Podcast Episodes
Back to Search334: Rewind - The Story of a Procurement Fraud w/ Sylvain Mansotte
For the rest of August, I'm taking a road trip across the United States, and so because I'm out of the recording studio, I'm going to dip into the ar…
6 years ago
333: Overcoming the Procurement Language Barrier w/ Steve Wills
For a long time, procurement has gotten feedback that our terminology - and, more specifically, our abbreviations - have a distancing or alienating e…
6 years ago
332: The Current State of Marketing Spend Management W/ Kathleen Jordan
Marketing is one of those spend categories that procurement often has a hard time breaking into. They are less concerned with cost than their counter…
6 years ago
331: Making the Case: The Business of Supplier Diversity w/ Jamie Crump
It has been well established that having a diverse and inclusive workforce increases results and employee satisfaction, so why wouldn't' the same be …
6 years, 1 month ago
330: Applying the Flywheel Effect to Procurement (Part 2)
In last week's podcast, Host Philip Ideson described the concept of the flywheel, a consistent pattern of small but deliberate actions designed to bu…
6 years, 1 month ago
329: Applying the Flywheel Effect to Procurement (Part 1)
At Art of Procurement, we believe that helping procurement teams effectively align their capabilities and outcomes with the goals of the businesses u…
6 years, 1 month ago
328: The Current State of Facilities Services W/ Arthur Piszczor
Due to the risks posed by the coronavirus, procurement teams responsible for managing facilities services are currently experiencing quite a change. …
6 years, 1 month ago
327: Making the Business Case for Retaining or Adding Procurement Headcount w/ Alexis Ryan
It is never easy to request additional headcount, so making sure the timing is right and having a solid business case are critical to protecting your…
6 years, 1 month ago
326: How to Build a Simple Sourcing Governance Process to Align Procurement Impact with Business Needs
When it comes to governance during the sourcing process, your experience probably matches one of the following two scenarios:
You have a strict 7 or…6 years, 2 months ago
325: How to Identify & Mitigate Risk with a Category Continuity Plan
For many procurement teams, risk management is now priority #1. If that sounds like your situation, how can you make sense of all the unknowns and en…
6 years, 2 months ago