“The mark of achievement for myself, for my team members, and for the procurement function as a whole is to be viewed as a valued, trusted advisor and partner to…
Philip IdesonApril 27, 2020
Everyone wants to be seen as an innovator, and procurement leaders are no exception. The problem with this desire is that, much like procurement transformation, the definition of innovation can…
Philip IdesonApril 8, 2019
a strategic buyer is a supplier with whom you have a mutual interest in your mutual success. There is a mutuality of creating a longterm, ever improving, ever managed relationship…
Philip IdesonSeptember 10, 2018
My guest today is Kate Vitasek, a member of the graduate faculty in executive education at the University of Tennessee, and the creator of the Vested model. Kate and I…
Philip IdesonDecember 4, 2017
My guest today is Chris Camejo, the Director of Product Management and Threat Intelligence at NTT Security - probably the scariest sounding title I’ve ever had here on Art of…
Philip IdesonNovember 27, 2017
Joining me on the show today is Dave Quillin, the manager of procurement for Alliant Credit Union, the seventh largest credit union in the United States. Dave has specialized in…
Philip IdesonApril 24, 2017
Today, I'm joined by Tim Meester. Tim is the Senior Director of Procurement and Sustainability for Best Buy, an almost forty billion dollar revenue provider of technology products, services, and…
Philip IdesonApril 17, 2017
Today I am joined on the Art of Procurement by Jim Butler, the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) for my home State of California Prior to joining the State of California,…
Philip IdesonMarch 20, 2017
Today on the Art of Procurement I am joined by Kevin Giblin, Head of Global Sourcing & CPO of data analytics company Dun & Bradstreet. In today’s episode, I start…
Philip IdesonFebruary 27, 2017
