Spotlight on Procurement
Episodes
From compliance to value: A CFO's view of Procurement
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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From cost control to value creation: What procurement gets right
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Lipscomb is joined by Sarah Walters, Head of Procurement at AXA, to explore how curiosity, early engagement, and strong supplier relationships d...
From cost control to value creation: What procurement gets right
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Lipscomb is joined by Sarah Walters, Head of Procurement at AXA, to explore how curiosity, early engagement, and strong supplier relationships d...
The Future of Procurement: Transformation, Culture and AI
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Lipscomb is joined by Piotr Teodorczyk, Chief Supply Chain at Elite Agro Holding and former CPO at Suntory Holdings Limited. The conversation ex...
Leading digital defence: AI, innovation, and transformation
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Lipscomb is joined by Victoria Cope, Commercial Director – Defence Digital and UK Ministry of Defence, to explore how technology, innovation, ...
From chaos to control: Transforming the everyday purchases that slow down procurement teams
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Lipscomb is joined by Todd Heimes, Vice President and General Manager of Amazon Business Worldwide, to discuss how technology, innovation, an...
Frontline decisions: From global health crises to war zones
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Lipscomb is joined by Courtney Blake (former Senior Humanitarian Advisor and Team Lead at USAID, with experience at Save the Children, the UN ...
Procurement snapshot: Unlocking M&A synergies through procurement excellence
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jessica Spicher is joined by Mert Erkan, Vice President at Efficio, to explore why procurement and supply chain deserve a front-row...
Behind the seams: Procurement in the apparel industry
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Lipscomb is joined by Bryan Wright (Sourcing and Supply Chain Strategy at Alo Yoga and Board Member at Silvert's Adaptive Clothing) and Danny Wa...
From NHS to Riyadh: Transforming global healthcare
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jacqui Rock, returns to the mic—this time from Riyadh—offering an inside look at one of the most significant healthcare transfo...
Procurement snapshot: Mastering change management in supply chain transformation
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Procurement Snapshot, Jessica Spicher and Paul Baris dive into the emotional and strategic elements of change management in pro...
From war zones to supply chains: What conflict teaches us
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are we ready for war in an era of geopolitical instability? In this episode of Spotlight on Procurement, retired Major General and Professor Tim Hodge...
How to become a client of choice: Collaboration and leadership in procurement
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Emma-Jane Houghton, Director of Estate Strategy & Planning for the Atomic Weapons Establishment, is responsible for all master-planning activities at...
Procurement Snapshot: Leveraging procurement to navigate tariff uncertainty
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Procurement snapshot, host Jessica Spicher sits down with Matthew Lekstutis, Director at Efficio, to discuss the evolving landsca...
How to build influence in procurement: Mastering LinkedIn and soft skills
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Mills, a prominent voice in procurement with over 84,000 LinkedIn, shares how he harnessed LinkedIn to build his influence and elevate the procure...
Navigating procurement in 2025: Trends, challenges, and opportunities
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As we step into 2025, the world of procurement and supply chains is brimming with challenges and opportunities. From navigating shifting global market...
Transforming procurement: Lessons in leadership, culture, and people
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Karina Hill, Director of People and Culture at IPC Asia, discusses the role of "people" in facilitating successful transformations, based on her expe...
Procurement Snapshot: Collaboration between procurement and finance
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host Jessica Spicher takes the mic for a new series of shorter, insightful episodes called Procurement Snapshot. We start the series with a focus on p...
Decarbonising Procurement: Best practices for a green supply chain
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mat Langley, Global Procurement Head, Sustainability at CBRE, discusses the pressing challenge of decarbonising supply chains, particularly the comple...
Transforming NHS Procurement: Harnessing data and innovation to deliver patient safety
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Clarke, Managing Director of Birmingham and Solihull Procurement Collaborative, and Mat Oram, CEO & Co-founder of AdviseInc Ltd, dive into th...
Resilience in global supply chains: Navigating black swans and geopolitical shifts
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Marco Forgione MCIEx, Director General at The Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade as well as Visiting Professor, at Aston Universit...
Driving continuous business transformation: Strategies for successful IT and Procurement collaboration
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Ferro, EVP, Chief Information, Technology, & Product Officer, at Clario and Mert Erkan, Vice President at Efficio, discuss how IT, product ma...
Resilience in the Public Sector: Maintaining team wellbeing in high-pressure roles
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Collecott, Commercial Specialist, Procurement and Contract Management, at the UK Home Office, discusses the importance of maintaining wellbeing...
Navigating the complexities of global supply chain management
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ninian Wilson, Global Supply Chain Director & CEO Vodafone Procurement Co Sarl, discusses the challenges surrounding supply chain management, particu...
