307: Category Spotlight - Uniforms w/ Rich Ham
There are some categories of indirect spend - think pest control, waste & recycling, industrial gasses and equipment rental - that cost more to source than they offer in savings. Rich Ham, CEO of Fine...
23 Mar 202035min
306: Leading in a Crisis w/ Jan Griffiths
It is safe to say that we currently find ourselves in unprecedented times. Some of us will be impacted by the spread of the coronavirus more than others, but the likelihood is that it will affect all ...
16 Mar 202038min
305: Powering Procurement's Social Impact w/ Paul Polizzotto
Everyone wants to have a positive social impact on their community or industry, but doing so also has to be a sound business decision. That is something that Paul Polizzotto instinctively understands....
9 Mar 202036min
304: Breaking Up is Hard to Do - This Month in Procurement
In this episode, AOP Host Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner (General Manager of AOP and Owner of Buyers Meeting Point) discuss their major take-aways from February's podcast interviews and share their po...
2 Mar 202028min
303: How Cimpress Built a Procurement Team that Operates like a Services Business w/ Evert Karsen
According to the Cimpress corporate website, "We manage our businesses in a decentralized, autonomous manner so as to ensure we remain close to our customers, focused and entrepreneurial." Now go back...
24 Feb 202030min
302: Unpacking the Standing Neutral w/ Kate Vitasek
You are probably familiar with some of these terms if you have ever participated in a complex contractual arrangement: arbitrator, mediator, certified deal architect, even the "wise persons committee....
17 Feb 202027min
301: Mastering the Procurement Data Challenge w/ Joe Yacura
Procurement can no longer turn a blind eye to bad data. If we are going to leverage our data for advanced applications such as AI, machine learning, RPA, etc. we have to address data quality now - wit...
10 Feb 202048min
300: Introducing Procurement, Inc. - This Month in Procurement
In this episode, AOP Host Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner (General Manager of AOP and Owner of Buyers Meeting Point) discuss their major take-aways from January's podcast interviews and announce the of...
3 Feb 202026min
