The Future of Procurement
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Episodes
Episode 024: Bridging the Gap in Maintenance and Procurement with Aaron Horn
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Aaron Horn – Senior Solution Advisory, SAP Finance & Spend Host: Sarah Nelson – Senior Solution Advisory, SAP Finance & Spend Host: Erik ...
Episode 23: From Tactical to Strategic with Mike Jasper
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Mike Jasper – Director of Transformation Product & Client Success, Extropy Advisors Host: Sarah Nelson – Senior Solution Advisory, SAP Fina...
Episode 022: Unlocking Value Through Business Accelerators with Klaus Fischer
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Klaus Fischer – Board Advisor, Nitor Partners and ConvergentIS Host: Erik Derenne – Director, Strategic Solution Advisory, SAP Finance & S...
Episode 021: Procurement Year in Review and Welcome to a New Co-Host
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Erik Derenne – Director, Strategic Solution Advisory, SAP Finance & Spend Host: Justin Morse – Vice President, Solution Advisory, SAP Americ...
Episode 020: Bringing Finance and Procurement Together with Blackline
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Stuart Van Houten – Chief Commercial Officer, Blackline Guest: Riyaz Samnani – SVP of Presales & Value Engineering, Blackline Host: Justin ...
Episode 019: Preventing Vendor Payment Fraud with Trustpair
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever fallen victim to payment fraud in your personal life life, you know that it can be expensive, time-consuming and leaves you feeling v...
Episode 018: Insights into Procurement Priorities with Gordon Donovan
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Once thought of as simply a cost management function, procurement today is tasked with juggling a plethora of competing priorities…quality, sustaina...
Episode 017: Exploring ESG and Sustainability Trends in Procurement with Japen Hollist – Part 2
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ESG and Sustainability are topics at the forefront of business these days with C-suite executives setting guidance and maneuvering organizations to co...
Episode 016: Exploring ESG and Sustainability Trends in Procurement with Japen Hollist – Part 1
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ESG and Sustainability are topics at the forefront of business these days with C-suite executives setting guidance and maneuvering organizations to co...
Episode 015: Flex and the City with Maritza Morris from Monument Consulting
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Flex and The City, hosts Amanda and Lindsey welcome Maritza Morris, VP of Business Development at Monument Consulting. Maritza shar...
Episode 014: Unlocking Procurement using Intake and Orchestration with ConvergentIS
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a world where disparate technology landscapes and high employee turnover is commonplace, how are people supposed to know where to go and which proc...
Episode 013: Flex and the City with Penny Queller from The Mom Project
21 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 5 of Flex and the City, Lindsey and Amanda spotlight the critical role moms play in the workforce with special guest Penny Queller, CEO fr...
Episode 012: Reflecting on Spend Connect Live 2024 – Justin Morse and Andy Eagle
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Justin Morse – Vice President, Center of Excellence, SAP North America, Intelligent Spend & Business Network Guest: Andy Eagle – Director,...
Episode 011: Flex and the City with Sarah Karstens from Hallmark Cards
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special live episode of Flex and the City, Amanda and Lindsey connect with Hallmark’s Sarah Karstens at the CWS Summit in Dallas to dive in...
Episode 010: Navigating ESG Compliance with PwC – Sammy Lakshmanan
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New ESG regulations seem to be popping up every day – locally, nationally and even globally.  How are businesses supposed to keep up while still d...
Episode 009: Reshaping Procurement with Business Networks – Joern Keller
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s fast-paced and ever-evolving world of innovation and disruption, how are organizations able to ensure process collaboration both within a...
Episode 008: Flex and the City – Achieving Program Success with Sarah Di Tosto
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the third episode of the special Flex and the City segment, co-hosts Amanda Slevar and Lindsey Freedman, introduce Sarah Di Tosto, head of the Nort...
Episode 007: Transforming Procurement through Technology – Lisa Smith
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Deciding to embrace technology to transform a procurement organization is no easy feat, especially when dealing with large, global organizations in a ...
Episode 006: Measuring Financial Risk with RapidRatings – James Gellert
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The macroeconomic conditions of the last 5 years have been tough on businesses.  Between a global pandemic, geopolitical unrest, natural disasters, ...
Episode 005: Flex and the City – SAPPHIRE, ESG and more with Marc-Andre Vachon
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of Flex and the City, co-hosts Amanda Slevar and Lindsey Freedman, introduce their first ever guest Marc-Andre Vachon.
Episode 004: Innovating Procurement at SLB – Luke van der Waals
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As companies grow and evolve, enter new markets and geographies and deal with internal and external disruptions complexity usually follows.  This co...
Episode 003: Introducing the Flex and the City – Amanda Slevar and Lindsey Freedman
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the debut episode of Flex and the City, Amanda Slevar and Lindsey Freedman, introduce their podcast, a segment of SAP’s Future of Procurement ...
Episode 002: The Future of the CPO – Jeff Clark
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Corporate procurement was a different animal prior to COVID-19. Ever since the pandemic, many organizations were forced to rethink their procurement ...
Episode 001: Roadmap to C-Suite Trust – Justin Morse
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Procurement is a strategic lever for many key aspects of a business: sustainability, sourcing, legal, IT and cost containment to name a few.  Furthe...