Leading with authenticity: Becoming a procurement leader
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rebecca Lonsdale, CPO at BP Castrol, discusses her career journey, from her first job in procurement at Nissan to her current role at Castrol. She al...
Prompt pay pays off: Challenging a culture of late payments to suppliers
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Terry Corby, Founder and CEO of Good Business Pays CIC, discusses an often under-estimated aspect to maintaining a healthy supply chain and fostering...
Procurement's evolution in MENA: Insights from a CIPS leader
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Achampong FCIPS, Regional Managing Director of CIPS Middle East & North Africa (MENA), discusses how the procurement profession has transformed ...
A journey from Mars: What does a four decade career in Procurement look like?
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We sit down with Malcolm Harrison, the former Chief Procurement Officer of Nestlé and, most recently, the former CEO of the Crown Commercial Service...
From ESG to Capital Projects to M&As: Our procurement and supply chain experts' 2024 predictions
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're starting the year by pulling together different views on what the next 12 months look like for procurement and supply chain across a range of in...
Navigating the AI revolution: balancing risks and rewards in procurement
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Aris Georgopoulos, Assistant Professor in Public Law and European Law at the University of Nottingham, who is also the Head of the Innovation, AI, St...
Startups, networking, and imposter syndrome: Talking all things growth in procurement
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rendi Miller, VP of Global Travel and Procurement at Qualtrics, discusses her extensive experience in procurement roles in tech startups and high-gr...
"In the North East of England, social value isn't a choice. It's a necessity" – Using local government procurement as a force for good
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Darren Knowd MBA, (Durham) MCIPS, Head of Procurement, Sales and Business Services at Durham County Council, discusses procurement at a local governme...
"We've not seen such a change since the 1890s": From combustion engines to electric vehicles
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Johnson, former Global Purchasing Director, Jaguar Land Rover, and Honorary Professor at Nottingham University Business School, discusses his expe...
Procurement is simple – the challenge is deciding what you want to achieve
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Clark, Head of Commercial Services at Yorkshire Water, discusses his unusual route into procurement, having never run a procurement process. He...
"It's trendy to say we're moving beyond savings": Getting the procurement basics right at Marks & Spencer
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Newnham, Chief Procurement Officer at Marks & Spencer, discusses the challenges he faces in the current economic environment, as well as and t...
"We have something that I really think is revolutionary": A deep dive into the US cannabis industry
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Joining us in this episode are two leaders in a young and fast-developing industry: cannabis. In this episode, Timeka Drew (Founder & CEO of Bik...
Procurement Talent: Lifting the lid on the industry's clichés, stereotypes, and preconceptions
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Smith, Managing Director at Talent Drive, shares his views on recruiting in the procurement and supply chain space, the direction he sees the ...
Both sides of the coin: Taking the step from procurement consultant to Director of Procurement at EVRi
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pauline Potter, Procurement Director at EVRi (formerly Hermes ParcelNet), shares her experience transitioning from a consulting career to a CPO role...
The Procurement Reform Bill: What to expect
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Bonnar, a lawyer specialising in major projects for the government and a part-time professor, shares his thoughts on the upcoming Procurement ...
"I'm not a risk taker by nature" – How a founder went back to his roots to build the go-to digital procurement event
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matthias Gutzmann, Founder of Digital Procurement World (DPW), shares his entrepreneurship journey.
Peeling back the onion: BT Group's step-by-step process for measuring procurement savings
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Davies, CFA, Procurement Finance Director at BT Group, shares his experience addressing the thorny issue of measuring procurement savings.
Neurodiversity in the workplace: A personal story of ADHD
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Beverley Jandziol MCIPS, who is the Commercial Director - Programmes (GCO) at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office discusses her recent...
What's courage got to do with it? How to develop a growth mindset
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Reshma Ramachandran, Chief Transformation Officer at The Adecco Group, discusses ways to (re)set your ambitions for success. This episode looks at ho...
Your next CPO role: taking ownership of your career
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lucy Harding, Partner and Global Head of the Procurement & Supply Chain Practice at Odgers Berndtson, discusses what makes someone successful in a CPO...
"Supply chain is the business": From hidden hero to rockstar, supply chain takes centre stage
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Richard Wilding OBE is recognised as one of the world's leading experts in logistics and supply chain management, retiring this summer after...
Pioneering sustainability in public health: delivering a "net zero" NHS
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode hear why NHS Chief Sustainability Officer, Dr Nick Watts and NHS Director Of Procurement Transformation and Commercial Delivery, P...
Supplier Ethnic Diversity: So much more than a box-ticking exercise
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mayank Shah, Founder & CEO of Minority Supplier Development UK (MSDUK), discusses the importance of having suppliers that are owned by a traditional...
