Art of Procurement
Episodes
770: Positioning Procurement for Strategic Success in 2025 W/ Samir Khushalani
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"One of the markers of a leading procurement function is when you see suppliers as more than just a source of supply but also as a source of value and...
769: Procurement 6 | January 17th, 2025
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
768: Celebrating 25 Years of ProcureCon US
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The industry is evolving faster than our willingness to accept it." - John Ward, Portfolio Director, ProcureCon North America, Worldwide Business Res...
767: Procurement 6 | January 10th, 2025
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
766: Procurement's Inflection Point: What to Expect in 2025
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"As we stand here at the start of 2025, it's clear that this moment isn't about minor tweaks or incremental gains. It's about embracing fundamental sh...
765: Procurement 6 | January 3rd, 2025
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
764: Small Steps, Big Impact: Transforming Procurement at Mastermind Live 2024
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I think there is an element of mastering your own destiny, a sense of showing up and being engaged in the conversation about what the change should b...
763: Macro Clouds Gather on the Horizon: Mastermind LIVE 2024 w/ Constantine Limberakis
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I think there's this dichotomy of two things that we always have to keep in mind in procurement. We don't want to create friction. We want frictionle...
762: Procurement 6 | December 20th, 2024
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
761: The State of Procure Tech: Testing the Limits of What's Possible w/ Pierre Mitchell
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Procurement organizations that are able to master knowledge around their workflows and categories, and bring that intelligence on demand into their p...
760: Procurement 6 | December 13th, 2024
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
759: 2024 AI Adoption Trends W/ Mary Purk
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"For procurement, now is the time to raise your hand and sit at the table where your company is deciding on AI use cases, because that is going to tra...
758: Procurement 6 | December 6th, 2024
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
757: Is Supplier Relationship Management the Key to Procurement's Success? W/ Oliver Jones
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"If you want to be a customer of choice, it's not going to come down to the contract, it's going to come down to the relationship, even at the individ...
756: Procurement 6 | November 29th, 2024
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
755: Mastermind LIVE 2024 Debrief with Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Every procurement journey is unique, and now we have the tools and technologies that allow us to be a lot more flexible in how we build procurement o...
754: Procurement 6 | November 22nd, 2024
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
753: Can Procurement Save the World? With Gordon Donovan
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"There are not many functions, if any, other than procurement that sit in a position to both positively and negatively have such an impact on organiza...
752: Procurement 6 | November 15th, 2024
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
751: Extinction or Opportunity: What is Procurement's Destiny? with Sebastien Bals
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"No matter how strong or how solid your foundations might be, the environment in which we operate is changing at such a pace that if we do not evolve ...
750: Procurement 6 | November 8th, 2024
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
749: Building a 'Dream Scenario' of Procurement Excellence with Andrew Daley
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"The visionary leaders can see the opportunities but also recognize that, while traditional skills in procurement still remain very, very important, t...
748: Procurement 6 | November 1st, 2024
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
747: Continuous Improvement as the Cure for Transformation Fatigue W/ Joël Collin-Demers
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"You have to build a business case and be mindful and purposeful about your continuous improvement and your education around the art of what is possib...
746: Procurement 6 | October 25th, 2024
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
Part 4: Head-to-Head Comparison of Candidate Policies
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the final part of this four-part special series, we compare and contrast the actual policy positions of Democratic Candidate Vice President Kamala ...
Part 3: Republican Candidate Former President Donald J. Trump
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In part three of this four-part special series, we will cover the policies and plans of Republican Candidate former President Donald Trump. Former P...
Part 2: Democratic Candidate Vice President Kamala Harris
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of this four-part special series, we will cover the policies and plans of Democratic Candidate Vice President Kamala Harris. Vice Presid...
Part 1: Playing Politics with Supply Chains
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are two weeks to go until the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. Interest, speculation, and tension have been building all year. Most news coverag...
741: Procurement 6 | October 18th, 2024
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
740: ESG Risk: Hiding in Plain Sight? With Alexandra Di Fabrizio, Daniel Dorr, and Laura Noonan
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"What we are seeing is companies have made the decision that they believe being more sustainable is good business. Therefore, that is the number one p...
739: Procurement 6 | October 11th, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
738: 7 Steps to Building a Strong Capability Framework
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Procurement teams face increasing pressure to demonstrate value and drive business outcomes, but sometimes there's a disconnect between the skills th...
