Dave Jones is an MCIPS Qualified Procurement Professional working in the retail sector in the UK. We dived into so much in a short space of time with this episode, including the effect that COVID has had on the retail sector. The main focus of this episode was to discuss what was Procmeet which has now transformed into the bigger and better Proctopus (ProcMeet is the Procurement Meet up). Dave had a thought one night whilst sat on the sofa. This thought was about having a cuppa with some fellow procurement professionals and he asked his LinkedIn Network if they’d be up for it. They really were up for it.

In this episode we cover:

Dave’s views on the impacts of Covid on Retail

Changes in governance models

Impacts of Working From Home on Procurement Teams

Where is Procurement Going

What Procmeet is (this has now grown into Proctopus)

Connect with Dave here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dohjones/ 

Proctopus/ProcMeet - https://www.proctopus.co.uk

Karthik Rama, the Procurement Doctor is a Procurement Professional and knows a thing or two about Contract Management. We dived into so much in this episode. This episode was originally released as a video over on the World of Procurement YouTube Channel but I needed to release it via audio too.

We cover:

How Contract Management Activities could be improved by Blockchain Technology

Why Procurement and Contract Management needs to be easier for people to understand

Pre-Signature Contract Management Activities and why it’s important

Why Contract Management is neglected and why your Organisation sucks at it

Connect with Karthik here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramakarthik/

Susan Walsh is the fixer of dirty data, an expert in spend data classification, taxonomies, and data accuracy. In addition to all of this, Susan improves your Procurement Data to create savings both financially and in time. Susan is the Founder of The Classification Guru, an Organisation that takes the pain out of data issues to make your life easier.

In this episode we cover:

• How COVID has affected Corporate Culture


• Changes in behaviours with Managers and Staff


• Why Meeting Culture needs to shift


• Saying No, more


• Our Views on Thinkers 360 as a Platform and how Susan is being recognised an Industry Leader


• The COAT Acronym Origin Story


• Don’t google Dirty Susan


• How to use COAT for your Data


• The Story of 840 spreadsheets that needed to be merged


• Practical Steps to get basic Data Management in place with Excel in Procurement


• Excel horror stories for Data Management

You can find Susan Walsh here:

LinkedIn - Personal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanewalsh/

LinkedIn - The Classification Guru - https://www.linkedin.com/company/theclassificationguru/

The Classification Guru - https://www.theclassificationguru.com

Steve Wills is one of the most incredible and easy to talk to guys I’ve ever come across. He did not disappoint in this episode. We cover a wide range of Procurement topics in this World of Procurement episode.

Steve has worked in Procurement his entire life and has a love for it. That is clear from the passion he has in all he does for our Procurement Profession. Steve has held several high profile Procurement roles in the Insurance Sector and is the Founder of Procurement Central, who provide Procurement Training for the leaders of tomorrow.

In this Episode of the World of Procurement Podcast, we cover:

• Choice of Clothing throughout Lockdown


• A Brief History into Steve’s career to date and his Business, Procurement Central.


• People who fall into Procurement - is this a downside?


• The language of Procurement


• Understanding the wider Supply Chain throughout COVID


• The overlaps of Procurement with other Functions/Departments


• Responses to COVID and Planning for the Future

Connect with Steve here:

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-wills-fcips-mba/

Procurement Central - https://www.procurementcentral.co.uk

Ed Cross is the Executive Director of Odesma, a Procurement Consultancy. Ed has 30+ years of experience in Procurement across a wide range of industries and sectors.

In this Episode of the World of Procurement Podcast, we cover:

A Brief History of his wonderful career

Insights into Odesma, Ed’s Procurement Consultancy based out of the Gig Economy Approach

Starting in Procurement out of want rather than falling into it

How Procurement are responding to COVID19

Amazing stories from the Procurement Teams dealing with COVID

Tales from the Black Death - this was awesome!!!

How can Procurement ready themselves for different/new disruptions in the future

Customer of First Choice and why this is going to be important moving forwards

Why back to basics Procurement is vital

Understanding your Supply Chain

What does a Procurement Professional look like over the next few years

Single Source vs Multi Source/Competitive Procurement

Connect with Ed here:

Ed Cross - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-cross-919b0a5/

Odesma - http://www.odesma.co.uk/

Madison Mobley is fairly new to the World of Procurement. Madison is a Senior Account Executive at the Procurement Tech company Fairmarkit. This is Madison’s first ever Podcast and she absolutely crushed it!

