Podcasts by Art of Procurement

462: Procurement 6 | March 18th 2022 from 2022-03-18T10:00:56

Procurement 6 is a new short podcast from Art of Procurement that will be published in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Presented by a member of the Art of P...

461: Closing the Gap Between Talent Supply&Demand w/ Mathias Linnemann from 2022-03-14T11:00:44

Talent management is one of the hottest trends in business today. Talent has always been a key differentiator, but recent changes have been accelerated by COVID a...

460: Procurement 6 | March 11th 2022 from 2022-03-11T11:00:38

Procurement 6 is a new short podcast from Art of Procurement that will be published in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Presented by a member of the Art o...

459: Procurement for the People - No One “Gets” Procurement w/ Daniel Barnes from 2022-03-08T11:00:55

Procurement has struggled to achieve alignment with the business for a long time, and we’ve always owned that disconnect - feeling that we were somehow falling sh...

458: Procure4Peace: How Can Procurement Professionals Help Ukrainians w/ Sammeli Sammalkorpi from 2022-03-07T11:00:12

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the whole world has watched unbelievable scenes unfolding before our eyes on television. And while most people have a feeling of helple...

457: Procurement 6 | March 4th, 2022 from 2022-03-04T11:00:20

Procurement 6 is a new short podcast from Art of Procurement that will be published in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Presented by a member of the Art o...

456: Navigating the Digital Procurement Ecosystem w/ Dr. Ferhat Eryurt and Lukas Wawrla from 2022-02-28T11:00:51

Procurement is in the midst of a period of significant change - driven in large part by an exploding ecosystem of digital solutions. With these new options comes ...

455: Procurement 6 - February 25th, 2022 from 2022-02-25T11:00:54

Procurement 6 is a new short podcast from Art of Procurement that will be published in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Presented by a member of the Art o...

454: Managing Supplier ESG Risk | Managing Risk and ESG Objectives through Supplier Partnerships from 2022-02-24T11:00:51

In this special 4-part series, Managing Supplier ESG Risk, produced by Art of Procurement in partnership with Dun & Bradstreet, Host Philip Ideson is joined by Br...

453: Managing Supplier ESG Risk | Monitoring the Supply Chain for Sources of Disruption from 2022-02-23T11:00:12

In this special 4-part series, Managing Supplier ESG Risk, produced by Art of Procurement in partnership with Dun & Bradstreet, Host Philip Ideson is joined by Br...

452: Managing Supplier ESG Risk | Managing Supplier ESG Risk: Onboarding Suppliers With Risk and ESG in Mind from 2022-02-22T11:00:44

In this special 4-part series, Managing Supplier ESG Risk, produced by Art of Procurement in partnership with Dun & Bradstreet, Host Philip Ideson is joined by Br...

451: Managing Supplier ESG Risk | Assessing Suppliers in the Context of ESG Objectives from 2022-02-21T11:00:49

In this special 4-part series, Managing Supplier ESG Risk, produced by Art of Procurement in partnership with Dun & Bradstreet, Host Philip Ideson is joined by Br...

450: Procurement 6 - February 18th, 2022 from 2022-02-18T11:00:12

Procurement 6 is a new short podcast from Art of Procurement that will be published in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Presented by a member of the Art o...

448: Putting Experiential Procurement into Practice w/ Tim Jones from 2022-02-14T11:00:30

We are going to be discussing ‘experiential procurement’ in detail throughout 2022. In short, the experience procurement creates for all stakeholders - both while...

447: Procurement 6 - February 11th 2022 from 2022-02-11T11:00:41

Procurement 6 is a new short podcast from Art of Procurement that will be published in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Presented by a member of the Art o...

446: Health Insurance Category Briefing w/ Eric Krieg from 2022-02-07T11:00:10

Despite the fact that it isn't frequently discussed as a spend category, health insurance represents an ideal opportunity for procurement to create value for the bus...

445: Procurement 6 - February 4th 2022 from 2022-02-04T11:00:33

Procurement 6 is a new short podcast from Art of Procurement that will be published in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time.

Presented by a member of the Art o...

444: Making the Case for Diversity in Public Procurement w/ Sean Correll and Jarrod McAdoo from 2022-01-31T11:00:14

Supplier diversity programs offer access to innovation, new markets, and localized socioeconomic impact. And yet - despite all of these benefits - most public sector...

443: Procurement 6 - January 28th 2022 from 2022-01-28T11:00

Procurement 6 is a new short podcast from Art of Procurement that will be published in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time.  Listen

442: Resolving to Escape the Restraints of Savings in 2022 from 2022-01-24T11:00

Historically, procurement has focused too much on savings and not enough on revenue and growth - the true heartbeat of any competitive enterprise. Rather than try...

441: Procurement 6 - January 21st 2022 from 2022-01-21T11:00

Procurement 6 is a new short podcast from Art of Procurement that will be published in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time.  Listen

440: Leading the Purpose-driven Procurement Movement w/ Peter Smith and Mark Perera from 2022-01-17T11:00

Climate change, habitat loss, and plastic waste threaten our environment. Social issues such as modern slavery, inequality, and discrimination blight the lives of...

