COVID-19 Archives | Art of Procurement

AOP Podcast COVID-19 Leadership Trends

October 26, 2020

2021: Post-Crisis Procurement w/ Chris Sawchuk and Vishal Patel

"Technology has helped companies - and procurement specifically - respond better to the crisis by supporting accelerated decision-making and agenda…

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AOP Blog Category Management COVID-19

September 23, 2020

Caution! Category Dynamics Subject to Change

A couple of months ago on the pod we chatted with Arthur Piszczor, a Consultant at Corcentric, about the changes…

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AOP Podcast COVID-19 Leadership Procurement Transformation

June 29, 2020

Making the Business Case for Retaining or Adding Procurement Headcount w/ Alexis Ryan

“Procurement’s got the center stage, like we've never had before. We've got to go in with ideas.” It is never…

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AOP Blog Coronavirus COVID-19 Risk Management Risk Mitigation Sourcing & Contracting

May 11, 2020

Why Dual Sourcing as a Risk Mitigation Strategy May Not Be the Answer

The ‘word on the street’ about how procurement should respond to COVID-19 product and service supply problems is that going…

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AOP Podcast Career & Skill Development Careers COVID-19 Hiring Talent Management

May 11, 2020

How to Hire and Be Hired in the Headwinds of the New Economy w/ Mark Holyoake

“It's not just a question of replicating the interview process and exchanging in-person interviews with video conferences or phone calls.…

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AOP Podcast COVID-19 Expense Management Expense Management Special Series

April 24, 2020

7 Creative Ways to Kick-Start Your Expense Management Program

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

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AOP Podcast Cost Management COVID-19 Expense Management Leadership

April 6, 2020

Leading Procurement in an Economic Downturn w/ Joe Payne

“When you hit a recessionary period, the urgency goes way up. And so companies that maybe don't always look to…

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AOP Podcast Business Alignment Category Management Category Specific: IT Coronavirus COVID-19

April 1, 2020

A CIO’s Perspective on IT & Procurement during a Pandemic w/ Tim Crawford

“Where we are today, we just need to get the work done and we'll figure out how to clean it…

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AOP Podcast Coronavirus COVID-19

March 30, 2020

Procurement’s Response to COVID-19 Beyond the Next 2 Weeks w/ Christian Heinrich

“Strategic decisions will need to be made about when companies should try to ramp their production back up again -…

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AOP Blog Coronavirus COVID-19 Opinion Risk Management

March 26, 2020

What Changes for Procurement Once You Accept Government Recovery Funds

Late last night, the US Senate passed the CARES Act to provide funds aimed at strengthening families and industries most impacted by…

Philip Ideson

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