Rubbish, nonsense, and shambles: Straight-talking procurement with Peter Smith
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Smith, author of "Bad Buying" and "Procurement With Purpose" and Managing Director of Procurement Excellence Ltd, discusses whether procurement...
Power to the mama! Breaking the poverty cycle with supply chain visibility
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Unveiling the problems that too often lie behind CSR buzzwords is Ashish Gadnis, the founder and CEO of BanQu. Ashish describes the systematic issu...
Navigating global supply chain disruption in an era of conflict and sanctions
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode our guest, Patrick Penfield, Professor of Supply Chain Practice, Director of Executive Education at Syracuse University discusses how ...
Lessons in procurement agility - running an airport through a global pandemic
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode our guest, Camilla Davidsen, Head of Procurement at Copenhagen Airports A/S discusses running a huge international airport during the ...
Power in Partnership: Procurement and Finance join forces for change
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode our guest, Rachel Dolan, Head Of Procurement and Supplier Relationship Management at Permanent TSB discusses her journey to initia...
BT Sourced: procurement rethought
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode our guest, Cyril Pourrat , Chief Procurement Officer at BT discusses the creation of BT Sourced. BT Sourced is the innovative procurem...
Jabbed: An inside look at the UK's vaccine supply chain
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode our guest, Steve Gibb, Supply Chain Director - Vaccine Programme at NHS England discusses the challenges, pressures and practicaliti...
Supply chains under cyberattack – awareness and prevention
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode our guest, David Emm, Principal Security Researcher at Kaspersky, discusses supply chain cybersecurity. David takes us through some ...
Liquid Gold: The Story of the COVID-19 Vaccine Taskforce
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ruth Todd CBE, formerly Programme Director at UK Vaccine Taskforce, talks about her leadership role in the Vaccine Taskforce (VTF), the organisation ...
Supplier Diversity: Of course it matters, but where to begin?
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Victoria Mallinckrodt, Procurement Development Lead at World Economic Forum speaks out on the topic of supplier diversity. Key discussion points i...
Expanding healthcare access in Africa
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth Amuli, Quality Healthcare Specialist at Business for Health Solutions, explains how the organisation strengthens the healthcare systems and...
"There's no vaccine for climate change!"
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Ekins OBE, Professor of Resources and Environmental Policy at University College London (UCL) boldly speaks out on sustainability and environmen...
Protecting the Frontline: How the NHS delivers 30 million items of PPE a day to 58,000 locations
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Horsfield, Chief Operating Officer UK PPE at NHS Department of Health and Social Care reveals his experience leading a team with responsibility ...
NHS Test and Trace: Building a team of 50,000 in four months
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio, speaks to Jacqui Rock, Chief Commercial Officer at NHS Test and Trace Programme about her ...
Backstage at Sainsbury's: feeding the nation in a pandemic
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio, speaks to Patrick Dunne, Director of Group Property, Procurement and Cost Transformation at ...
Impact starts with I: taking action to drive sustainability
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio, speaks to Thomas Udesen, Chief Procurement Officer at Bayer/Co-Founder of The Sustainable Pr...
Let's talk about race: headwinds, tailwinds and code-switching
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio, speaks to Rob Woodstock, Chief Commercial Officer at HMRC on issues connected to diversity a...
Diversity in Procurement: Admit it – we're not doing enough
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio, speaks to Emma Osborn, Category Management Director at Network Rail and Sheena Russel, HR Man...
The impact of COVID-19 on working capital
15 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio speaks to Emilio Della Bruna, Efficio on the impact COVID-19 is having on working capital. Key...
Category deep dives: COVID-19 – Running supplier negotiations
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio speaks to Greg Horgan and Tibor Sotkovszki about how to run successful supplier negotiations K...
Category deep dives: COVID-19 impact on the chemical sector
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio speaks to Wolfgang Rueth, Efficio's SME on chemicals about the impact COVID-19 is having o...
Category deep dives: Covid-19 impact on the Supply Chain
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio speaks to Ashray Lavsi, Efficio's SME on Supply Chain about the impact COVID-19 is having on t...
Category deep dives: Covid-19 impact on Logistics
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio speaks to Chris Clapham, Efficio's SME on Logistics about the impact COVID-19 is having on the...
Category deep dives: Covid-19 impact on the GFR/Retail category
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio speaks to Sushank Agarwal, Efficio's SME on GFR/Retail about the impact COVID-19 is having on ...
Category deep dives: Covid-19 impact on the IT sector
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio speaks to Charles Blair, Efficio's SME on technology about the impact COVID-19 is having on th...