Ian & JP kick off episode one with a very special guest Sarah Walters from Aster Commercial Services who joins our hosts at the table to talk about procurement in relation to business transformation & change.  Our hosts & Sarah talk about the latest films they watched and Ian has started a review system (for some reason) & JP discussed the joys of turning 40.  The trio continue to bring to life that meeting and engaging with suppliers is a lot like getting married, be prepared, understand what you are getting into and work out what might happen if it goes wrong.

If you want to learn more about Sarah check out her LinkedIn page - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-walters-b4a1945/

• 00:00 - Intro
• 01:15 - Welcoming Sarah to the table
• 04:00 - Procurement synergies with business transformation
• 07:00 - Pub quiz - Question 1 Answer
• 08:38 - What have we been up to?
• 16:13 - Transformation from a procurement perspective
• 18:48 - Engaging suppliers to help manage change
• 33:24 - Breaking delivery down into smaller chunks
• 38:11 - Options in the engagement
• 45:31 - No ideal way but experience helps
• 48:13 - How does procurement help raise the bar
• 56:49 - You've got to do date night
• 57:24 - Pub quiz - Question 2
• 59:48 - Question time
• 01:06:55 - Record us a question
• 01:07:10 - Last orders