831: 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...
8 Syys 202541min
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...
3 Syys 202530min
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...
1 Syys 202525min
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...
25 Elo 202529min
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...
20 Elo 202543min
828: 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...
18 Elo 202554min
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."...
11 Elo 202528min
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 ...
6 Elo 202534min
