"I'm madly passionate about procurement because I think it's a hidden gem of the corporate world, and it's a magical field for problem solvers." - Natasha Gurevich, Founder and CEO of Candor Procurement Natasha Gurevich, Founder and CEO of Candor Procurement, has a long track record of procurement leadership under her belt. Most recently, she was the first Chief Procurement Officer at Nike, and, before that, VP of Global Procurement at Salesforce. She has also enjoyed procurement leadership roles at McKesson, Paypal, Gap, and Visa. In this episode, Philip Ideson talks with Natasha about her journey to becoming one of procurement's most well-known change agents and how her decades of experience in leadership roles have shaped her approach to driving change at scale. Natasha shares her perspectives on: How to create change without causing too much disruption, fear, or resistance Adopting a specific, repeatable methodology to change in order to balance wider business goals with individual needs and concerns The ways procurement needs to evolve and improve, starting with a recognition that category management will be the #1 driving factor for success in the future Links: Natasha Gurevich on LinkedIn Subscribe to This Week in Procurement Subscribe to the AOP YouTube channel

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