Procurement Legends

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

Jonathan is a Procurement Pro who has worked in Procurement for over 20 years covering a bunch of different Procurement Categories and Industries. We deep dive into Jonathan’s career and get his thoughts on the current World of Procurement.

We talk about the skills that Procurement Pros need, the approach hiring managers take in finding new Procurement staff and where the Profession could be going

It’s full of information, wonderful insights and Jonathan has a voice that is made for Podcasts.

Connect with Jonathan here:

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

Rich Ham is the CEO of FINETUNE , a Consultancy based in Chicago that partners with companies to source, negotiate, manage and audit certain “nuisance” expense programmes. Fine Tune operates with three categories in mind: Uniform & Facility Services, Waste Disposal Services and Pest Control. These are three categories that many in Procurement will not have procured previously.

We talk about the concept of Nuisance Expenses, the myth of savings at the sourcing stage and why Procurement Teams should consider outsourcing these categories to ensure they get best in-class Procurement outcomes without any of the issues that arise when procuring these services.

Connect with Rich and FINETUNE here:

Website - https://www.finetuneus.com

Rich Ham - https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-ham-51b38a10/

Andy Neilson Owner of the Procurement Consultancy, Twisted Orange. After 30+ years working across Procurement in every level, Andy has a wealth of experience to share with the World of Procurement.

In the first part of this conversation, we discuss Andy’s career and what he’s learned over the years. If you want to learn how to improve your Procurement Career then you should certainly listen to this episode.

In the second part of this episode, we talk about Mental Health. Andy has suffered from Mental Health for a long time and was open on his battle with his own Mental Health. Procurement can be a particularly stressful career. We’ve included some links to some recognised mental health charities that can help you should you wish to talk.

Connect with Andy here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewneilson1/

Twisted Orange - https://www.twisted-orange.co.uk

If you need help with your mental health these are the places you should go to now:

https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/

Joël is a Procurement Consultant and more importantly…one of the Procurement nerds. Joël is the man behind Pure Procurement, a consultancy that specialises in freeing up your time so you can focus on the strategic work through Procurement Trasnformation and digital transformation.

Joël covers a lot of ground in this weeks’ podcast and I was stuck between a few titles. In essence, this could be called the “idiots Guide to Digital Procurement Transformation” but we’re pretty sure there is a trademark for that somewhere. In essence, Joël breaks down the three categories of Procurement Software solutions, namely ERP, P2P and Niche solutions.

We cover Supplier integration and on-boarding which is an area that is often overlooked. Once you get the solution in place, how do your Suppliers use it? Joël has a thorough understanding of this subject and I will not hesitate in calling him an expert.

You’re going to learn a lot.

Connect with Joël here:

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

Pure Procurement - https://www.linkedin.com/company/pureprocurement/

Marina Bradford is a Procurement and Sustainability Consultant through her company Bemari. Marina, pronounced Mar-een-a has worked across 18 countries and is an expert in Procurement, Sustainability, Risk and how this impacts on social and environmental issues.

Marina delivered a Masterclass on Sustainable Procurement. We talked about the difference between Procurement and Sustainable Procurement, why Sustainability is vital, and how businesses can profit from it and traceability.

Marina has a particular skill in making the complex seem simple. This was one of my personal favourites from all the podcasts I’ve hosted to date.

You can connect with Marina here:

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

bemari - https://www.bemari.co.uk

Louis Bastone

Louis Bastone is an Indirect Procurement Pro with a Supply Chain Masters Degree. This is evident in that Louis is an avid reader and consumer of content in this space. He also knows a lot and decided to give us all a lot of value in this episode talking about Total Cost of Ownership.

Total Cost of Ownership is the principle of knowing and ensuring you procure goods/services that include the soft/hard costs of the goods or services. Yet, this is often neglected at the Procurement Stage and manyOrganisations end up paying out large sums of money on repairs, maintenance or additional services as these were not considered or requested.

Louis breaks down Total Cost of Ownership and gives us a practical and useful way of applying it in your day to day work.

Connect with Louis on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-b-0695b749/

Check out the books that Louis recommended:

Purchasing Advantage by Running a World Class Purchasing Organization, by Omid Ghamami .

Buy it here

US - https://amzn.to/2C5wkhH

UK/EU - https://amzn.to/3iF3pC6

World Class Contract Management - The Ultimate Reference Guide for Purchasing, by Omid Ghamami.

Buy it here:

USA - https://amzn.to/2Z1xKTu

UK/EU - https://amzn.to/2ZGIvtB