439: Procurement 6 - January 14th 2022 from 2022-01-14T11:00

Procurement 6 is a new short podcast from Art of Procurement that will be published in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time.  Listen

438: Debating the Big Bets Made to Spur Procurement Innovation w/ BT Sourced from 2022-01-10T11:00

Entrepreneurs have a unique way of looking at the world. They identify gaps that need to be solved, and develop solutions so strong they create a brand new compet...

437: Day 1 for Procurement w/ Philip Ideson from 2022-01-03T11:00

This time of year provides a natural opportunity to pause and reflect; standing on the boundary line between old and new, past and future. After skipping the trad...

436: BONUS EPISODE: Listening to the Voice of the Business from 2021-12-29T11:00

We often refer to “the business” when we are trying to ensure that we take a larger perspective on procurement’s work. But at the end of the day, “the business” i...

435: BONUS EPISODE: Making the Most of Procurement Data from 2021-12-28T11:00

Data was a major topic in 2021, whether the focus was on quality, access, or analytics. There always seems to be too much data, not enough data, or trust issues f...

434: BONUS EPISODE: Is a Category-Led Organizational Structure Still Fit for Purpose? from 2021-12-27T11:00

In 2021, we facilitated a lot of discussions about category management. Is it still fit for purpose or does this 25-year old business process need to evolve faste...

433: Making a Business Case for Supplier Experience Management w/ HICX and Friends from 2021-12-20T11:00

Supplier experience management is a new area of focus for most procurement teams, even though we often serve as the primary point of contact for suppliers. We jus...

432: Driving ESG With a Holistic View w/ Vanessa Pepperell from 2021-12-15T11:00

Leading procurement organizations are constantly reimagining their processes and operating models, but in today’s unpredictable and fast-changing world they are under more pressure than ever to ...

431: Roadmap to Savings: Partnering with the Business to Drive Progress from 2021-12-13T11:00

There are multiple ways for procurement to achieve savings - and some are more collaborative than others. The more planful we can be about the overall process, th...

430: Partnership as a Service: Driving Change&Delivering Unconventional Returns at UMass from 2021-12-06T11:00

Each change journey is unique - and yet - can benefit from embracing proven best practices that have been formalized by specialists with equally unique expertise....

429: Starting a Cycle of Constant Reinvention w/ Adam Brown from 2021-12-01T11:00

Leading procurement organizations are constantly reimagining their processes and operating models, but in today’s unpredictable and fast-changing world they are u...

428: Learning to Succeed Despite Uncertain Market Dynamics w/ Sherri Barnes and Kristen Rellihan from 2021-11-29T11:00

In 2021, 62% of the companies in the S&P 1500 index did not provide an annual forecast - some even stated that there is just too much uncertainty for them to be a...

427: Procurement Transformation in the Oil and Gas Industry w/ Ferhat Eryurt and Artem Sherekh from 2021-11-22T11:00

Usually the transformation journeys we hear about are focused on a single company, but there are instances of industry wide transformation efforts as well. The oi...

426: The Greatest Time to Be In Procurement is Now w/ Dr Elouise Epstein from 2021-11-17T11:00

Leading procurement organizations are constantly reimagining their processes and operating models, but in today’s unpredictable and fast-changing world they are u...

425: The State of the Procurement Profession in 2021 w/ Dr. Marcell Vollmer and Christoph Bode from 2021-11-15T11:00

The State of the Procurement Profession report, one of the largest studies of the profession, is now in its fourth year. Among the key takeaways is data that sugg...

424: Preserving the Actionability and Immediacy of Market Intelligence w/ Ashley Cruz and Thomas Larson from 2021-11-08T11:00

In a recent Art of Procurement survey, access to market insights was cited as the second most pressing challenge for procurement professionals. Even when procurem...

423: Creating Tail Spend ROI Through an Improved Buyer Experience w/ Jean-Baptiste Anne&Vishal Patel from 2021-11-04T10:00

The high number of low-cost transactions is just the beginning of the challenges with tail spend management. Spend often finds its way into the tail through multi...

422: The Impact of the ‘Great Resignation’ on Service Categories w/ Amy Fong from 2021-11-01T10:00

Procurement has been working hard to expand our value proposition beyond savings for a long time, and the current conditions in service-based industries may provi...

421: Applying Cognitive Technology to Procurement w/ Melissa Drew from 2021-10-25T10:00

We have observed a huge surge in investment in procurement technology startups over the last 12 months, and many of them are leveraging new ‘cognitive’ technologi...

420: Taking a BOLD and Focused Approach to Transforming Indirect P2P at Clorox from 2021-10-18T10:00

Everyone who works for the Clorox Company is encouraged to lead ‘with their head, heart and guts.’ For procurement, this meant boldly accepting - and even driving...

419: Responding to Supplier Price Increase Requests w/ Philip Ideson from 2021-10-11T10:00

News of supply shortages and price increases seem to be everywhere. For consumers, that means their dollar doesn’t buy quite as much as it used to, but for procur...

418: A Sales Perspective on Software Pricing and the RFP Process w/ Chris Mele from 2021-10-04T10:00

It isn’t often that procurement has the opportunity to hear the sales perspective on our work, but that is precisely what we bring you in this episode of the Art ...

417: Seeking Alignment Between Procurement, AP, and Treasury During Procurement Transformation w/ Joe Payne and Jennifer Ulrich from 2021-09-27T10:00

Procurement, treasury and accounts payable have one set of shared objectives when it comes to supplier engagement and management, but all too often they operate i...

