The Way We Source

The Way We Source

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The Way We Source episodes

  • 13. Using Behavioural Science in Procurement to Enhance Buyer-Supplier Relationships w/ David Loseby

    What we'll be talking about in this episode:

    • Being a Interim CPO - How do you make the right decisions quickly while only being around for a short period of time? 
    • What does it take to succeed as an interim leader?
    • How do you ensure to gain the trust of your team members quickly, when entering into a new business?
      • Expanding on his work on behavioural science in procurement - what does it mean?
        • How do innate human behaviours play a role in buyer-supplier relationships?
        • Concrete tips on how behavioural science can be applied to enhance their buyer-supplier relationships or aid them in negotiation?
          • What is one thing he knows today that he wish he knew at the beginning of his professional career?

            • Links:

            David Loseby Linkedin

            37 min
          • 12. Procurement & Procurement - It's not always the same thing. A talk with Tom Mills, Head of Procurement at Bibby Financial Services

            Timestamps:

            - How can procurement experts work actively to improve the image & brand of procurement?

            - The biggest difference between direct and indirect buying?

            - What experiences he took from a consumer buying experience which he could apply in his current role at Bibby Financial Services?

            - How does working for Coop and Clarks differ compared to working in smaller organisations?

            - Greatest challenges, learnings and successes from building a procurement function from scratch.

            - Concrete tips for people in immature or new procurement functions.

            - What kind of talent & competency is important to find & expand upon as a new procurement organisation?

            - What are some learnings he has from building up a new supplier base and/or taking over a supplier base from scratch?

            - What’s one thing he knows now that he wish he knew at the beginning of his career?


            Links:

            Tom Mills LinkedIn

            Procurement Bites Newsletter

            37 min
          • 11. How BT are Challenging the Traditional Procurement Model with Digital Solutions: a talk with Cyril Pourrat, founder of BT Sourced.

            (04:48) What inspired them to start BT Sourced? 

            (06:36) How BT are challenging and reinventing the traditional procurement model 

            (10:43) What other Chief Procurement Officers can do to challenge their current model of procurement

            (15:20) The results they've seen due to their Digital Transformation and what they like to call; their Digital Procurement Garage

            (22:46) How the Digital Solutions, that BT has adopted, has driven forward their sustainability initiative 


            Links:

            Cyril Pourrat

            BT Sourced

            Kodiak Hub SRM Platform

            32 min
          • 10. Autonomous Sourcing with Andreas Zimmermann Founder & CEO of mysupply

            (05:57) Why Andreas started mysupply

            (09:00) His tips to founders of ProcureTech companies

            (16:03) How Autonomous Sourcing will change the ways Procurement Professionals work

            (20:58) The importance of keeping human intelligence at the core of buying decisions

            (23:37) What are procurement teams are missing out on when it comes to autonomous sourcing? 

            Links

            Andreas Zimmermann LinkedIn

            mysupply

            32 min
          • 09. Supplier Management, Collaboration & Innovation with Hubert Verweij, Head of Procurement Transformation at Capgemini

            (04:49) How Supplier Management & Collaboration compares to other procurement processes in levels of maturity?

            (07:00) Important steps to develop Supplier Management & Collaboration frameworks and programs.

            (09:00) How to know which suppliers to invest more time in & does the Kraljic Matrix still work?

            (10:59) Which KPI's should you use to measure the success of Collaboration & Innovation initiatives? 

            (15:20) How can KPI's help to drive more influence within the organization, in procurement teams and among suppliers?

            (19:42) What are some of the new skills needed to deliver value in terms of collaboration & innovation in 2022/2023?

            (22:18) Does he believe that procurement technology truly can impact supplier management and collaboration?

            (24:36) The shift he thinks companies need to take, to be the preferred customer - in good & bad times?


            Links:

            Hubert Verweij LinkedIn

            30 min
          • 08. Tom Jackson, Co-founder at Honest Ocean: Supplier of fully transparent & traceable recycled ocean plastic materials.

