850: Persuasion Is a Procurement Power Skill – When It's Done Right W/ Martin John
"Persuasion is about your intent. If your intent is solely to win at the other person's expense, that's manipulation. If you want the other party to also benefit from the conversation, then that's col...
26 Jan 31min
849: Reinventing Direct Procurement in the Digital Age W/ Spencer Penn
"Direct materials is the most under-innovated, untouched by modern technology of any spend area." - Spencer Penn, Co-Founder and CEO, LightSource Direct spend makes up the lion's share of the procurem...
19 Jan 49min
848: Relationship Builder or Robot? Keeping Procurement Human in a Digital Age W/ Brad Keighley
"AI has fantastic value when you look at spend analytics, sourcing decisions, and process efficiency, but to replace the infancy stage that allows you to have a relationship with stakeholders, I think...
12 Jan 40min
847: 2026: A Defining Moment for Procurement
"Efficiency should fund the future, not erase the people needed to deliver it." – Philip Ideson, Founder and Managing Director of Art of Procurement 2026 is going to be another year of volatility, but...
5 Jan 23min
846: Building Agility Through Emergency Procurement Readiness W/ Rick Bond and Tammy Rimes
"The first time that you speak with a supplier shouldn't be in a time of crisis. Our best customers work with us regularly, and we're constantly hearing from them." - Rick Bond, Chief Revenue Officer,...
15 Des 202540min
BTW EP 24: Phil-out Season Finale: A Procurement Roast With Purpose
After 23 episodes of dissecting procurement's incentive flaws, behavioral blind spots, and structural contradictions, the "Buy: The Way…To Purposeful Procurement" podcast team closes season one with s...
10 Des 202549min
845: Inside the AI Foundation Behind Next-Gen Procurement W/ Fang Chang
"If you don't go on the journey, you risk being left behind. The key is to try, learn, and apply AI in a way that creates real value." - Fang Chang, EVP and Chief Product Officer at SAP AI isn't just ...
8 Des 202533min
BTW EP 23: The Phil-Ins: The Procurement Performance Paradox
After nearly a year of exploring procurement's incentive paradox from every angle, Philip Ideson, Rich Ham, and Kelly Barner reconvene to connect the dots between three of the series' most thought-pro...
3 Des 202535min