416: Designing Procurement to Accelerate Success in a High Growth Business from 2021-09-20T10:00

“I'm going to change your mindset. You're going to want me to help you. You're going to want my team. You're going to want more procurement and you're going to ad...

415: Pandemic Pressures: 4 Key Pillars to Evaluate in Your Corporate Travel Program - Part 4: Integrating Sustainability into Your Business Travel Program from 2021-09-13T10:03

Corporate travel is one of the most complex spend categories that procurement has management responsibility for. For almost two years now, business travel has bee...

414: Pandemic Pressures: 4 Key Pillars to Evaluate in Your Corporate Travel Program - Part 3: Traveler Safety from 2021-09-13T10:02

Corporate travel is one of the most complex spend categories that procurement has management responsibility for. For almost two years now, business travel has bee...

413: Pandemic Pressures: 4 Key Pillars to Evaluate in Your Corporate Travel Program - Part 2: Negotiating Deals with Uncertain Volumes from 2021-09-13T10:01

Corporate travel is one of the most complex spend categories that procurement has management responsibility for. For almost two years now, business travel has bee...

412: Pandemic Pressures: 4 Key Pillars to Evaluate in Your Corporate Travel Program - Part 1: Policy from 2021-09-13T10:00

Corporate travel is one of the most complex spend categories that procurement has management responsibility for. For almost two years now, business travel has bee...

411: The Value of Having an Audit Clause in Certain Contracts w/ Ben Evans from 2021-09-06T10:00

Anyone who has worked in procurement for more than a year or two has probably found themselves in a situation where they suspect that they are overpaying on a sup...

410: What is an integrated business network and what does it do? w/ Tony Harris from 2021-08-30T10:00

Procurement has been working to digitally transform spend and supplier related processes for years, but even the companies that have succeeded can always do more....

409: Reflections, Vision, and Plans for the Rest of 2021 W/ Philip Ideson from 2021-08-23T10:00

Since Philip Ideson started Art of Procurement almost six years ago, a broad range of executives, practitioners, academics, and more have shared over 3.2 Million ...

408: Taking Control of Procurement’s Brand w/ Steve Wills from 2021-08-16T10:00

Procurement professionals are always plagued by the fact that no one seems to understand what we do. While this is often blamed on language barriers and the fact ...

407: Upheaval and Uncertainty in the Meetings and Events Industry W/ J. Grant Caplan from 2021-08-09T10:00

In this week’s episode, which is based on an Art of Procurement Mastermind Community Category Briefing, Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner ask J. Grant Caplan, Presid...

406: Improving Internal Perception of Procurement from Intake to Procure w/ Liem Hua, Michael Denari, and Rujul Zaparde from 2021-08-02T10:00

Every time someone interacts with procurement’s people, processes, or technology, it influences what that person thinks of procurement. This perception determines...

405: Seven ‘Next Generation’ Procurement Skills w/ Christoph Flöthmann from 2021-07-26T10:00

“A lot of procurement managers think, ‘I have my process. It will be digitized, but I'm still in control of the process and it will remain with procurement.’ But ...

404: A Conversation with the Authors of ‘Managing Indirect Spend’ w/ Joe Payne, Bill Dorn, Dave Pastore, and Jennifer Ulrich from 2021-07-19T10:00

When the first edition of Managing Indirect Spend was published, Joe Payne ...

403: Getting Control of Your Telecom Spend w/ Jeff Poirior from 2021-07-12T10:00

Between corporate efforts to digitize operations and an increasingly remote workforce, telecom and technology spend is now more important than ever. Changes to th...

402: [Bonus] Introducing The Sourcing Hero - Learning to Recognize Heroes w/ Dr. Dred Scott from 2021-07-07T10:00

We recently partnered with UNA to bring their The Sourcing Hero podcast into the Art of Procurement stable. 

The Sou...

401: Digital Transformation as a Foundational Requirement for Data-Driven Procurement from 2021-07-05T10:00

As digital transformation progresses, corporate leadership teams are increasing their focus on the quality and availability of data. Spend analysis is just one internal data resource in a sea of...

400: Contracting in the New Economy w/ Kate Vitasek from 2021-06-28T10:00

As procurement places greater and greater emphasis on building supplier relationships, what impact will that have on the role played by our contracts? Kate Vitasek has been studying the role of ...

399: Reimagining the P2P Experience for Procurement, the Business, and Suppliers w/ Magnus Bergfors from 2021-06-21T10:00

As digital transformation progresses, corporate leadership teams are increasing their focus on the quality and availability of data. Spend analysis is just one in...

398: Deloitte 2021 CPO Study - Throwing Complexity into Overdrive - w / Ryan Flynn from 2021-06-14T14:21:26

The bi-annual Deloitte CPO Report has been a source of insight and information for procurement leaders for years. In the last report, released in 2019, the core t...

397: Setting the Stage for Sustained Sustainability w/ Pierre-Francois Thaler from 2021-06-07T10:00

As digital transformation progresses, corporate leadership teams are increasing their focus on the quality and availability of data. Spend analysis is just one in...

396: Envisioning the Procurement Operating Model of the Future w/ Conrad Snover and Betsy Pancik from 2021-05-31T10:00

Procurement has been swept up in nearly non-stop change for the last two decades, and yet, we continue to talk about the need for transformation? Is this due to t...

