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There’s a lot riding on what happens between now and the end of 2024. All of it will demand active engagement and continuous learning. 🎧 https://lnkd.in/e9EFfQvp In this episode of the Art of Procurement podcast, Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner take a break from their usual roles interviewing procurement thought leaders and experts to reflect on the year so far in procurement. Listen in for their take on emerging trends, economic pressures, election coverage, AI, and the always-evolving content needs of the procurement community. #procurement #trends #LaborDay

Friday means a new episode of Procurement 6 is now available! In this week’s Procurement 6, Philip Ideson discusses: - Procurement’s need to balance cost with supply chain risk management - The five-step process to getting started with building workflow-driven collaboration opportunities - How to understand the current adoption of Generative AI in procurement - And more! Listen 🎧 https://lnkd.in/gqjtK_En #artofprocurement #procurement #procurement6 Zip Baber Farooq SAP Focal Point Dario Kulić SapienceS2P Deloitte ORO Labs SpendHQ

The overall performance of an organization is measured less at the individual function level and more by how every team and process flows harmoniously together, creating an ecosystem of efficiency and productivity. In our latest whitepaper, written in collaboration with the team at Focal Point, we break down how “workflow-driven collaboration” can help create a high-functioning ecosystem and deliver tangible, meaningful business outcomes. https://lnkd.in/gxZ4Z7wt #artofprocurement #workflowdrivencollaboration #businessoperations #procurement

In this week’s episode, Kelly Barner takes a break from the usual coverage of news stories and expert interviews to talk about criticism, and how its inevitability shapes her content and makes it better. Listen in to hear about the differences between welcome criticism and the criticism we intentionally avoid, our philosophy on receiving criticism, and why covering these complex topics is so important that it is worth the risk. https://lnkd.in/gaHQSUBK #artofsupply #criticism #podcast

We’re all constantly being bombarded with breaking news about the most sensitive topics - and almost nothing seems to be off-limits anymore, even in the workplace. Add to that sensational, over-the-top media coverage and it can be hard to think straight - but it isn't impossible. In this episode of The Sourcing Hero podcast, Host Kelly Barner welcomes back Kris Lance, Vice President and Senior Director at Una, for a monthly conversation about current news stories. Kris has experience in multiple industries and has his finger on the pulse of the trends and topics that procurement, sourcing, and supply chain professionals need to be aware of. In this month’s discussion, Kris and Kelly talk about techniques for thinking through a never-ending stream of complex topics: - What factors influence the way we respond to new information and form opinions about it - How to prepare for a conversation on a sensitive topic that is likely to start with disagreement - Preventing passion-driven topics from dividing each of us from our friends and family Listen 🎧 https://lnkd.in/gXC_WG2S #sourcinghero #procurement #sourcing #supplychain #trends

Discover what the future of procurement change management and digital transformation looks like in our latest AOP Introducing episode featuring Dario Kulić, Senior Partner and Managing Director of SapienceS2P. He’ll explain how SapienceS2P’s dynamic approach and innovative intent-based AI chatbot can empower procurement with the tools they need to evolve and grow along with the business. https://lnkd.in/gPmG6e2M #AOPIntroducing #AIChatbot #procurement

What skills will procurement need to grow in importance, reputation, and influence? In this week’s podcast, Philip Ideson speaks with Baber Farooq, Senior Vice President, Market Strategy, Procurement Solutions at SAP, about the results of SAP’s 2024 Economist Impact survey results. One of the key findings that surfaced is that, in order to weather the storm of digital innovation that’s already underway, procurement needs to lean into a few core, and very ‘human’ skills if they want to retain their relevance and strategic impact. Listen 🎧 https://lnkd.in/gS7aw__Y #artofrprocurement #procurement #economistimpactreport

Friday means a new episode of Procurement 6 is now available! In this week’s Procurement 6, Kelly Barner discusses: - Why category management has failed to become more widely adopted - The new business model that may actually make electrified road freight a possibility - The surprising perk that has been granted to Starbucks’s new CEO - And more! Listen 🎧 https://lnkd.in/gc-skQA7 #artofprocurement #procurement #procurement6 Philip Ideson Ian Rust Revoy Art of Supply Una Anders Lassen Starbucks ORO Labs Shachi Rai Gupta Martin Ward