Karina Hill, Director of People and Culture at IPC Asia, discusses the role of “people” in facilitating successful transformations, based on her experience of driving change in the company's procurement structure. 

Host Jessica Spicher takes the mic for a new series of shorter, insightful episodes called Procurement Snapshot. We start the series with a focus on procurement’s critical relationship with finance. Jessica interviews Vice President, Fabian Bodoky, about the evolving collaboration between procurement and finance in private equity and high-growth tech companies.

Mat Langley, Global Procurement Head, Sustainability at CBRE, discusses the pressing challenge of decarbonising supply chains, particularly the complexities around emissions, supplier engagement, and carbon accounting.

Simon Clarke, Managing Director of Birmingham and Solihull Procurement Collaborative, and Mat Oram, CEO & Co-founder of AdviseInc Ltd, dive into the critical role of procurement in the NHS, focusing on the challenges and opportunities presented by data management, financial constraints, and the evolving nature of supply chain practices in healthcare.

Marco Forgione MCIEx, Director General at The Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade as well as Visiting Professor, at Aston University and Ashray Lavsi, Principal at Efficio, discuss global supply chain challenges in recent years, including the impact of events like the CrowdStrike IT outage.

Jay Ferro, EVP, Chief Information, Technology, & Product Officer, at Clario and Mert Erkan, Vice President at Efficio, discuss how IT, product management, and procurement can work together to drive successful business transformations. Listen to this episode in order to gain actionable insights from a CIO on managing large-scale business transformations and to understand how to build stronger cross functional teams and partnerships that drive long-term success.

Sarah Collecott, Commercial Specialist, Procurement and Contract Management, at the UK Home Office, discusses the importance of maintaining wellbeing and authenticity in a high-profile, high-pressure workplace.

Ninian Wilson, Global Supply Chain Director & CEO Vodafone Procurement Co Sarl, discusses the challenges surrounding supply chain management, particularly focusing on geopolitical risks and supply chain resilience.

Rebecca Lonsdale, CPO at BP Castrol, discusses her career journey, from her first job in procurement at Nissan to her current role at Castrol. She also shares her stories about the impactful individuals and leaders she has worked with over the years, as well as her experience working in different countries and transitioning from direct to indirect procurement.

Terry Corby, Founder and CEO of Good Business Pays CIC, discusses an often under-estimated aspect to maintaining a healthy supply chain and fostering innovation: prompt payment.