
Art of Procurement Podcast
1) BTW EP 17: Check Yourself Before You Wreck Your P&L: Validating Procurement's Efforts with Kristine Morton
When Kristine Morton's was first introduced to the flawed incentive structures plaguing much of corporate procurement, she said, “That all sounds stupid." Her blunt reaction reveals something profoun...Show More
2) 830: Inside AOP's Acquisition of the ProcureTech100: Objectivity, Community, Impact
“ProcureTech100 is the voice of the user. It's the voice of the customer. We want the perspective of those who are using these solutions every day, who have done proof of concepts, and who have seen t...Show More
3) 829: From Good to Great: How Business Partnering Transforms Procurement Teams
"Business partnering is what sets apart good procurement teams from great procurement teams, especially in indirect procurement... Those who are good at partnering with the business, they actually are...Show More
4) BTW EP 16: Lightbulb Moments: Shedding Light on Purposeful & Productive Procurement
“Savings is completely self-invented and pointless because it's separated from the real P&L." This assessment from Bayer Chief Procurement Officer Thomas Udesen captures the essence of what may be p...Show More
5) How to Turn Market Chaos Into Procurement’s Strategic Advantage W/ Adam Collins
"I believe if you can define it, you can source it. And if you can source it, you can auction it." - Adam Collins, Head of Sales, Esker Procurement teams are navigating unprecedented global disruption...Show More
6) 827: Lessons in Resilience From a Procurement Change Journey W/ Tanya Roach
There is no template for transformation. You have to build transformation for the organization that you're in. Go and learn as much as you can about the organization and then pivot where you need to.”...Show More
7) BTW EP 15: The Phil-Ins: Expanding the Value Menu
Halfway through their journey toward purposeful procurement, the co-hosts confront a fundamental question: if procurement drives value in so many ways beyond cost savings, why do incentive structures ...Show More
8) 826: Deglobalization Hype and Reality for Supply Chain Leaders W/ Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner
“Deglobalization is a nice soundbite, but the reality is, we need more focus on risk management and mitigation.” – Philip Ideson, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Art of Procurement Deglobalization i...Show More
9) 825: Procurement 6 | August 1st, 2025
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Presented by a member of the Art of Procurement team...Show More
10) 824: Why Technology Complexity Kills User Adoption W/ Jason Kim
"I think we have hit a tipping point where procurement has become a pretty complicated practice. There's so many options and choices and optimizations with concepts that are just so alien to the typic...Show More