Procurement Legends

Michael Cadieux is a Procurement Industry Fanatic, Community Developer and is obsessed with Making Procurement Cool. Michael is the Managing Partner at AMPlify Resources Group and the Founder of Procurement Foundry.

Michael gives a deep dive into his vision of Procurement Foundry and why Procurement Professionals should be joining this free Community. Procurement Foundry is one of those special places within the World of Procurement.

Procurement Factory is a Procurement Community, free from Suppliers, where knowledge and opportunities are shared. Procurement Foundry utilises Slack to create channels where Procurement Professionals can collaborate.

Mike is a super passionate guy when it comes to Procurement and continues to deliver so much value within our Community. Mike was incredible to speak to and is one of the most passionate entrepreneurs I’ve spoken with to date.

You can find Mike here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-cadieux-4a0123/

LinkedIn Procurement Foundry - https://www.linkedin.com/company/procurement-foundry/

Procurement Foundry - https://procurementfoundry.com

Karthik Rama is the Procurement Doctor, Procurement Consultant and a man that has closed over 35,000 contracts whilst building up Procurement Teams from the ground up. Karthik is one of the Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers in Procurement and really knows his subject.

Karthik gives a deep dive into what good Contract Administration and Management should look like, with an emphasis on good Contract Administration and how to close down Contracts to ensure you have good data and can make good decisions.

Karthik talks about knowing your Contracts and if you know them inside out, of you know your obligations, your terms, your points of leverage, your pricing and when they are due to end, you can make powerful decisions.

Make sure you take a screenshot when you’re listening to the show, post it on LinkedIn and tag @World of Procurement so show you some love.

You can find Karthik Rama here:

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

Twitter - https://twitter.com/procurementdoc

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_B0jk50d5hF1AWwbY7KbFA

James Meads is a Procurement & Supply Chain Consultant who works with Manufacturing SMEs to help protect the bottom line and make savings. James is also the host of the Procuretech Podcast that focuses on the Digitalisation of Procurement.

James provides an insight into how Businesses can take practical steps to protect their bottom line. We also discuss Digitalisation of Procurement, Digital Transformation and why James has established the Procuretech Podcast.

If you’re into Digital Procurement and are a savings kinda Procurement Professional, you will find this insightful.

Make sure you take a screenshot when you’re listening to the show, post it on LinkedIn and tag @World of Procurement so we can show you some love.

You can find James Meads Here:

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-meads/

Podcast - https://jamesmeadsconsulting.com/podcast/

Consultancy - https://jamesmeadsconsulting.com

Anthony Clervi is a Sourcing Hero Advocate who helps companies saving money and time through the power of Group Purchasing, through his company Una. Anthony is a true entrepreneur and investor who is an expert when it comes to Group Purchasing.

Anthony provides a deep dive of expertise into Group Purchasing Organisations in general and how is Company, Una does things a bit differently.

Anthony uses language such as “Sourcing Hero” and “Partner” rather than Procurement Professional or Supplier and why Anthony, and Una, want to support both the Buyer and Supplier side of market.

Anthony was incredible to speak to and is one of the most passionate entrepreneurs I’ve spoken with to date.

Make sure you take a screenshot when you’re listening to the show, post it on LinkedIn and tag @World of Procurement so we can show you some love.

You can find Anthony Clervi Here:

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

una.com

https://anthonyclervi.com

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, Susan gives a deep dive into Procurement Data, why most Businesses have issues with their data and some practical steps to improve your data.

Susan is super passionate about Data and provides so much value that you can implement within your World of Procurement to start seeing results immediately.

Make sure you take a screenshot when you’re listening to the show, post it on LinkedIn and tag @World of Procurement so show you some love.

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

Dana Small is one of the Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers in all things Procurement and Supply Chain. Dana is a super successful Procurement Professional with an expertise in Category Management in the Pharmaceutical Markets.

In addition to all of this, Dana operates the Ms Category Management blog website that is filled to the brim of content around Procurement and Contract Management. Dana has built up a huge amount of content in the past few years and this is why I wanted to invite her on to the World of Procurement Podcast.

Dana gives an insightful deep dive on how to build a Procurement Personal Brand. A Personal Brand is all about you, you thought leadership and your perspectives on topics you have expertise in. So many Procurement Professionals have the ability to talk about their niche or expertise areas but they don’t.

Dana goes into detail on how she comes up with content ideas, how she makes content, the opportunities that have arisen in the World of Procurement and some tips on how you, regardless of position, can get the most out of content.

Make sure you take a screenshot when you’re listening to the show, post it on LinkedIn and tag @World of Procurement so show you some love.

You can find Dana Small here:

LinkedIn - Personal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dana-small-b3058127/

LinkedIn - Ms Category Management - https://www.linkedin.com/company/ms-category-management/

Ms Category Management - https://mscategorymanagement.com

A short 4 minute insight by the Host, Daniel Barnes on what this Podcast is all about. The WoP Podcast is going to talk about all things Procurement, Supply Chain and Commercial Contract Management. We let the Guest do the talking to provide a lot value with episodes going live each week.