864: Benchmarking Procurement: Lessons from $1.4 Trillion in Spend W/ Sammeli Sammalkorpi
"Don't speak about category savings because that's procurement lingo. We need to speak about gross margin expansion at the end-product level." - Sammeli Sammalkorpi, Co-Founder and CEO, Sievo Spend an...
4 Maj 44min
BTW EP 30: The Talent Shift No One in Procurement Is Ready For W/ Friddy Hoegener
AI is already changing procurement, but, for many, the bigger and more difficult question is what will happen to people in the process. Procurement has long been constrained by capacity: too much data...
29 Apr 39min
863: The Agentic Shift in Procurement: The Rise of Autonomous Processes
"Procurement now gets to decide where to play, who does the work, and how much of that work is done by humans versus agents." - Viji Doraiswamy, VP Product Marketing, Coupa Senior procurement leaders ...
27 Apr 38min
EP 05: Provider of the Week: Prewave W/ Harald Nitschinger
In a world defined by volatility, procurement leaders need more than gut instinct to navigate supply chain risks. From regulatory pressure to sudden trade disruptions, organizations can't afford blind...
22 Apr 26min
862: AI, Talent, and the New Shape of Procurement in India W/ Dr. Swapnil Dubey
"In the AI regime, things are going to be disrupted. So be ready to be disrupted." - Dr. Swapnil Dubey In a market as complex and fast-changing as India, procurement's role has transformed from tactic...
20 Apr 34min
BTW EP 29: The Phil-Ins: Confront the Data Delusion
"What you think of as the data isn't the right data." This observation from FineTune COO Brian Gamble shines an (uncomfortable) spotlight on one of procurement's biggest challenges: AI has the potent...
15 Apr 29min
861: Procurement Under Pressure: Disruption, AI, and the New Operating Model W/ Amit Mahajan and Jon Jensen
"Change is the only constant today. Disruption is happening more frequently, and procurement has to be ready for the unknown." - Jon Jensen, Partner & Managing Director, AlixPartners Procurement leade...
13 Apr 43min
EP 04: Procurement's Innovation Sandbox: How Digital Garages Deliver Value with Adam Brown
"The world as we know it in procurement and tech will change beyond recognition over the next couple of years." - Adam Brown Procurement teams are grappling with a wave of new digital solutions and AI...
8 Apr 29min