737: Procurement 6 | October 4th, 2024
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
736: What's Driving Procurement Orchestration? W/ Martin Ward and Shachi Rai Gupta
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"When you have the ability to connect data and collaborate with teams, that collective intelligence you're able to surface at different places is what...
735: Procurement 6 | September 27th, 2024
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
734: Leading Through Change with Former Fortune 100 CPO Natasha Gurevich
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"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." - Nat...
733: Procurement 6 | September 20th, 2024
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
732: What the Research Foretells About Procurement's Vision, Priorities, and Opportunities W/ Gordon Donovan
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Procurement is at the point where they're trying to figure out next steps on digitization, and it will be an immediate priority for everyone in the n...
731: Procurement 6 | September 13th, 2024
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
730: Calculating the Cost of Convenience in Facilities Management W/ Alex Carlson
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Everyone has an opinion about facility services in your buildings, so you're always trying to accommodate multiple stakeholders and juggle multiple d...
729: Procurement 6 | September 6th, 2024
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
728: If we had a crystal ball… Mid-year check in with Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"At the end of the day, we're trying to create this organization from which we have the ability to help the profession move forward with more than eve...
727: Procurement 6 | August 30th, 2024
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
726: Unpacking SAP's 2024 Economist Impact Report W/ Baber Farooq
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"One thing is very clear from our research: the skill sets for procurement are changing. Whatever the skill sets are today, they are not going to be t...
725: Procurement 6 | August 23rd, 2024
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
724: Will Category Management Ever Become Mainstream?
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Category management has been around for decades - so why hasn't it become ubiquitous? Many of the objectives procurement needs to satisfy - both qua...
723: Procurement 6 | August 16th, 2024
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
722: Transforming Procurement at Roche: A Roadmap for the Future w/ Patrick Foelck
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"What ultimately drove all of us – leadership team, colleagues, and people in procurement – was the excitement about the future. The ability to co...
721: Procurement 6 | August 9th, 2024
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
720: Establishing a Single Source of Truth for Third-Party Risk in Financial Services with Ivalua
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"What's interesting in financial services is that third-party risk management is very different than supplier risk management. When a financial instit...
719: Procurement 6 | August 2nd, 2024
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
718: A Fresh Take on the Future of Procurement with The Hershey Company's Sherry Ulsh
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"You always really need to look at people, process, and technology. If you don't look at all three and understand where you are and where you need to ...
717: Procurement 6 | July 26th, 2024
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
716: Applying ISO Standards to Procurement w/ Melanie Blackmore
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Sustainability is at the top of the agenda for businesses, because now they have to demonstrate exactly what their carbon footprint is and demonstrat...
715: Procurement 6 | July 19th, 2024
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
714: Category Management: How Far We've Come, How Far We Can Go w/ Mark Webb
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I think category management is great fun because you have the freedom to do things. It's not following a rote process. It's using structure to be cre...
713: Procurement 6 | July 12th, 2024
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
712: Reflections of an AI Contrarian w/ Alan Veeck
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"It's incumbent upon all of us to be change ready, to be curious, to always be learning because this overestimated technology today will truly be deli...
711: Procurement 6 | July 5th, 2024
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
710: All About Relationships: Changing Your Mindset for Better Procurement w/ Eric Dulin
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The speed of business is accelerating dramatically. Procurement can change how they address challenges and support stakeholders, or they can remain sl...
709: Procurement 6 | June 28th, 2024
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
708: Unleashing the Power of Generative AI in Procurement w/ Lance Younger and Nick Heinzmann
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Longer term, I think people haven't fully understood the power of generative AI beyond their own personal use cases. But now, the central theme is re...
707: Procurement 6 | June 21st, 2024
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
706: GPOs as Value Drivers within Private Equity Procurement w/ Paul Dhaliwal
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement teams within private equity firms manage hundreds of portfolio teams worldwide. They must prove the value they create with each program at...
705: Procurement 6 | June 14th, 2024
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
704: The Future of Digital Contract Management w/ Paul Bagley and Toby Laforest
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"A contract lifecycle management platform drives processes for you. That drives your price down, your risk down, and you get the best of all worlds li...
