savings Potential w/ Tom Beaty

718

182: The Tried and Tested Pillars of Procurement Transformation w/ Brian Bancroft

719

180: Digitization & Procurement: Separating Hype from Reality w/ Saurabh Gupta

720

179: How Vodafone is Pioneering a New Approach for Supplier Enabled Innovation w/ Warrick Cramer and Mark Perera

721

178: The Art of Repairing Broken Relationships w/ Danny Ertel

722

177: How Biogen is Changing the Game for Procurement Performance w/ Walt Charles

723

176: Why Mindset is Crucial to be Successful in the New Age of Procurement w/ Jack Miles

724

175: Creating a Culture that Challenges the Status Quo w/ Jocelyn Stahl, The Hershey Company

725

174: Food for Thought: Challenging Our Procurement Assumptions

726

173: Lessons Learned in Contract Negotiations from a Trial Lawyer, Mediator and Contract Coach w/ Jeanette Nyden

727

172: A Ninja's Guide to Effective Negotiations w/ Mark Raffan

728

171: 6 Elements to Consider When Benchmarking Your Procurement Team w/ Joseph Richardson

729

170: Building Trust Through Data Transparency w/ Johan-Peter Teppala

730

169: Being a Catalyst - Making Choices, Leaving a Mark & Generating Fulfillment

731

168: Building Risk Tolerance without Losing Urgency w/ Margaret Gilbert and Anthony English

732

167: The Value of Real Life Networking in a Virtual World w/ Tania Seary

733

166: Laying the Foundations for a Role Change in 2018

734

165: Articulating Procurement's 'Brand Promise' to the Organization w/ Chandar Pattabhiram

735

164: Black Belt Procurement: The Power of Maintained Focus w/ Lawrence Kane

736

163: Procurement Takes the Leap and Embraces 'Vested' w/ Kate Vitasek

737

162: The Role of Procurement in the War Against Data Security Threats w/ Chris Camejo

738

161: Sourcing Optimization is About Visibility, Not Complexity w/ Alan Holland

739

160: The Success of Sourcing Business Models at GuideWell w/ Tim Cronin

740

BMP Radio on AOP: The Pathway from Human Buyer to Power Buyer w/ Jonathan O'Brien

741

159: Staging a Supply Chain Intervention w/ Christian Lanng

742

158: Scaling the Power of Freelancers and Independent Contractors w/ Gene Zaino

743

157: Increasing Procurement's Strength through Diverse Perspectives w/ Antonio Humphreys

744

156: Heads up! Overcoming Communications Hurdles w/ Julienne Ryan

745

155: The Applications and End Game of Machine Learning w/ David Hearn

746

154: Be Prepared for GDPR: Procurement Role in Personal Data Protection & Privacy w/ Jen Warner and Eric Martin

747

153: How Ace Hardware Uses a RASCI Model to Drive Stakeholder Collaboration w/ Fraz Baig

748

152: How to Identify Software Savings Without Relying on Price Reductions w/ Mohammed Faridy

749

151: How to Attract & Retain A-Level Talent in a Constrained Market w/ Naseem Malik

750

150: Build a Stronger Partnership with your CFO & their Finance Team w/ Peter de Heer

751

149: The Mindset Shifts Needed to Become a Successful Independent Procurement Consultant w/ Anthony English

752

148: Pitfalls & Innovations in Writing Effective Contracts w/ Nick Seiersen

753

147: The Role of Supplier Intelligence in Elevating Procurement's Impact w/ Stephany Lapierre & Greg Tennyson

754

146: How to Bring Trust & Transparency to the Cost Savings Reporting Process w/ Pierre Lapree

755

145: Negotiate Win-Win Deals with Supplier Specific Sourcing Intelligence (3SI) w/ Michael Shaw

756

144: How Newell Brands Makes Procurement Analytics a Competitive Advantage, w/ Jonathan Grant & Ben Szostek

757

143: A Procurement Leaders Guide to Spend Analysis (Part 2) w/ David Bush

758

142: Is "Best-in-Class" Procurement a Fallacy?

