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
844: Contracting for Speed: How Orchestration Empowers Procurement W/ Clare Cassano and Toby Laforest
"Your contracts are your source of truth. You should have a tool that can go through the contracts and help you understand the impact and make an assessment, all in one place." -Toby Laforest, Senior ...
1 Des 202537min
843: How Change Management Powers Procurement Transformation W/ Jesse Jacoby
"Taking the time to get input, to get the feedback and listen to the needs might add a few weeks up front, but ultimately, you're going to have a better, stronger solution and support and alignment." ...
24 Nov 202537min
843: The Future Is Frictionless: Simplifying Procurement with Tech and Trust W/ Todd Heimes
"We want our customers to be able to put their own internal procurement rules into our Amazon Business marketplace, so they can feel secure and still get that great experience." - Todd Heimes, Vice Pr...
17 Nov 202533min
BTW EP 22: Challenging Procurement's Most Comfortable (Bad) Habits
Procurement's problem isn't speed. It's form. They've gotten great at automating and accelerating weak processes while quietly rewarding the "good contract, bad deal" mentality that ultimately underc...
12 Nov 202537min
841: Three AI-Powered Opportunities: Assist, Augment, Autonomize W/ Etosha Thurman
"If your only role is cost management and processes, that's scary to me. The value of procurement is so much more than that." – Etosha Thurman, Chief Marketing Officer, Finance and Spend Management at...
10 Nov 202542min