395: Supplier Diversity: Urgency, Scalability, and Ownership w/ Neeraj Shah from 2021-05-24T10:00

As digital transformation progresses, corporate leadership teams are increasing their focus on the quality and availability of data. Spend analysis is just one in...

394: A Conversation with the Authors of ‘Profit From Procurement’ from 2021-05-17T10:00

The book “Profit from Procurement: How to Add 30% to Your Bottom Line by Breaking Down Silos” was recently published by Alex Klein, Simon Whatson, and Jose Olivei...

393: Holistic Supply Chain Risk Management: Response&Resilience w/ Heiko Schwarz from 2021-05-10T10:00

As digital transformation progresses, corporate leadership teams are increasing their focus on the quality and availability of data. Spend analysis is just one in...

392: Rethinking Procurement’s Approach to Marketing Operations Spend w/ Phil Schoonmaker from 2021-05-03T10:00

Marketing has always been a difficult category for procurement to bring under management. In the earliest days, it was placed beyond our scope, and more recently,...

391: Procurement as the Master and Beneficiary of Data Ecosystems w/ Sammeli Sammalkorpi from 2021-04-26T10:00

As digital transformation progresses, corporate leadership teams are increasing their focus on the quality and availability of data. Spend analysis is just one in...

390: Why Procurement Leaders Must Seize the Moment and Transform Their Function - A Mastermind LIVE Spring Panel Discussion from 2021-04-19T10:00

At Mastermind LIVE Spring 2021, Art of Procurement had the opportunity to bring together a visionary panel of procurement leaders to discuss the urgency of the pr...

389: Elevating Procurement’s Impact in a Distributed Organization w/ Robert Bonnar from 2021-04-12T10:00

Procurement’s organizational structure is as important as the processes and technology they use. Their operational model has to position them to deliver what the ...

388: Pulse Check: Are You Enabling True Stakeholder Alignment? from 2021-04-05T10:00

According to the Procurement 2021 Pulse Check by WNS Denali and ProcureCon ...

387: The AOP Mastermind LIVE Spring Preview Show from 2021-03-31T14:49:45

In today’s fast-paced world, imagery is just as important for communicating meaning as the words we use. That is why the Mastermind LIVE Spring logo includes a cl...

386: How Telecom Giant BT Drives the Bottom Line and Corporate Resiliency W/ Adam Brown from 2021-03-29T10:00

Profitability is more important than ever — and procurement leaders are more strategic than ever. Procurement is no longer just a cost center, a spender of money ...

385: 2021 StartUp&Growth Series - Suppleye from 2021-03-24T10:00

Today’s podcast is part of a special two-week series, our second annual sponsored StartUp and Growth Series, where we aim to shine a light on the early stage and ...

384: 2021 StartUp&Growth Series - Promitheia from 2021-03-23T10:00

Today’s podcast is part of a special two-week series, our second annual sponsored StartUp and Growth Series, where we aim to shine a light on the early stage and ...

383: 2021 StartUp&Growth Series - Creactives from 2021-03-22T10:00

Today’s podcast is part of a special two-week series, our second annual sponsored StartUp and Growth Series, where we aim to shine a light on the early stage and ...

382: 2021 StartUp&Growth Series - Vistio from 2021-03-18T10:00

Today’s podcast is part of a special two-week series, our second annual sponsored StartUp and Growth Series, where we aim to shine a light on the early stage and ...

381: 2021 StartUp&Growth Series - Tealbook from 2021-03-17T10:00

Today’s podcast is part of a special two-week series, our second annual sponsored StartUp and Growth Series, where we aim to shine a light on the early stage and ...

380: 2021 StartUp&Growth Series - Focal Point from 2021-03-16T10:00

Today’s podcast is part of a special two-week series, our second annual sponsored StartUp and Growth Series, where we aim to shine a light on the early stage and ...

379: 2021 StartUp&Growth Series - HICX from 2021-03-15T10:00

Today’s podcast is part of a special two-week series, our second annual sponsored StartUp and Growth Series, where we aim to shine a light on the early stage and ...

378: Collaboration or Competition: Cost Transparency Settles the Debate w/ Rod Sherkin from 2021-03-08T11:00

Good negotiation skills are fundamental to procurement. They allow us to maximize value while simultaneously building resilient, low-cost supply chains. But now t...

377: A Practical Guide to e-Auctions for Procurement w/ Jacob Gorm Larsen from 2021-03-01T11:00

If you are relatively new to the field of procurement, there is a good chance you’ve never experienced an auction first-hand. With all of procurement’s focus on m...

376: Driving a Growth Agenda - Going Beyond the Table Stakes w/ Philip Ideson from 2021-02-25T11:00

Traditionally, procurement has been focused on driving corporate profitability by putting pressure on suppliers, rationalizing specifications, and managing demand...

375: Driving a Growth Agenda - Walking the Line: Balancing Risk Versus Growth w/ Alex Saric from 2021-02-24T11:00

The pandemic has caused a rethink of many past assumptions, from just in time inventory to offshored supply chains. Moving forward, leaders need to avoid jumping ...

374: Driving a Growth Agenda - The Role of Suppliers in Restoring Growth w/ Vishal Patel from 2021-02-23T11:00

As organizations look beyond Covid-19, restoring growth is top of mind for many. Specific strategies vary by industry and company, but suppliers often play an int...

