Art of Procurement Podcast
1) 833: The Polycrisis Playbook: How Procurement Can Lead Through Turbulence W/ Gordon Donovan
“We’re in the business of change – selling change and then delivering it.” - Gordon Donovan, Vice President Research - Procurement & External Workforce, SAP In an era of overlapping crises, procureme...Show More
2) BTW EP 18: It's Getting Real: AI, Procurement, and the End of Savings Theater with Jason Busch
“We can all claim savings without necessarily achieving the result.” This stark observation from Jason Busch sums up decades of dysfunction in how procurement measures their impact and why AI may fin...Show More
3) 832: AI, Data, and the New Procurement Advantage W/ Vel Dhinagaravel
“Procurement is going to be on the front lines, creating competitive advantage for the corporation.” - Vel Dhinagaravel, CEO at Beroe AI isn’t just a buzzword anymore… it’s rapidly becoming procuremen...Show More
4) Conquering the Decision Abyss: From Data to Supply Chain Impact W/ Keith Hartley
“A decision abyss is the chasm that forms between critical supply chain functions… and that's what keeps and prevents organizations from making fast, cross-functional, well-informed data-driven decisi...Show More
5) 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
6) 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
7) 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
8) 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
9) 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
10) 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