Podcast Episodes

836: IInside Next-Gen SAP Ariba: Rebuilding Procurement for the AI Era W/ Baber Farooq

"Everyone keeps talking about AI just for the sake of AI, but, ultimately, the only thing that matters is the outcome you can achieve." - Baber Faroo…

10 months, 1 week ago

835: "We Win" Relationships: A Playbook for Procurement Value W/ Neji Isaac

"There is no stagnancy in a supply relationship. Continuous improvement is the basis for that." - Neji Isaac, Global Category Manager, NOVA Chemicals…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

BTW EP 19: The Phil-Ins: Common Sense and Clunky Sports References

In this Phil-Ins episode of "Buy: The Way…To Purposeful Procurement," Philip Ideson, Rich Ham, and Kelly Barner reflect on their conversations with B…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

834: Rewiring Operating Models for an Unpredictable Future W/ Darshan Deshmukh

"Play the long game, avoid myopic thinking and approaches to solve immediate problems as much as you can, and treat your suppliers as your customers …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

833: The Polycrisis Playbook: How Procurement Can Lead Through Turbulence W/ Gordon Donovan

"We're in the business of change – selling change and then delivering it." - Gordon Donovan, Vice President Research - Procurement & External Workfor…

11 months ago

BTW EP 18: It's Getting Real: AI, Procurement, and the End of Savings Theater with Jason Busch

"We can all claim savings without necessarily achieving the result." 

This stark observation from Jason Busch sums up decades of dysfunction in how p…

11 months, 1 week ago

832: AI, Data, and the New Procurement Advantage W/ Vel Dhinagaravel

"Procurement is going to be on the front lines, creating competitive advantage for the corporation." - Vel Dhinagaravel, CEO at Beroe

AI isn't just a…

11 months, 1 week ago

831: Conquering the Decision Abyss: From Data to Supply Chain Impact W/ Keith Hartley

"A decision abyss is the chasm that forms between critical supply chain functions… and that's what keeps and prevents organizations from making fast,…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

BTW EP 17: Check Yourself Before You Wreck Your P&L: Validating Procurement's Efforts with Kristine Morton

When Kristine Morton's was first introduced to the flawed incentive structures plaguing much of corporate procurement, she said, "That all sounds stu…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

830: Inside AOP's Acquisition of the ProcureTech100: Objectivity, Community, Impact

"ProcureTech100 is the voice of the user. It's the voice of the customer. We want the perspective of those who are using these solutions every day, w…

11 months, 3 weeks ago