373: Driving a Growth Agenda - How Procurement Can Help Restore Growth through Cross-Functional Collaboration w/ Sylvie Noel from 2021-02-22T11:00

Procurement’s stature has grown during the COVID-19 crisis as costs, cash flow and supply continuity quickly became top priorities and homepage news. To maintain ...

372: Procurement’s Role in Managing Risk&Driving Resilience w/ Canda Rozier from 2021-02-15T11:00

Risk management may not always be a formal part of procurement’s scope, but it is a natural extension of our current work. As a result, the difference between pro...

371: Using Qualifications-based Selection (QBS) for Sourcing Creative Services w/ Leah Power from 2021-02-08T11:00

Marketing is just one of the functions that procurement has a somewhat ‘rocky’ history of past relationships with. When you extend that existing internal friction...

370: Getting a Grip on Your Long Tail Spend w/ Tom Cicale and Sameer Sharma from 2021-02-02T00:18:46

Despite the fact that the need to manage tail spend is hardly a new idea in procurement, it continues to be one of the greatest challenges we face. Tail spend is ...

369: How Procurement Can Impact the Health of our Local Communities w/ Mary Beth Lang from 2021-01-25T11:00

All companies have been affected by the pandemic over the last year, but companies in the healthcare industry - like Kaiser Permanente - have felt the pressure and the change to their operating ...

368: Leadership, Engagement, and Burnout in a Virtual Workforce w/ Tom Graham from 2021-01-18T11:00

In the spring and summer of 2020, there were plenty of stories about professionals and teams rallying to get their jobs done while working remotely, in some cases...

367: Building World Class Procurement From Scratch w/ Jaime Robles from 2021-01-11T11:00

Casey’s General Stores is the 5th largest convenience store chain in the United States and owns one of the largest pizza brands in the nation. With 2,200 locations in 16 midwestern states, they ...

366: Achieving Your Objectives w/ Jan Griffiths from 2021-01-04T11:00

Despite the fact that Jan Griffiths has had a successful career as a tier-1 CPO and entrepreneur, she still wasn’t prepared for the personal and professional impact of the pandemic. After indulg...

365: How Procurement Can Use Customer Experience (CX) Best Practices w/ Stephanie Thum, CCXP from 2020-12-28T11:00

We are all customers in our personal lives, and most of us can easily distinguish between a good customer experience and a poor one. But can procurement create a ...

364: How Procurement Has Become The Catalyst For Enterprise Transformation w/ Chris Sawchuk and Keith Hausmann from 2020-12-21T11:00

After years of investment in talent and technology, procurement has become a catalyst for enterprise transformation. No other function is in a better position to ...

363: How Procurement Can Build Supply Chain Resilience w/ Tom Kieley and Go Kamiyama from 2020-12-14T11:00

To meet today’s challenges in supply chain spend management, we must embrace automation. Gone are the days of being able to throw bodies at a problem. Systemic in...

BONUS: The 2021 Pivot - How Leading CPOs are Pivoting their Teams for Success from 2020-12-09T11:00

For all the stories of stress and struggle we heard in 2020, there have also been some amazing examples of heroism and success. Procurement teams worked long hour...

362: The Current State of Financial Services Spend w/ Diego de la Garza from 2020-12-07T11:00

Financial services spend has never been what you might consider ‘low hanging fruit,’ but many procurement organizations are getting to the point where they are no...

361: A CEOs View on the Opportunity for Procurement w/ Tony Uphoff from 2020-11-30T11:00

In the current moment, companies are finding themselves at the intersection of digital transformation and the varied but extreme pressures of the pandemic. And who is positioned to address the o...

360: Q&A Series - How Do We Create Stronger Relationships with our Suppliers? from 2020-11-27T11:00

On November 4, 2015, the Art of Procureme...

359: Q&A Series - Why Should We Be Thankful to Have Careers in Procurement?” from 2020-11-26T11:00

On November 4, 2015, the Art of Procureme...

358: Q&A Series - Will Automation Replace Procurement? from 2020-11-25T11:00

On November 4, 2015, the Art of Procureme...

357: Q&A Series - Help! I Hate My Supplier! What Do I Do? from 2020-11-24T11:00

On November 4, 2015, the Art of Procureme...

356: Q&A Series - Is Procurement Moving Away from Category Management? from 2020-11-23T11:00

On November 4, 2015, the Art of Procureme...

355: Q&A Series - How Can Procurement Get Better at Working with People? from 2020-11-20T11:00

On November 4, 2015, the Art of Procureme...

354: Q&A Series - How to Get Buy In for Sustainability Initiatives from 2020-11-19T11:00

On November 4, 2015, the Art of Procureme...

353: Q&A Series - Can Transformation Address Compliance? from 2020-11-18T11:00

On November 4, 2015, the Art of Procureme...

352: Q&A Series - How to Connect Procurement Performance with Company Growth from 2020-11-17T11:00

On November 4, 2015, the Art of Procureme...

351: Q&A Series - Measuring Procurement’s TOTAL Value from 2020-11-16T11:00

On November 4, 2015, the Art of Procureme...

350: Q&A Series - How Can Companies Leverage Procurement Services? from 2020-11-13T11:00

On November 4, 2015, the Art of Procureme...

349: Q&A Series - Building Procurement - Where Do I Start? from 2020-11-12T11:00

On November 4, 2015, the Art of Procureme...