We cover so many topics in this episode such as:

• What is Fairmarkit


• Madison’s background in Sales


• Madison’s observation on the Procurement Profession from a sales background


• Tech adoption in Procurement


• Gen Z are going to hate the poor adoption of tech


• All things Tailspend


• Can we save money via Procurement solutions/software


• Self-Education in Procurement


• Re-establishing trust between Buyers and Sellers

Sit back, grab a coffee, go for a run…whatever you do when you listen to a podcast and enjoy.

Connect with Madison here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/madisonmobley/

Philip Ideson is the man behind Art of Procurement, the number one Procurement Podcast in the world. In addition to this, Art of Procurement provides Education and Consultancy Services. Philip recently hit an incredible milestone of 500,000 downloads over five years of running his Podcast.

Philip has a wealth of experience as a Procurement Practitioner and has spoken with over three hundred Procurement Professionals on his Podcast. As you can Imagine, I was keen to get his views on what the Best Procurement Pros do.

We covered a lot in this thirty minute Podcast episode:

Football, Why Running is incredible for mindset, the traits of Procurement All-Stars, Why focussing on Procurement Technical Skills will only get you so far, why we hate the term “seat at the table” and the challenges COVID 19 has posed to Procurement Teams.

Connect with Philip here - www.linkedin.com/in/philipideson

Art of Procurement - https://artofprocurement.com

Mark Raffan is the Host and Founder of Negotiations Ninja and the Head of Marketing at Content Callout. Mark has grown Negotiations Ninja to become the Number 1 Negotiations Podcast in the World. Mark has grown Content Callout, his Marketing Company and has recently launched The Content Callout Podcast.

On this episode we talk about the following:

Why Procurement Pros should make Content and the challenges they may face

The Cannabis Sector

Negotiations and Artificial Intelligence

Future Skillsets Procurement Pros Need

Designation Bodies not providing enough value

It’s a packed episode that was completely unscripted and to which some of you may find to be more controversial and polarising.

Check out what Mark is up to here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/markraffan/

Negotiations Ninja - http://www.negotiations.ninja/podcast/

Content Callout - https://www.linkedin.com/company/content-callout/

Sarah Barnes-Humphrey

Sarah Barnes-Humphrey, the CEO of SHIPZ and Founder/Host of one of the biggest Supply Chain Podcasts and Content Channels, Let’s Talk Supply Chain. Sarah is a Supply Chain legend with twenty or so years experience in this space.

Sarah makes incredible content in the Supply Chain space and to add to this, she has just launched her new venture, SHIPZ. SHIPZ, as Sarah explains, is kinda like the eBay of Shipping.

We dive into what SHIPZ is and what it does as well as some insights into the World of Supply Chain. We then cover Women in Supply Chain and a range of topics in this space.

This is an incredible and entertaining podcast with Sarah who is a pro to talk to. I mean, what what would you expect from someone who has recorded over 100 podcast episodes.

Connect with Sarah here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahbarnescitp/

Let’s Talk Supply Chain - https://www.letstalksupplychain.com

SHIPZ - http://www.shipz.com

Rory is a Legal Professional, a Solicitor trained and qualified in the UK who has operated extensively in the Insurance Sector with Swiss Re. Rory is operating as a Contract Digitalisation Consultant who wants to bring substantive changes to the way in which contracts are drafted and used in Business.

We’re going to cover:

• The current problem with Contracts
  
  


• Innovations in Contracts
  
  


• Types of Contracts
  
  


• Types of Automation
  
  


• Class A - D Contracts
  
  


• IACCM and what it’s doing
  
  

This episode is packed full of information. If you want to up your knowledge of Contracts in fifteen minutes then we’ve got you covered in this episode.

Connect with Rory here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/roryunsworth/

Simplifire - https://simplifire.world

Video on Contract Simplification by Rory and Swiss Re -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3HkkHTng3Y