The pandemic forced the entire world to pivot on a moment’s notice, but perhaps no other industry felt the brunt of its impact like procurement.

Procurement and legal have always had a rocky partnership. But the pandemic reset expectations by driving innovation, both in technology and relationships.

Dr. Elouise Epstein">Dr. Elouise Epstein, Partner at Kearney">Kearney and author of Trade wars, pandemics, and chaos">Trade wars, pandemics, and chaos, shares how procurement was forced to fast-forward its digital transformation in a world turned upside down.

Join us as we discuss:

- How the pandemic accelerated procurement’s evolution (2:42)

- Bridging the legal-procurement gap through relationships (20:20)

- The impact of ESG initiatives on the future of procurement (32:55)

Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast:

- Dr. Elouise Epstein">Dr. Elouise Epstein

- Kearney">Kearney

- Trade wars, pandemics, and chaos: How digital procurement enables business success in a disordered world">Trade wars, pandemics, and chaos: How digital procurement enables business success in a disordered world

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