348: Q&A Series - What are the Top 5 CPO Priorities? from 2020-11-11T11:00

On November 4, 2015, the Art of Procureme...

347: Q&A Series - Handling “the Present Situation” from 2020-11-10T11:00

On November 4, 2015, the Art of Procureme...

346: Q&A Series - Getting the A-Team on Your Account from 2020-11-09T11:00

On November 4, 2015, the Art of Procureme...

345: The Current State of MRO Spend w/ Mike Croasdale from 2020-11-02T11:00

MRO - or Maintenance, Repair, and Operations spend - is one of those categories that procurement has managed, and managed, and managed again… but don’t make the mistake of thinking there is no v...

344: 2021: Post-Crisis Procurement w/ Chris Sawchuk and Vishal Patel from 2020-10-26T10:00

Regardless of how you might choose to describe your journey through 2020, it is finally coming to an end. And while some of its effects will be with us for a long time, we have reached the point...

343: AOP Mastermind LIVE 2020 Recap: A New Day for Procurement from 2020-10-19T10:00

After months of planning, weeks of preparation, and days of sleepless nights, Mastermind LIVE 2020 is officially in the books. We had set an extremely high bar for ourselves: to run the m...

342: Bad Buying - Tales of Waste Billions w/ Peter Smith from 2020-10-12T10:00

For many years, Peter Smith wanted to write a book that was fundamentally about procurement but would appeal to a wider business audience, One that would peel bac...

341: The Current State of Telecom Spend W/ Dave Pastore from 2020-10-05T10:00

Telecom has been on an interesting and unique journey as a spend category. Gone are the days when all that was needed to deliver significant savings was a profess...

340: Developing Procurement’s Unique Selling Proposition w/ Juergen Scherer from 2020-09-28T10:00

AOP Host Philip Ideson starts each interview with a question about what brought that particular guest to procurement. With this week’s guest, business consultant and coach Juergen Scherer, it mi...

339: How to Use Sales Techniques to Ace the Stakeholder Introduction Meeting from 2020-09-21T10:00

Although procurement professionals don’t usually think of ourselves as making ‘cold calls,’ we do it all the time. If you’ve ever sat down with a stakeholder for ...

338: Building Your Procurement Digital Roadmap w/ Christopher Eyerman and David Clevenger from 2020-09-14T10:00

One year ago, all procurement could talk about was digital transformation. Enter the COVID-19 pandemic, and many of those plans were thrown overboard. 

337: The Current State of IT Spend W/ Rene Mathis from 2020-09-07T10:00

Technology is an extremely broad spend category and it is expanding by the day because of our emphasis on digital transformation. Nearly every function and catego...

336: Rewind - How Google’s Sourcing Team Became a Trusted Business Partner w/ Tim Jones from 2020-08-31T10:00

For the rest of August, I’m taking a roadtrip across the United States, and so because I’m out of the recording studio, I’m going to dip into the archive all the way back to 2016 to share some o...

335: Rewind - The Tao of Procurement w/ Jack Miles from 2020-08-24T10:00

For the rest of August, I’m taking a roadtrip across the United States, and so because I’m out of the recording studio, I’m going to dip into the archive all the ...

334: Rewind - The Story of a Procurement Fraud w/ Sylvain Mansotte from 2020-08-17T10:00

For the rest of August, I’m taking a road trip across the United States, and so because I’m out of the recording studio, I’m going to dip into the archive all the...

333: Overcoming the Procurement Language Barrier w/ Steve Wills from 2020-08-10T10:00

For a long time, procurement has gotten feedback that our terminology - and, more specifically, our abbreviations - have a distancing or alienating effect on inte...

332: The Current State of Marketing Spend Management W/ Kathleen Jordan from 2020-08-03T10:00

Marketing is one of those spend categories that procurement often has a hard time breaking into. They are less concerned with cost than their counterparts in other functions, and most of the ser...

331: Making the Case: The Business of Supplier Diversity w/ Jamie Crump from 2020-07-27T10:00

It has been well established that having a diverse and inclusive workforce increases results and employee satisfaction, so why wouldn't’ the same be true for comp...

330: Applying the Flywheel Effect to Procurement (Part 2) from 2020-07-20T10:00

In last week’s podcast, Ho...

329: Applying the Flywheel Effect to Procurement (Part 1) from 2020-07-13T10:00

At Art of Procurement, we believe that helping procurement teams effectively align their capabilities and outcomes with the goals of the businesses underpins the transformation of a team from tr...

328: The Current State of Facilities Services W/ Arthur Piszczor from 2020-07-06T10:00

Due to the risks posed by the coronavirus, procurement teams responsible for managing facilities services are currently experiencing quite a change. Services such as janitorial have quickly gone...

327: Making the Business Case for Retaining or Adding Procurement Headcount w/ Alexis Ryan from 2020-06-29T10:00

It is never easy to request additional headcount, so making sure the timing is right and having a solid business case are critical to protecting your internal reputation and hopefully getting an...

326: How to Build a Simple Sourcing Governance Process to Align Procurement Impact with Business Needs from 2020-06-22T10:00

When it comes to governance during the sourcing process, your experience probably matches one of the following two scenarios:

1. Listen

325: How to Identify&Mitigate Risk with a Category Continuity Plan from 2020-06-15T10:00

For many procurement teams, risk management is now priority #1. If that sounds like your situation, how can you make sense of all the unknowns and ensure that each one of your category strategie...

