Our second podcast of 2019 looks at the key trends and challenges that we expect will influence procurement over the next 12 months.   In this episode we hear from Raj Nath, Head of Procurement at New Avon and Elisabeth Schlag-Lawrence, Former Global Head of Center of Excellence - Category Management at Corning Incorporated who both offer their viewpoints on the year ahead.

Ep 09 Inside Procurement: 2019 Procurement Predictions

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Ep 09 Inside Procurement: 2019 Procurement Predictions

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