            Our latest episode stands out from the previous ones a little bit - we got the chance to speak to Tom Jackson, Co-founder at Honest Ocean, a supplier of fully transparent and traceable recycled ocean plastic materials.

            Hear about their mission and story of how they started Honest Ocean to combat the growing problem of plastic pollution in one of the worst affected area in the world.

            We’ll also touch on topics like; Accountability among businesses and the problem of greenwashing. What Tom learned from his time in FMCG on Supplier Enabled Development and the problem of virgin manufacturing vs. recycled Infrastructure in Indonesia.

            33 min
          • 07. What role does the sourcing department play in a high-growth environment like at Oatly? - Reducing Tail Spend, Sourcing Responsibly & Recruitment with Jonas Spannel, Head of Global Sourcing.

            (02:38) What does Sourcing & Procurement mean to him?

            (05:43) How has Oatly actively worked with reducing Tail Spend? 

            (09:05) How to bridge the gap between Procurement and Sales?

            (11:35) Is Procurement a supporting- or a primary function? 

            (14:34) What role does the sourcing department play in a high-growth environment like at Oatly? 

            (17:45) How do they work with Responsible Sourcing at Oatly?

            (21:20) His view of recruiting sourcing talent in a high-growth pace?

             (25:19) If he could, what would Jonas tell himself 20 years ago before he ventured into Sourcing? 


            Links:

            Oatly Website

            Jonas Spannel LinkedIn

            35 min
          • 06. Dr. Muddassir Ahmed at SCM Dojo - Supplier Development Framework
            Timestamps & Content:
            (07:45) How covid was a blessing in disguise for Supply Chain & Procurement Teams
            (09:40) The importance of having a mentor in your career
            (12:40) How can Supplier Development be leveraged to improve Supplier Performance?
            How the Enhanced Supplier Development Framework works.
            (14:50) Reactive vs Strategic Supplier Development
            Links:
            Dr. Muddassir Ahmed LinkedIn
            SCM Dojo
            22 min
          • 05. Simon Geale, Executive VP Procurement @ Proxima: Digital Transformation in Procurement

            - Some of the biggest challenges Procurement is facing today.

            - Practical tips on what Procurement should be doing to align with the overall business goals.

            - Digital Transformation in Procurement.

            - What sets apart good CPO's from great CPO's - and some shoutouts to some CPO's he thinks are really pushing the envelope today.

            - The importance of storytelling.

            - What are some of the big trends in Procurement & supply Chain in the next 3 to 5 years?


            Links:

            Simon Geale LinkedIn

            Proxima Group

            Kodiak Hub

            31 min
          • 04. Susan Walsh: The Classification Guru - What Companies are Getting Wrong in Their Journey Towards Clean Data

            🎙How can Procurement, Sustainability and Supply Chain teams become better at cleaning their Supplier Data?


            What are some of the pitfalls when launching projects to clean your data and how could it potentially harm your business by not investing in cleaning your data? 🧐 Also, what are companies actually getting right with their data?


            Susan Walsh - The Classification Guru has been working with classification, cleansing and quality assurance of data for 10+ years in various roles until she started her own company: The Classification Guru Ltd, where she helps businesses save money & make better business decisions with accurate data and spend analytics


            She's a TEDx talker and released her own book called "Between the Spreadsheets. Classifying and Fixing Dirty Data".
            It's safe to say, when it comes to data, she's seen it all!

            Timestamps:

            (3:10) What made her start with data?

            (4:50) Difference between dirty data inhouse/consultancy?

            (6:20) What are companies getting wrong in their journey towards clean data?

            (10:44) What are companies getting right with their data?

            (11:42) Tips on how to distribute your content in social media

            (19:28) How are we gonna get to clean ESG data with all that dirty data?

            (20:40) What are the most important data to be gathering to meet ESG Goals?

            Links:

            Susan Walsh Linkedin 

            https://www.theclassificationguru.com/ 

            25 min

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          A podcast hosted by Kodiak Hub SRM Software, where we interview professionals, tech vendors, researchers and people we find inspiring in Procurement, Sourcing, Supply Chain and Sustainability.