324: Leadership&Planning in a Time of Disruption w/ Tom Graham from 2020-06-08T10:00

A lot of things have changed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, not the least of which has been procurement and supply chain teams being thrust into the spo...

323: The Current State of Logistics W/ Joe Lazzerini from 2020-06-01T10:00

Logistics has never been an easy category of spend to manage. Whether your company is multimodal, focused on less-than truckload (LTL), or depends upon small parcel, carriers and third-party log...

322: How to Navigate Zero-Based Budgeting&Apply its Principles to Your Category Strategy w/ David Ward from 2020-05-25T10:00

According to Harvard Business R...

321: Misused and Misunderstood: Reclaim the Power of the RFP W/ Dave Hulsen from 2020-05-18T10:00

The scope of responsibilities associated with enterprise procurement has grown significantly over the last decade, and yet we keep coming back to the ‘good old’ R...

320: How to Hire and Be Hired in the Headwinds of the New Economy w/ Mark Holyoake from 2020-05-11T10:00

There are a lot of very talented people today that suddenly find themselves un- or under- employed by no fault of their own and companies lift with critical vacancies. How can professionals and ...

319: Seizing the Opportunity for Quick Wins w/ Brian Seipel from 2020-05-04T10:00

While the challenges of COVID-19 aren’t completely behind us, many organizations are starting to look ahead to what's next. For many procurement teams, that means...

318: Partnering with the Business for Mutual Success w/ Canda Rozier from 2020-04-27T10:00

As procurement has worked to reposition ourselves as a source of value beyond savings, we have had to rebuild our relationships on a foundation of credibility and rapport. That hasn’t been an ea...

317: 7 Creative Ways to Kick-Start Your Program - Expense Management Special Series Part 5 from 2020-04-24T10:00

Sustainable expense management programs should be managed to align outcomes with company objectives. Doing so amplifies their impact, strengthens stakeholder and ...

316: Demand and Category Management Expense Reduction Tactics - Expense Management Special Series Part 4 from 2020-04-23T10:00

Sustainable expense management programs should be managed to align outcomes with company objectives. Doing so amplifies their impact, strengthens stakeholder and ...

315: Tactics for Use when Sourcing and with Incumbent Suppliers - Expense Management Special Series Part 3 from 2020-04-22T10:00

Sustainable expense management programs should be managed to align outcomes with company objectives. Doing so amplifies their impact, strengthens stakeholder and ...

314: Avoiding Common Pitfalls - Expense Management Special Series Part 2 from 2020-04-21T10:00

Sustainable expense management programs should be managed to align outcomes with company objectives. Doing so amplifies their impact, strengthens stakeholder and ...

313: Building an Expense Management Program - Expense Management Special Series Part 1 from 2020-04-20T10:00

Sustainable expense management programs should be managed to align outcomes with company objectives. Doing so amplifies their impact, strengthens stakeholder and ...

312: How to Use AI-Powered Sourcing for Complex Services w/ Keith Hausmann from 2020-04-13T10:00

Despite the procurement mindshare dedicated to technology, it hasn’t changed things as much as we all would have liked. Most of procurement’s sourcing activities happen the same way they always ...

311: Leading Procurement in an Economic Downturn w/ Joe Payne from 2020-04-06T10:00

The team at Art of Procurement has worked with Joe Payne for years. We collaborated when he was at Source One Management Services, and now that they have been acq...

310: A CIO’s Perspective on IT&Procurement during a Pandemic w/ Tim Crawford from 2020-04-01T17:30:51

Tim Crawford is a former CIO who now advises CEOs and business executives on strategic IT transformation initiatives. He is also the host of the “CIO in the Know” podcast.

We had original...

309: Procurement’s Response to COVID-19 Beyond the Next 2 Weeks w/ Christian Heinrich from 2020-03-30T10:00

As we run this podcast, the entire world is consumed with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Procurement teams have been hit directly in the form of uncertain supply chains and unstable sup...

308: How Procurement Can Help US-Based Suppliers Access Emergency Cash from the SBA w/ Amanda Prochaska from 2020-03-25T19:39:05

Now that procurement professionals and organizations have absorbed the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are stable enough footing to start to serve others - including our suppliers. Listen

307: Category Spotlight - Uniforms w/ Rich Ham from 2020-03-23T10:00

There are some categories of indirect spend - think pest control, waste & recycling, industrial gasses and equipment rental - that cost more to source than they offer in savings. Rich Ham, CEO o...

306: Leading in a Crisis w/ Jan Griffiths from 2020-03-16T10:00

It is safe to say that we currently find ourselves in unprecedented times. Some of us will be impacted by the spread of the coronavirus more than others, but the ...

305: Powering Procurement’s Social Impact w/ Paul Polizzotto from 2020-03-09T10:00

Everyone wants to have a positive social impact on their community or industry, but doing so also has to be a sound business decision. That is something that Paul Polizzotto instinctively unders...

304: Breaking Up is Hard to Do - This Month in Procurement from 2020-03-02T11:00

In this episode, AOP Host Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner (General Manager of AOP and Owner of Buyers Meeting Point) discuss their major take-aways from February’s...