703: Procurement 6 | June 7th, 2024
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
702: Meeting Supply Chain Volatility with Agility and Resilience w/ Frank McKay
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"You have to make investments in your supplier network if you want to be successful. The old days of 'I have to win, and you have to lose' are gone. W...
701: Procurement 6 | May 31st, 2024
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
700: From Practitioner to Entrepreneur: Mark Holyoake Interviews AOP Founder Philip Ideson
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"At the end of the day, we exist to try and help the procurement profession be more impactful. That's the lens through which we look at everything." -...
699: Procurement 6 | May 24th, 2024
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
698: Optimizing Procurement's Source-to-Pay Strategy w/ Baber Farooq
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"In some weird sense, as we see the power of technology, the more apprehensive we get about how much information it should have." - Baber Farooq, Seni...
697: Procurement 6 | May 17th, 2024
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
696: Dear Supplier… The Art of Giving RFP Response Feedback
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"There is one thing you can do that really creates a positive ROI for an RFP respondent even if they lose. One thing that will increase the chances th...
695: Procurement 6 | May 10th, 2024
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
694: Removing the Internal Tension Between Cost and Sustainability w/ Alex Jennings
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Only when we stop accepting the fact that procurement is being made to make decisions that are not the best for the future but the best for business ...
693: Procurement 6 | May 3rd, 2024
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
692: Fortune 500 Playbook: Procurement Leaders' Secrets to Orchestration Excellence w/ Elisabeth Schlag-Lawrence, Chris Vessey, Shachi Rai Gupta, and Lance Younger
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"If you think of it simplistically, orchestration is a whole art form. You have to learn what it all means. But in so many words, it is nothing else t...
691: Procurement 6 | April 26th, 2024
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
690: Overcoming Procurement's Fear of AI w/ Darshan Deshmukh
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I think we are headed for human-centered AI where we have the human at the core, and you are going to augment your capabilities with technology to ma...
689: Procurement 6 | April 19th, 2024
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
688: Identifying Ambassadors for Procurement Transformation w/ Salvador Serra de Paz
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"What we have to do from day one is engage the business, sell the value of procurement, communicate the value of procurement, and make quick wins with...
687: Procurement 6 | April 12th, 2024
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
686: 5 Things Procurement Should Consider When Evaluating AI w/ Heather Murray
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"2023 was the year of the 'dabbler.' We all heard about AI, and we were all playing around with ChatGPT. We were dabbling around, but we were not inte...
685: Procurement 6 | April 5th, 2024
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
684: The Procurement Job Market is Looking Up w/ Mark Holyoake
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"The procurement job market is back. That's great! But, as it regains momentum, both job seekers and companies are going to have to adapt, and I think...
683: Procurement 6 | March 29th, 2024
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
682: A Breath of Fresh Air: Building Procurement in High-Growth Companies with Liem Hua
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"At larger traditional companies, there is a common theme in procurement that 'I need a seat at the table, and I need to justify to you why I am in th...
681: Procurement 6 | March 22nd, 2024
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
680: Achieving a Winning Difference w/ Andrew Savage
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"It's really nice to have a bigger purpose and actually see the communities that you are changing, the lives that you are altering and impacting throu...
679: Procurement 6 | March 15th, 2024
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
678: Announcing the Launch of Art of Procurement SpendPros
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"If our experts succeed, if the processes we build succeed, it will train the client's team in what best in class approaches look like." - Philip Ides...
677: Procurement 6 | March 8th, 2024
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
676: Transparency is the Antidote for Rising IT Costs w/ Logan Furbee
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"There is always room for negotiation around IT spend. The worst they can do is say 'no,' but at least you are making a solid case to improve this con...
675: Procurement 6 | March 1st, 2024
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
674: Challenging Traditional Thinking with Nemawashi w/ Réda Guiri
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Nemawashi is generally something we do on a yearly basis. Is it tedious? Yes. Is it easy? No. Does it take a lot of time? Yes. Is it worth it?...
673: Procurement 6 | February 23rd, 2024
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...
672: Redefining Procurement's Value and Shifting Mindsets W/ Chris Sawchuk and Vishal Patel
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Given all the things procurement is doing, it does seem that a lot of their work tends to go unnoticed or be undervalued or is boiled down to that on...
671: Procurement 6 | February 16th, 2024
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time. Pr...