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 Dec 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 Dec 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
839: Building Data-Driven Procurement at Scale W/ Adrian Vicol
"The value you bring as a procurement function has transcended being a cost saver. They are now a discussion partner with other functions and bring value in the form of intelligence." - Adrian Vicol, ...
3 Nov 202536min
840: Why Data Literacy Matters More Than Ever in Procurement W/ Satvinder Panesar
"The value isn't in giving them the coffee beans and hoping they take that away and make a cup of coffee – what they need is a drink. So instead of giving them the data, do the extra steps and pull ou...
3 Nov 202527min
