835: "We Win" Relationships: A Playbook for Procurement Value W/ Neji Isaac
"There is no stagnancy in a supply relationship. Continuous improvement is the basis for that." - Neji Isaac, Global Category Manager, NOVA Chemicals Procurement often measures success in cost savings...
6 Okt 202528min
BTW EP 19: The Phil-Ins: Common Sense and Clunky Sports References
In this Phil-Ins episode of "Buy: The Way…To Purposeful Procurement," Philip Ideson, Rich Ham, and Kelly Barner reflect on their conversations with Bayer CPO Thomas Udesen, franchise procurement leade...
1 Okt 202533min
834: Rewiring Operating Models for an Unpredictable Future W/ Darshan Deshmukh
"Play the long game, avoid myopic thinking and approaches to solve immediate problems as much as you can, and treat your suppliers as your customers or clients." – Darshan Deshmukh, President at Pro...
29 Sep 202552min
833: The Polycrisis Playbook: How Procurement Can Lead Through Turbulence W/ Gordon Donovan
"We're in the business of change – selling change and then delivering it." - Gordon Donovan, Vice President Research - Procurement & External Workforce, SAP In an era of overlapping crises, procureme...
22 Sep 202543min
BTW EP 18: It's Getting Real: AI, Procurement, and the End of Savings Theater with Jason Busch
"We can all claim savings without necessarily achieving the result." This stark observation from Jason Busch sums up decades of dysfunction in how procurement measures their impact and why AI may fin...
17 Sep 202541min
832: AI, Data, and the New Procurement Advantage W/ Vel Dhinagaravel
"Procurement is going to be on the front lines, creating competitive advantage for the corporation." - Vel Dhinagaravel, CEO at Beroe AI isn't just a buzzword anymore… it's rapidly becoming procuremen...
15 Sep 202544min
831: Conquering the Decision Abyss: From Data to Supply Chain Impact W/ Keith Hartley
"A decision abyss is the chasm that forms between critical supply chain functions… and that's what keeps and prevents organizations from making fast, cross-functional, well-informed data-driven decisi...
8 Sep 202541min
BTW EP 17: Check Yourself Before You Wreck Your P&L: Validating Procurement's Efforts with Kristine Morton
When Kristine Morton's was first introduced to the flawed incentive structures plaguing much of corporate procurement, she said, "That all sounds stupid." Her blunt reaction reveals something profoun...
3 Sep 202530min