759

140: Intergenerational Differences in Procurement: Beyond the Label, w/ Jim Baehr & Michael Urick

760

139: A Procurement Leaders Guide to Spend Analysis (Part 1) w/ David Bush

761

138: When Phil Met Woz: Nurturing Innovation from Within w/ Steve Wozniak

762

137: Finding Your Procurement Mojo: This Month in Procurement

763

136: How CPO's and Academia Combined to Set the Indirect Procurement Standard w/ Sime Curkovic

764

135: The Art of Software Licensing and the Move to the Cloud w/ Randy Roth

765

134: How Google is Moving the Procurement Sphere of Influence w/ David Natoff & Bernd Huber

766

133: Self-Service Sourcing: An Opportunity or Threat for Procurement? w/ Shaz Khan

767

132: Building a Procurement Function from the Ground Up, w/ Dave Quillin

768

131: How Best Buy Procurement Delivers Value Beyond Savings through CSR, w/ Tim Meester

769

130: Innovation Broker: Procurement's Next Frontier, w/ Jon Washington

770

129: Demystifying Blockchain & It's Impact on Procurement, w/ Jack Shaw

771

128: Prepare for the Unknown at ISM2017, w/ Lara Nichols

772

127: How the State of California Embeds Sustainability into its Procurement of Goods and Services, w/ Jim Butler

773

126: Why Global Buying Strategies Are Often Doomed to Fail & What You Can Do About It, w/ Brian Bancroft

774

BONUS: Introducing Palambridge, my new business that delivers strategic procurement, on demand.

775

125: How the American Cancer Society Elevated the Role of Procurement, w/ Brian Kyle

776

124: How D&B Procurement Increased Customer Satisfaction by 40% in 5 Months, w/ Kevin Giblin

777

News: This Month in Procurement & Even Bigger Ideas Podcasts

778

123: The Big Idea: Are You Ready for Procurement 4.0? w/ Tania Seary

779

122: Beyond the Numbers: A Deep Dive into the Deloitte 2017 CPO Survey w/ Lance Younger

780

121: How to Reduce Your Wireless Spend Without Switching Suppliers, w/ Drew Polin

781

120: Be Prepared: Why Digitization Will Transform What, and How, We Buy w/ Bill Huber

782

119: How Anthem Procurement Became a Trusted Advisor to their Marketing Stakeholders w/ Greg Antoniono

783

BONUS: This Month in Procurement, January 2017

784

118: The Differentiators of Category Management Leaders & Followers w/ Mark Webb

785

117: How to Develop, Deploy and Retain a Team of Procurement Superheroes w/ Mark Trowbridge

786

116: AOP in 2017, Engaging w/ Start Up's & More

787

115: The 10 Most Powerful & Insightful Episodes from 2016

788

114: Fireside Chat w/ Pierre Mitchell of Spend Matters: Hype & Reality for Procurement in 2017

789

113: How to Make Your Supplier Happy this Christmas

790

112: How a Procurement Outsider Powered Transformation at AEP w/ Matt Curtis

791

111: Procurement Math & More: 10 Sins of Day-to-Day Procurement

792

110: The Art & Science of Influence w/ Gordon Donovan

793

109: The Importance of Mindset in Challenging the Status Quo w/ Elisabeth Schlag Lawrence

794

108: How to Procure Travel More Strategically by Measuring Outcomes, Not Savings w/ Scott Gillespie

795

107: 5 Tips to Maintaining Your Supplier Relationship after a Tough Negotiation

796

106: Eight Steps to Post-Award Strategic Cost Management w/ Jimmy Anklesaria

797

105: US Elections - Proactive Risk Management in Uncertain Times

798

104: Decision Points on the Journey to Becoming a CPO w/ Alex Brown

799

103: Inside AOP - Reflections on Turning 1 & What's Next?

800

102: How to Understand Cost & Enable Fact Based Supplier Relationships w/ Jimmy Anklesaria

801

101: Zycus Horizon 2016 Report: Are We Innovating Enough?

802

100: Take a Long Term Approach to Generating Procurement Driven Value w/ Mark Perera

803

099: Make an Impact that Matters: Key Takeaways from The Procurement Revolution

804

098: Key Learnings from a Procurement Source to Pay Technology Transformation w/ Scott Deibert & Bart Baetens

805

097: Advanced Category Management: Category Manager Imperatives

806

096: Advanced Category Management: Organizational Building Blocks

807

095: Q&A - Biggest Mistakes in RFP Weighted Scoring

808

094: Where to Start in Integrating Sustainability into the Procurement Process w/ Jason Pearson

809

093: Procurement Change Must Come from Within w/ Pierre Lapree

810

092: Procurement Fraud: Hear How Sylvain Mansotte Blew the Whistle on a $20M Corruption

811

091: Harness the Power of Sourcing Business Models w/ Kate Vitasek

812

090: How to Select & Implement a Contract Management System to Get a Handle on Your Supplier Agreements w/ Samir Bodas

813

089: Challenge the Status Quo and Join The Procurement Revolution!

