November 15, 2021
[Pod] The State of the Procurement Profession in 2021 w/ Dr. Marcell Vollmer and Christoph Bode
“A CEO only spends about 1% of their time with suppliers. Procurement really needs to step up and go to…
October 25, 2021
[Pod] Applying Cognitive Technology to Procurement w/ Melissa Drew
“True business transformation is the ability to make sure that the people you're trying to influence understand the change, understand…
October 18, 2021
[Pod] Taking a BOLD and Focused Approach to Transforming Indirect P2P at Clorox w/ Kathy Thrasher and Mike Caldron
“When we have more efficient processes, we're changing the way we work, and we're open to those changes. To us,…
September 27, 2021
[Pod] Seeking Alignment Between Procurement, AP, and Treasury During Procurement Transformation w/ Joe Payne and Jennifer Ulrich
Procurement, treasury and accounts payable have one set of shared objectives when it comes to supplier engagement and management, but…
August 5, 2021
Securing Buy-in for Tail Spend Management
Despite the fact that procurement sees tail spend management as a top priority, it may be necessary to build a…
August 2, 2021
[Pod] Improving Internal Perception of Procurement from Intake to Procure w/ Liem Hua, Michael Denari, and Rujul Zaparde
“Yes, there's high visibility in getting savings, but it's the employee experience, the funneling, the process, the ability to enable…
July 19, 2021
[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…
May 31, 2021
[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…
