242: Moving Up or In to Procurement w/ Louis Bastone
We often discuss the impact that procurement talent has on current results and the role it will play in determining how our function evolves in the future. The procurement community is vibrant, divers...
4 Mars 201939min
241: Aligning Intent and Investment to Build (the Right) Procurement Capabilities
In this episode, AOP Host Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner (AOP Content Director and Owner of Buyers Meeting Point) discuss their major take-aways from February's news, industry topics and podcast inter...
25 Feb 201944min
240: Bridging the Gap Between Procurement and Accounts Payable w/ Matt Clark
The Accounts Payable team play a key role in the success of procurement. The data that they extract from supplier invoices determines the accuracy of our spend analytics (and therefore our strategic ...
18 Feb 201933min
239: The Long-term Impact of Risk-Averse Recruiting w/ Andrew Daley
Recruiting and strategic sourcing actually have a lot in common – even beyond the role that risk appetites play in decision making. In both cases, the sooner you get a specialist or expert involved, t...
11 Feb 201948min
238: Redefining Success in a Customer-Centric Procurement Organization w/ Jens Hentschel
We're all positive that digital automation is the right way forward for procurement, but why? Are we pursuing progress for its own sake or to achieve an expanded range of procurement contributions? Pu...
4 Feb 201950min
237: Leveraging Storytelling to Better Connect with Your Stakeholders
This month, AOP revives and reimagines 'This Month in Procurement' as an informal monthly discussion of podcasts, news and trends. In this episode, AOP Host Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner (AOP Content...
28 Jan 201947min
236: Embrace the Churn: Real World Advice on Positive Disruption w/ Joanna Martinez
We constantly read about disruptive change affecting companies and entire markets. The source of that disruption is always positioned as the hero - but what about the other characters in each of those...
21 Jan 201942min
235: Building Meaningful Brands on Personal Connections
Entrepreneurship and innovation are highly prized in today's business environment, but has procurement managed to deliver its fair share of either? I'm joined today by Sarah Scudder, President of the ...
14 Jan 201946min
