On this episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape podcast, we had the pleasure of speaking with Ricardo Pedroza, Executive Director of ProColombia in the United States, about the value potential for companies interested in doing business with Colombia. There is truly a wealth of opportunity! Tune in to hear Dawn and Ricardo discuss the economic landscape, outsourcing sector and many of the strengths and challenges of the BPO sector in Colombia.

Visit ProColombia's website to learn more about all of the offerings!

The ProColombia International Business Matchmaking Forum is coming up on November 8th – 11th in Houston, Texas. It is worth mentioning that during this matchmaking event, there will be a specialized BPO networking event of about 50 exporters and buyers. This will be the perfect opportunity for those international buyers to get in touch with Colombian vendors and start exploring the offer of our high-quality services. If you are interested in attending, please contact our Procolombia offices in Miami by emailing BPO specialist, Camilo Osuna at [email protected]

Be sure to follow Ricardo Pedroza on Twitter: RicardoPedrozaP and on LinkedIn as Ricardo Pedroza to stay updated about our events and further business opportunities with Colombian companies.

Listen in to part one of this multi-part series as Dawn speaks with Jennifer Sieber, Head of Global Procurement Systems at Gilead Sciences, Inc. – a research-based biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of innovative medicines. Throughout this series, we will learn about Gilead’s incredible transformation journey. On this episode, Jennifer paints us a picture of the past. We get an in-depth glimpse of where Gilead's Procurement practice was two years ago and what prompted them to embark on this innovative journey. Tune in for part two coming soon!

On this episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape podcast, Dawn is joined by Doug Leeby, CEO of Beeline. The two discuss Stone Point Capital’s recent investment in Beeline, what this means for the future of the contingent workforce management industry, and how Beeline is staying true to their core values and culture.

Read more about the Magical CPO in Greg’s latest blog post >> https://sig.org/blog/magical-cpo

Learn all about the exciting offerings at Fairmarkit >> https://www.fairmarkit.com/

Learn more about Quinnox:

Quinnox.com | [email protected]

It’s our last Future 5 Friday for this year! Spend Matters has partnered with SIG for a 5 part podcast series to showcase this year’s Future 5 list – a group of newly emerged procurement technology start-ups that you should know about. Over the next 2 months leading up to our Procurement Technology Summit in April, we’ll be interviewing the founders of each featured company to find out what it means to be a Future 5.

Last, but certainly not least is Malbek - a Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) vendor that focuses on maintaining an approachable interface, configurable settings, easy integrations and a strong, modern cloud platform. We had the pleasure of speaking with Hemanth Puttaswamy, who would be a starving musician if he wasn’t Malbek’s CEO and Co-Founder. Hemanth shares what it means to be recognized as a Future 5 company and how Malbek is reimagining the contracting process. Listen in to hear more about this startup destined for big things in the industry! 

On this episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape Podcast, Dawn sits down with Kate Seagriff, Director of Strategic Sourcing at TripActions for a candid conversation discussing the key trends that are impacting procurement functions across the industry. The two dive into the ever-changing roles and objectives of procurement, the importance of working in partnership alongside the C-Suite and how TripActions is helping procurement leaders accelerate their sourcing speed while mitigating risk.

TripActions - https://tripactions.com/ 

Check out these resources:

https://tripactions.com/video/how-to-use-tripactions-liquid-international

https://tripactions.com/ebook/seven-hidden-powers-of-corporate-cards?utm_medium=Third%20Party%20Email&utm_source=SIG&utm_campaign=USA%7CSIG%7CMarketo%7CISeven-Hidden-Powers-Of-Corporate-Cards%7COC%7CCM-Be53 

Up next is Pactum - an AI-based system that helps global companies to autonomously offer personalized, commercial negotiations on a massive scale. We had the pleasure of speaking with Martin Rand, Pactum’s CEO and co-founder, about what it means to be recognized as a Future 5 company and how Pactum’s complex solution is turning their clients into master negotiators. But wait, there’s more! Pactum can also be used to support your company’s ESG goals by making it easy to track and ensure that negotiated carbon emissions are offset. Listen in to hear more about this startup destined for big things in the industry!  

On this episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape, brought to you by Zycus, Dawn sits down with Julio Peironcely, Global Director of Insights, Analytics and Procurement at Danone. Julio walks us through the current procurement function at Danone, his top three focus areas for technology and how he believes AI will drive procurement forward in 2022 and beyond.

Stay tuned to hear more about the AI council, formed in partnership with Zycus. The council will be an ideal platform to ideate and incubate your organization's AI journey with the best minds in the industry collaborating and providing insights to solve sourcing and procurement challenges using design thinking. We have designed the program exclusively for the Sourcing and Procurement leaders looking to solve problems and extract true value with the power of AI.

For more information or to get involved with the council, please reach out to [email protected]