074: The Art, Science & Practice of Crafting Strategic Supplier Relationships w/ Kate Vitasek
Think of the handful of supplier agreements that you have that are fundamental to your business operations and strategy. How many of your most material supplier relationships are based on leverage, p...
26 Jul 20161h
073: Lessons I Learned from Navigating Three Career Crossroads
At some point in time, we all come to a crossroads. A decision has to be made between two paths that has long term implications on the direction of our careers. I have encountered a number of these cr...
22 Jul 201615min
072: The Education Imperative: How to Develop Your Team Through Next Generation Learning w/ Mark Pollack
With procurement talent at a premium, and the skills required to be successful rapidly evolving, professional development has arguably never been so important within our field. But, are old world met...
19 Jul 201644min
071: 5 Ways to Reduce Spend by Managing Demand
In today's Art of Procurement, I share how the concept of demand management came to the front of my mind while out shopping for birthday presents for my son last weekend. I then discuss five different...
15 Jul 201614min
070: The Art and Science of Supplier Discovery w/ Stephany Lapierre
Where do you go for supplier information if you are asked to lead a sourcing project for a product or service you are unfamiliar with? Stephany Lapierre, my guest on today's Art of Procurement show, i...
12 Jul 201640min
069: How Should Your Temporary Labor Strategy Evolve to Capitalize on the Future of Work? w/Terri Gallagher
The makeup of the workforce is changing rapidly. Statistics show that organizations are looking to hire part-time, temporary words more than ever before, as they look to become more agile and reduce ...
8 Jul 201631min
068: Guiding Principles for a Successful Procurement Transformation, w/ David Hearn
David Hearn is on a mission to help forward thinking procurement leaders transform their procurement organizations from being tactical to strategic. As a practitioner, he has led three different orga...
5 Jul 201641min
067: Turn Your Response to Post-Brexit Market Volatility into a Competitive Advantage, w/ Susan Grelling
A week has passed since the UK electorate shocked the world by voting to leave the EU. In this episode, I share my personal feelings on the vote, and also explore both the short term impact and what ...
1 Jul 201626min
