The Future of Procurement

Cutting-edge thought leadership, trends, and insights in Procurement, served up in casual, coffee-chat style conversations

Join Erik Derenne, Director of the Center of Excellence for Intelligent Spend and Business Network, as he engages with a diverse array of experts, customers and partners to discuss trends, best practices and hot topics in the world of Procurement.

All Episodes

Episode 007: Transforming Procurement through Technology – Lisa Smith Global procurement leader, Lisa Smith, shares the secrets to her successful procurement transformations at Toyota North America and Ford Motor Company and how they apply across all industries and regions. Published: 26. September 2024 Duration: 0:39:38
Episode 006: Measuring Financial Risk with RapidRatings – James Gellert Knowing the financial health of your supply base is a great way to mitigate potential risks to your supply chain. James Gellert, from RapidRatings, tells us how they are arming their customers with the tools to gain this crucial information. Published: 11. September 2024 Duration: 0:34:10
Flex and the City – SAPPHIRE, ESG and more with Marc-Andre Vachon In this Flex and the City segment, we cover highlights from the SAP SAPPHIRE conference, explore implications of European ESG reporting on the external workforce, and chat with guest, Marc-Andre Vachon, about his experiences in the flexible work industry. Published: 21. August 2024 Duration: 0:29:48
Innovating Procurement at SLB – Luke van der Waals Digital transformations and navigating the evolving world of global supply chains introduces many complexities. Learn how energy industry leader, SLB has embraced these challenges and leverages new technologies to stay on the cutting edge of innovation. Published: 6. August 2024 Duration: 0:35:08
Introducing the Flex and the City – Amanda Slevar and Lindsey Freedman Amanda Slevar and Lindsey Freedman introduce a new segment on the podcast focused on external workforce and services procurement, covering highlights from the recent Customer Summit, new regulations on noncompetes, and explaining co-employment. Published: 25. July 2024 Duration: 0:42:33
The Future of the CPO – Jeff Clark COVID-19 rocked the global economy back in 2020 and procurement organizations were no exception. How has this and other more recent black swan events changed the way CPOs approach procurement and how will the CPOs role continue to evolve in the future? Published: 16. July 2024 Duration: 0:41:14
Roadmap to C-Suite Trust – Justin Morse Is procurement considered a strategic function with direct access to the C-Suite? Or is the road filled with obstacles that keep procurement stuck on the proverbial treadmill of operations, only concerned with cost containment and risk mitigation? Published: 26. June 2024 Duration: 0:33:18

Episode 007: Transforming Procurement through Technology – Lisa Smith

Global procurement leader, Lisa Smith, shares the secrets to her successful procurement transformations at Toyota North America and Ford Motor Company and how they apply across all industries and regions.

Published: 26. September 2024

Duration: 0:39:38

Episode 006: Measuring Financial Risk with RapidRatings – James Gellert

Knowing the financial health of your supply base is a great way to mitigate potential risks to your supply chain. James Gellert, from RapidRatings, tells us how they are arming their customers with the tools to gain this crucial information.

Published: 11. September 2024

Duration: 0:34:10

Flex and the City – SAPPHIRE, ESG and more with Marc-Andre Vachon

In this Flex and the City segment, we cover highlights from the SAP SAPPHIRE conference, explore implications of European ESG reporting on the external workforce, and chat with guest, Marc-Andre Vachon, about his experiences in the flexible work industry.

Published: 21. August 2024

Duration: 0:29:48

Innovating Procurement at SLB – Luke van der Waals

Digital transformations and navigating the evolving world of global supply chains introduces many complexities. Learn how energy industry leader, SLB has embraced these challenges and leverages new technologies to stay on the cutting edge of innovation.

Published: 6. August 2024

Duration: 0:35:08

Introducing the Flex and the City – Amanda Slevar and Lindsey Freedman

Amanda Slevar and Lindsey Freedman introduce a new segment on the podcast focused on external workforce and services procurement, covering highlights from the recent Customer Summit, new regulations on noncompetes, and explaining co-employment.

Published: 25. July 2024

Duration: 0:42:33

The Future of the CPO – Jeff Clark

COVID-19 rocked the global economy back in 2020 and procurement organizations were no exception. How has this and other more recent black swan events changed the way CPOs approach procurement and how will the CPOs role continue to evolve in the future?

Published: 16. July 2024

Duration: 0:41:14

Roadmap to C-Suite Trust – Justin Morse

Is procurement considered a strategic function with direct access to the C-Suite? Or is the road filled with obstacles that keep procurement stuck on the proverbial treadmill of operations, only concerned with cost containment and risk mitigation?

Published: 26. June 2024

Duration: 0:33:18