AOP PodcastCategory ManagementProcurement TransformationSourcing & Contracting [Pod] A Conversation with the Authors of ‘Managing Indirect Spend’ w/ Joe Payne, Bill Dorn, Dave Pastore, and Jennifer Ulrich“I find that people in procurement think everything needs an RFP. When you think about the perception of procurement, both…Philip IdesonJuly 19, 2021
AOP PodcastCategory ManagementData & AnalyticsExpense Management [Pod] Getting Control of Your Telecom Spend“50% of the people we talk to don’t know how much annual telecom spend they have. If you don’t know…Philip IdesonJuly 12, 2021
AOP PodcastData & AnalyticsData Ecosystem Series [Pod] Digital Transformation as a Foundational Requirement for Data-Driven Procurement“The point is not just to have awesome data, it's the ability to act on that data. If people don't…Philip IdesonJuly 5, 2021
AOP Blog Establishing Procurement’s Internal BrandIf you think about what a brand really represents, at least in the context of a B2C business, it is…Kelly BarnerJune 30, 2021
AOP PodcastBusiness AlignmentSourcing & ContractingSupplier Management [Pod] Contracting in the New Economy w/ Kate Vitasek“Business happens, right? Business is dynamic. We need to embrace the fact that whatever we write into a contract today,…Philip IdesonJune 28, 2021
AOP Blog How to Create Stronger Supplier RelationshipsA question that we often get asked is, “How do we create stronger relationships with our suppliers?” A couple of…Philip IdesonJune 23, 2021
AOP PodcastBusiness AlignmentData & AnalyticsData Ecosystem SeriesDigitization [Pod] Data Series: Reimagining the P2P Experience for Procurement, the Business, and Suppliers w/ Magnus BergforsAs digital transformation progresses, corporate leadership teams are increasing their focus on the quality and availability of data. Spend analysis…Philip IdesonJune 21, 2021
AOP Blog A Procurement Attitude of GratitudeDo you have any idea how lucky you are to work in procurement? Who else can understand a business by…Kelly BarnerJune 16, 2021
AOP PodcastBusiness AlignmentLeadershipRisk Management [Pod] Deloitte 2021 CPO Study – Throwing Complexity into Overdrive w/ Ryan Flynn“These types of events are going to keep coming. And so it's not only necessary to be able to master…Philip IdesonJune 14, 2021
AOP PodcastCSRData & AnalyticsData Ecosystem Series [Pod] Data Series: Setting the Stage for Sustained Sustainability“We can look at sustainability in two ways. There is what procurement can do to support the company’s sustainability agenda,…Philip IdesonJune 7, 2021
AOP Blog Help! I hate my supplier!Let’s start by exploring that feeling… why do you hate the supplier? Or, for that matter, why do you love…Kelly BarnerJune 2, 2021
AOP PodcastBusiness AlignmentLeadershipProcurement Transformation [Pod] Envisioning the Procurement Operating Model of the Future w/ Conrad Snover and Betsy Pancik“The procurement operating model of the future is going to require flexibility and agility, but hopefully we're not just moving…Philip IdesonMay 31, 2021
AOP Blog Moving Procurement from a Cost Center to a Transformation EngineWhat is the one thing that unites procurement teams right now, regardless of industry, size, or maturity level? It is…Philip IdesonMay 26, 2021
AOP PodcastCSRData & AnalyticsData Ecosystem Series [Pod] Data Series: Supplier Diversity: Urgency, Scalability, and Ownership w/ Neeraj Shah“Most people will find that when they bring in new diversity suppliers, they find better value, better cost, and more…Philip IdesonMay 24, 2021
AOP PodcastBusiness AlignmentLeadership [Pod] A Conversation with the Authors of ‘Profit From Procurement’“Procurement is not something that can be done by a procurement function sitting alone in a silo. It needs to…Philip IdesonMay 17, 2021
AOP PodcastData & AnalyticsData Ecosystem Series [Pod] Data Series: Holistic Supply Chain Risk Management: Response & Resilience w/ Heiko Schwarz“It doesn’t make sense to avoid every risk and have a backup plan for every potential threat to your supply…Philip IdesonMay 10, 2021
AOP Blog Is procurement moving away from category management?Category management has been one of the foundational pillars in the growth of procurement over the past 20 years. I…Philip IdesonMay 5, 2021
AOP PodcastCategory Management [Pod] Rethinking Procurement’s Approach to Marketing Operations Spend w/ Phil Schoonmaker“There's a ton of nuance to the marketing category, so even in today's high-tech environment, strategic, mutually beneficial, personal relationships…Philip IdesonMay 3, 2021