In this episode of Procurement Reimagined, host Daniel is joined by Rees Thomas, Head of Procurement at Graze, a UK-based healthy snacking brand. Rees shares his end-to-end vision on digitalization in procurement, from designing the digital framework to driving its adoption. He also shares his insight on the evolution of the procurement function over the past decade.

Rees describes himself as a motivated, innovative, and capable buying manager with a proven sixteen-year track record in the procurement space. He believes that procurement is more than just cost reduction; it is a strategic function that adds value to the business. He is also a firm proponent of the value of supplier relationship management.

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In this episode, Daniel is joined by Natalia Pilipchak, Transformation and Excellence Director at Mobile Tele Systems, to discuss the evolution of procurement from a support role to a leading role in facilitating customer-facing teams to be more agile, efficient, and effective.

Natalia has sixteen years of leadership exposure to procurement and sourcing across global enterprises like Philips, Unilever, and Microsoft. She shares her insights on why procurement is a hidden gem for business growth. When enabled with technology, skills, and a mindset shift, procurement analytics becomes an enabler for customer-facing verticals to amplify growth.

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In this episode of Procurement Reimagined, Daniel is joined by Andra Fola, Co-Founder of Solutionary Minds, to discuss the impact of the economic downturn on the procurement process. Andra shares her insights on tips for navigating turbulent times and how to emerge a winner when the upturn begins.

Andra has over fifteen years of procurement exposure and has held business leadership roles in procurement at companies like Amazon and Vodafone. She is the co-founder of two startups, besides being a mentor and startup accelerator at Institute Benelux x Silicon Valley.

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In this episode of Procurement Reimagined, host Daniel is joined by Dave Jones, Managing Director at Procmentum Limited. Dave shares his insights on managing procurement in the current VUCA environment and how the role of procurement is evolving in these uncertain times. He also shares tips on how procurement team members can optimize their career paths by carefully selecting the CPOs they choose to work with.

Dave has over sixteen years of leadership in the procurement space across retail, telecom, media, and consultancy. He is an MCIPS and passionate about technology procurement and the pace that drives it. He runs his own procurement consultancy firm and is also the co-founder of the Proctopus Community.

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In this episode, Daniel is joined by Hannah MacDonald, Supplier Operations Lead at Monzo Bank. Hannah has over twenty years of experience in IT, category management, and procurement management.

Hannah and Daniel have a free-flowing discussion on topics such as automating routine procurement processes and the risks therein, how to stay ahead of the curve in high-growth companies, and best practices in the procurement space while looking forward. They also touch upon the role of ESG in the procurement process.

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In this episode, Daniel is joined by Sarah Kaye, Vice President of Procurement at Spin, to discuss the role of cost-cutting and control in driving organizational value. Sarah shares her insights on how cost control is a proactive activity while cost cutting is reactive and how these strategies need to be aligned to positively impact the company’s bottom line.

Sarah has over eleven years of leadership expertise in sourcing and procurement management, from small startups to large global corporations. She is passionate about demonstrating the value procurement can deliver to an organization and its ability to help a company meet its short and long-term goals.

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