814

088: How 30 Under 30 Megawatt Winner Amy Georgi Balances a Successful Career with a Remote Work Arrangement

815

087: Next Generation Procurement (Part 2): Survive & Thrive in the New Era of Procurement

816

086: How to Increase Your Value to the CFO by Focusing on Cash Management w/ Amber Christian

817

085: Next Generation Procurement (Part 1): Will Procurement Exist in 10 Years?

818

084: How to Engage with Skeptical Stakeholders to Build Effective Category Strategies w/ Bill Michels

819

083: The 10 Critical Steps to Delivering Value as a Service w/ Rob Bernshteyn

820

082: How to Embrace SMB's to Access Supplier Driven Innovation w/ Tom Greco & Ed Edwards

821

081: Outsource Talks: The After-Show Wrap w/ Jamie Liddell

822

080: Disruptive Innovation & the Future of Procurement w/ Christian Lanng

823

079: Going for Gold! The Role of Procurement in Delivering the Olympic Games w/ Gerry Walsh

824

078: How to Use Sales Best Practices to Extend your Sphere of Influence, w/ Stan Garber

825

077: A CIO's Guide to the Rules of Engagement with IT, w/ Kendra Von Esh

826

076: The Rules of (Procurement) Attraction w/ Andrew Daley

827

075: Help Shape The Procurement Revolution!

828

074: The Art, Science & Practice of Crafting Strategic Supplier Relationships w/ Kate Vitasek

829

073: Lessons I Learned from Navigating Three Career Crossroads

830

072: The Education Imperative: How to Develop Your Team Through Next Generation Learning w/ Mark Pollack

831

071: 5 Ways to Reduce Spend by Managing Demand

832

070: The Art and Science of Supplier Discovery w/ Stephany Lapierre

833

069: How Should Your Temporary Labor Strategy Evolve to Capitalize on the Future of Work? w/Terri Gallagher

834

068: Guiding Principles for a Successful Procurement Transformation, w/ David Hearn

835

067: Turn Your Response to Post-Brexit Market Volatility into a Competitive Advantage, w/ Susan Grelling

836

066: Where to Look to Generate Procurement Driven Value w/ Joanna Martinez and Jordan Early

837

065: Get Ready for The Procurement Revolution!

838

064: How to Execute a Successful E-Auction, with Alun Rafique and Anya McKenna

839

063: Behind the Scenes at the AOP: Advisory Board & More

840

062: The 10 Traits of Procurement Business Acumen, w/ Jim Barnes, ISM Services

841

061: 5 Keys to Early Stakeholder Engagement

842

060: A CPO's View on Building Effective Procurement Teams, w/ Greg Tennyson, CPO, VSP Global

843

059: An Introduction to Value Based Procurement, with Joanna Martinez and Jordan Early

844

058: How Using Procurement BPO Allowed Staples to Put Stakeholder Relationships First, with Mike Jacobs, Staples CPO

845

057: What CEO's Want from Procurement - And Are Not Getting, with Jeoff Burris of Advanced Purchasing Dynamics

846

056: Q&A w/Tom Derry, ISM CEO - Is There a Talent Deficit in Procurement?

847

055: Alan Mulally's 11 Practices of Successful Teams

848

054: The Tao of Procurement, with Jack Miles

849

053: Three Steps to Make Procurement Less Boring!

850

052: How Real Time & Predictive Analytics Will Fuel the Future of Procurement, with Dr. Robert Handfield

851

051: 5 from 50 - 5 Lessons from the First 50 Episodes of the Art of Procurement

852

050: Crack the Code to the Successful Procurement of Legal Services, with Silvia Hodges Silverstein

853

049: How Can a Strategic Governance Program Elevate the Role of Procurement?

854

048: Influence Your Stakeholders - The Marketing Way, with Anna Spady

855

047: Big Idea Week - That's a Wrap!

