251: How a Purple Hairy Monster Helped Transform Procurement at VSP Global w/ Nathan Haydn-Myer and Siddharth Ramesh
When procurement talks about transformation, we are usually referring to the critical changes we need to make to our own talent, processes and technology. But does the opportunity exist for procuremen...
6 Touko 201926min
250: Procurement's Digital Imperative - Why Technology is Just the Beginning w/ Kris Koneru
It is impossible to have a forward-looking discussion about procurement without digital transformation and automation coming up. That said, figuring out what their inclusion means on a company-by-comp...
29 Huhti 20191h
249: Pursuing a Non-linear Career Path (That Passes Through Procurement) w/ Jill Robbins
Saying that someone has or embodies the 'spirit of entrepreneurship' implies a lot of different drives and qualities. There is the willingness to take calculated risks, the need for self-accountabilit...
22 Huhti 201938min
248: Removing Barriers to Supplier Enabled Innovation w/ Lawrence Kane
When you get right down to it, innovation is just solving a business need in an entirely new way. In order to do that, however, you and your team have to really understand the business and its custome...
15 Huhti 201945min
247: How Retail Business Services Delivers Value Beyond Savings w/ Nancy Nicoll
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 be har...
8 Huhti 201930min
246: Evaluating FinTechs: Performing Due Diligence on Startups and Emerging Technologies w/ Andy Atkins
When we hear about 'fintech' providers, most of us immediately think of a quickly shifting ad diverse landscape of startups – highly innovative companies, some of which are here today and gone tomorro...
1 Huhti 201943min
245: Technology Alone is Still Not a Silver Bullet for Transformation
In this episode, AOP Host Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner (AOP Content Director and Owner of Buyers Meeting Point) discuss their major take-aways from March's news, industry topics and podcast intervie...
25 Maalis 201945min
244: Managing Spend by Mastering Behavior w/ David Loseby
In a era when we emphasize the importance of 'soft skills' in the face of the hardest business challenges, the human element is impossible to ignore. While most of us tend to focus on developing our o...
18 Maalis 201959min