303: How Cimpress Built a Procurement Team that Operates like a Services Business w/ Evert Karsen from 2020-02-24T11:00

According to the Cimpress corporate website, “We manage our businesses in a decentralized, autonomous manner so as to ensure we remain close to our customers, focused and entrepreneurial.” Now g...

302: Unpacking the Standing Neutral w/ Kate Vitasek from 2020-02-17T11:00

You are probably familiar with some of these terms if you have ever participated in a complex contractual arrangement: arbitrator, mediator, certified deal architect, even the “wise persons comm...

301: Mastering the Procurement Data Challenge w/ Joe Yacura from 2020-02-10T11:00

Procurement can no longer turn a blind eye to bad data. If we are going to leverage our data for advanced applications such as AI, machine learning, RPA, etc. we ...

300: Introducing Procurement, Inc. - This Month in Procurement from 2020-02-03T11:00

In this episode, AOP Host Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner (General Manager of AOP and Owner of Buyers Meeting Point) discuss their major take-aways from January’s ...

299: TraDove - AOP Start Up Series from 2020-01-31T11:00

Procurement has always been fertile ground for tech entrepreneurs. We have pulled together some of the most compelling – and potentially disruptive – procurement ...

298: Per Angusta - AOP Start Up Series from 2020-01-30T11:00

Procurement has always been fertile ground for tech entrepreneurs. We have pulled together some of the most compelling – and potentially disruptive – procurement ...

297: ProcurementFlow - AOP Start Up Series from 2020-01-29T11:00

Procurement has always been fertile ground for tech entrepreneurs. We have pulled together some of the most compelling – and potentially disruptive – procurement ...

296: Tealbook - AOP Start Up Series from 2020-01-28T11:00

Procurement has always been fertile ground for tech entrepreneurs. We have pulled together some of the most compelling – and potentially disruptive – procurement ...

295: Bid Ops - AOP Start Up Series from 2020-01-27T11:00

Procurement has always been fertile ground for tech entrepreneurs. We have pulled together some of the most compelling – and potentially disruptive – procurement solutions for a Special Startup ...

294: Spendency - AOP Start Up Series from 2020-01-23T11:00

Procurement has always been fertile ground for tech entrepreneurs. We have pulled together some of the most compelling – and potentially disruptive – procurement ...

293: Keelvar - AOP Start Up Series from 2020-01-22T11:00

Procurement has always been fertile ground for tech entrepreneurs. We have pulled together some of the most compelling – and potentially disruptive – procurement ...

292: Provalido - AOP Start Up Series from 2020-01-21T11:00

Procurement has always been fertile ground for tech entrepreneurs. We have pulled together some of the most compelling – and potentially disruptive – procurement solutions for a Special Startup ...

291: Kodiak Hub - AOP Start Up Series from 2020-01-20T11:00

Procurement has always been fertile ground for tech entrepreneurs. We have pulled together some of the most compelling – and potentially disruptive – procurement solutions for a Special Startup ...

291: Kodiak Hub - AOP Start Up Series from 2020-01-20T11:00

Procurement has always been fertile ground for tech entrepreneurs. We have pulled together some of the most compelling – and potentially disruptive – procurement solutions for a Special Startup ...

290: The Value of Digital Procurement in the Manufacturing Sector w/ Sundar Kamak from 2020-01-13T11:00

Despite their reliance upon legacy systems, manufacturers are all about efficiency. This, combined with the pain caused by those same legacy systems, is finally starting to build momentum for pr...

289: Integrating Blockchain into Procurement w/ Remko Van Hoek from 2020-01-06T11:00

If 2019 was the year of emerging technology hype, then 2020 holds the potential to be the year that we turn our attention to the work that needs to be done to derive concrete value from that tec...

288: Three Procurement Themes for 2020 from 2019-12-23T11:06:09

As we begin to wind down for 2019, Art of Procurement host Philip Ideson shares the three themes that are at the forefront of his mind when considering the health of the procurement function and...

287: Best Practices for Managing Procurement Performance w/ Pierre Lapree and Jason Treida from 2019-12-16T11:00

This week’s podcast is based on our recent AOP Live session with Pierre Lapree and Jason Treida. They joined us last month to take live audience questions about h...

286: Defining and Delivering on Supplier Development w/ Amanda Prochaska&Jonathan Townsley from 2019-12-09T11:00

Whether you call it supplier performance management or supplier relationship management, procurement has always understood that we need supply partners at their best for us to realize the maximu...

285: A Procurement Compendium w/ Peter Smith from 2019-12-02T11:00

Having the opportunity to reflect back on a successful career in its entirety is a gift, and in “A Procurement Compendium”, Peter Smith shares that gift with the whole procurement community. Fro...

284: Escaping Your Traditional Environment - This Month in Procurement from 2019-11-25T11:00

In this episode, AOP Host Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner (General Manager of AOP and Owner of Buyers Meeting Point) discuss their major take-aways from November’s...

283: A CPO’s Guide to Planning for 2020 w/ David Rae and Geraldine Craven from 2019-11-18T11:00

In this week’s podcast, Philip Ideson is joined by two members of the Procurement Leaders team, David Rae, their Chief Product Officer, and Geraldine Craven, Head of Research. They recently comp...

282: Proactive Recession Planning w/ Bill Michels from 2019-11-11T11:00

“A good procurement person has two qualities: One is they're curious. They want to know how things are made. How did we get it here? Why is the supplier doing that? What is the price? What i...