856

046: Big Idea Week - How Can the Power of Collaboration Solve our Greatest Supply Chain Sustainability Challenges?, with Martin Chilcott

857

045: Big Idea Week - What is the Potential for Applying Cognitive Technologies to Procurement?, with Barry Ward

858

044: Big Idea Week - How The World Bank is Delivering Procurement Transformation Across 173 Countries, with Chris Browne

859

043: Big Idea Week: What are Procurement's Blind Spots and How Can We Address Them?, with Chris Sawchuk

860

042: Big Idea Week - Why It Is Critical for Procurement Tech to Provide Value to All Users, with Gabe Perez

861

041: Big Idea Week - Why All Procurement Pro's Should be Using Social Media as an Intelligence Tool, with Tom Derry

862

040: Behind the Curtain: Rebranding, Sponsorship and More

863

039: How to Select the Right Temporary Workforce Management Solution, with Terri Gallagher

864

038: How to integrate the identification of risk into the sourcing process

865

037: 10 Megatrends Shaping What & How We Buy, with Bill Michels

866

036: How to Write a Killer RFP, with Dave Hulsen

867

035: #ProcureTech2016 Wrap Up, with Jason Busch

868

034: My "Big Idea": As-a-Service Delivery Models will Transform the Procurement Value Proposition

869

033: BONUS Episode: Procurement at a Crossroads Book Review

870

032: Is Procurement Becoming a Profession of Have's and Have Not's? with Kelly Barner and Jon Hansen

871

031: 4 Procurement Activities You Should Outsource Today

872

030: Beyond the Numbers: A Deep Dive into the Deloitte 2016 CPO Survey, with Brian Umbenhauer

873

029: The 8 Supplier Risk Factors You Should Be Protecting Your Company From

874

028: How to Start Building a Procurement Data Analytics Program, with Eliot Knudsen

875

027 - Friday Show: Savings, Growth & Risk: The Three Pillars of Procurement CSR.

876

026: Introduction to CSR: How Can Procurement Facilitate Small Business Growth, with Stan Litow, President of the IBM Foundation.

877

025 - Friday Show: Q&A: Making the Move from Indirect to Direct Procurement

878

024: How to Start Building True Two-Way Collaborative Supplier Relationships, with Alex Short

879

023 - Friday Show: 14 Questions to Ask to Assess the Longevity of Your Supplier Contract

880

022: The Key Behaviors of Effective Procurement Leaders, with Gerard Chick

881

021 - Friday Show: Is Procurement Abusing the RFP Process?

882

020: How Procurement Can Optimize the Management of Temporary Labor, with Terri Gallagher

883

019 - Friday Show: Why Procurement Should Focus on It's Customers, Not on Being "Best-in-Class"

884

018: When and How Can You Use eAuctions as part of your Sourcing Tool Kit, with Alun Rafique and Nick Drewe

885

017 - Friday Show: How to Maximize the Impact of your Procurement Superstars

886

016: Apply Marketing Procurement Best Practices to Become Relevant to Your Difficult Business Stakeholders, with Bob Rodwell

887

015 - Friday Show: Getting Started in Procurement and Finding Procurement Communities

888

014 - Learn How Google's Strategic Sourcing Team Became a Trusted Business Partner, with Tim Jones

889

013 - Friday Show: Navigating the Procurement Job Market in 2016

890

012 - The Strategies & Tactics You Need to Secure Your Best Procurement Hires in 2016, with Mark Holyoake

891

011 - Welcome to 2016 and the Art of Procurement Friday Show!

892

010 - 10 Outsourcing Best Practices You Can Apply to Increase the Performance of Your Internal Procurement Team, with Philip Ideson

893

009 - The State of the UK Procurement Job Market in Q4 2015, with Andrew Daley

894

008 - The Strategies & Tactics You Need to Secure Your Dream Procurement Job in 2016, with Andrew Daley

895

007 - Is Any Job Safe from the Transformative Power of Work Intermediation Platforms, with Andrew Karpie

896

006 - Turning Raw Data into Actionable Supply Market Intelligence, with Kelly Barner

897

005 - Is Procurement Outsourcing An All Or Nothing Value Proposition with Philip Ideson

898

004 - An Outside View: How Do Sales Representatives Really View Procurement and How Can We Partner to Deliver Value for our Business with Tibor Shanto

899

002 - How Procurement Leaders Can Use Social Media To Their Advantage With Tania Seary

900

001 - Welcome to the Art of Procurement