254: GPO Do's and Don'ts w/ Anthony Clervi
I'm joined today by Anthony Clervi, President and CEO of UNA, a group purchasing organization (or GPO). He joined us last month for an AoP Live session that proposed an alternative approach to 'automa...
27 Maj 201958min
253: Winning Hearts and Minds: A Transformation Journey Three Years In w/ Dave Quillin
The only guarantee that comes with a transformation journey is that there will be 'twists and turns' along the way. And since no organization can escape the unexpected, how procurement leaders makers ...
20 Maj 201937min
252: Hitting the Brakes on Out of Control Supplier Master Data w/ Cyrille Naux
Everything procurement delivers – from savings to risk mitigation to value – is predicated on having access to clean, trustworthy data. If this foundation does not exist or if it is shaky, then buyers...
13 Maj 201926min
251: How a Purple Hairy Monster Helped Transform Procurement at VSP Global w/ Nathan Haydn-Myer and Siddharth Ramesh
When procurement talks about transformation, we are usually referring to the critical changes we need to make to our own talent, processes and technology. But does the opportunity exist for procuremen...
6 Maj 201926min
250: Procurement's Digital Imperative - Why Technology is Just the Beginning w/ Kris Koneru
It is impossible to have a forward-looking discussion about procurement without digital transformation and automation coming up. That said, figuring out what their inclusion means on a company-by-comp...
29 Apr 20191h
249: Pursuing a Non-linear Career Path (That Passes Through Procurement) w/ Jill Robbins
Saying that someone has or embodies the 'spirit of entrepreneurship' implies a lot of different drives and qualities. There is the willingness to take calculated risks, the need for self-accountabilit...
22 Apr 201938min
248: Removing Barriers to Supplier Enabled Innovation w/ Lawrence Kane
When you get right down to it, innovation is just solving a business need in an entirely new way. In order to do that, however, you and your team have to really understand the business and its custome...
15 Apr 201945min
247: How Retail Business Services Delivers Value Beyond Savings w/ Nancy Nicoll
Everyone wants to be seen as an innovator, and procurement leaders are no exception. The problem with this desire is that, much like procurement transformation, the definition of innovation can be har...
8 Apr 201930min
