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Procurement in 5-Minutes

Iain Campbell McKennawww.sourcingsolved.com

We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. Check out our podcast to listen to leading industry experts share their experience and expertise on Procurement in 5-Minutes. Sourcing Solved: The Procurement industry’s leading retained Procurement Executive Search Recruitment Company.

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Episodes

Procurement in 5-Minutes: When it comes to data modernization, why should Procurement take the lead in 2022?

Send a text We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Alstom’s Head of Transformation, Change Management & Value Capture, Octavian Cuntan to answer the question...

Mar 11, 20226 minSeason 3Ep. 39

Procurement in 5-Minutes: Why will digitalisation fail without people?

Send a text We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Chief Procurement & Supply Chain Officer at Tesca Group, Nadia Stoykov to answer the question: "Why will d...

Mar 02, 20226 minSeason 3Ep. 38

Procurement in 5-Minutes: What is Supplier Leadership on Climate Transition?

Send a text Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome the Senior Director of Strategic Sourcing and Procurement – America for Mars, Jeff Bever to answer the question: "What is Supplier Leadership on Climate Transition?" Visit Jeff’s LinkedIn profile @: https://www.linkedin....

Feb 23, 20226 minSeason 3Ep. 37

Procurement in 5-Minutes: "Which procurement trends for 2022 and beyond should you follow?"

Send a text Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I I’m delighted to have industry thought leader Jon Hansen back on the show to answer the question: "Which procurement trends for 2022 and beyond should you follow?" Visit Jon’s LinkedIn profile @: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwha...

Feb 08, 20225 minSeason 3Ep. 36

What’s Santa’s message for 2022?

Send a text In today’s 5-minutes I welcome the happiest Old Man on the planet from the North Pole, Santa Claus himself –to deliver his message for 2022: What’s Santa’s message for 2022? Today’s guest needs no introduction? I’m delighted to be joined by the one and only Father Christmas, he delivers world peace and of course, great gifts. With the biggest Christmas budget and a legendary supply chain which never fails, we find out, what’s Santa’s message for 2022?...

Dec 23, 20216 minSeason 2Ep. 35

How can procurement improve the way it develops their teams?

Send a text We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Nick Ralphs founder and Managing Director of Develop My Team to answer the question: How can procurement impro...

Dec 17, 20217 minSeason 2Ep. 34

How do you build diversity into your procurement department?

Send a text We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Founder and Managing Consultant at ValueInfinity Inc., Dr. Alauddin Ahmed to answer the question: "How do you ...

Nov 30, 20217 minSeason 2Ep. 33

Procurement in 5-Minutes: What is the procurement professional’s greatest challenge today?

Send a text Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Procurement Excellence Consultant, Andrew Tanner-Smith to answer the question: "What is the procurement professional’s greatest challenge today?" Visit Andrew's LinkedIn profile @: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tannersmith...

Oct 21, 20216 minSeason 2Ep. 32

Procurement in 5-Minutes: How do you measure procurement success?

Send a text Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome global procurement expert Dan Allamand to answer the question: "How do you measure procurement success?" Visit Dan's LinkedIn profile @: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danallamand/...

Oct 21, 20214 minSeason 2Ep. 31

Procurement in 5-Minutes: How do you build diversity into your procurement department?

Send a text Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Lisa S. Jones, Founder & Chief EyeMail Officer, EyeMail Inc. to answer the question: "How do you build diversity into your procurement department?" Visit Lisa's LinkedIn profile @: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisasjo...

Oct 21, 20215 minSeason 2Ep. 30

Procurement in 5-Minutes: Soft skills: Why are they important for procurement professionals?

Send a text We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome the Founder of The Work Psychologist, Sarah-Jane Last to answer the question: "Soft skills: Why are they impor...

Oct 08, 20216 minSeason 2Ep. 29

Procurement in 5-Minutes: How do you harness the real value of procurement data?

Send a text We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Spend Analytics Expert, Eddie McGeachie to answer the question: "How do you harness the real value of procurem...

Oct 07, 20216 minSeason 2Ep. 28

Procurement in 5-Minutes: What is the best way to manage tail spend?

Send a text We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome an experienced leader in professional services sourcing and procurement, Kathy Hess to answer the question: "W...

Oct 01, 20216 minSeason 2Ep. 27

Procurement in 5-Minutes: What is procurement’s purple cow?

Send a text We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome speaker, trainer, author and coach Alison Smith to answer the question: "What is procurement’s purple cow?" Vi...

Sep 21, 20214 minSeason 2Ep. 26

Procurement in 5-Minutes: AI, should you bother with it?

Send a text We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Bob Booth who is Senior Partner, Finance & Supply Chain Transformation, at IBM in the UK to answer the que...

Sep 08, 20215 minSeason 2Ep. 25

Procurement in 5-Minutes: Why is it important to take a holistic approach to procurement?

Send a text We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome the Global Head of Procurement Services at Flutter Entertainment Plc, Colum Colbert to answer the question: "W...

Sep 07, 20214 minSeason 2Ep. 24

Procurement in 5-Minutes: What is a successful negotiation?

Send a text We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Tim Cummins President at World Commerce & Contracting, a Professor at Leeds University School of Law, and ...

Aug 24, 20218 minSeason 2Ep. 23

Procurement in 5-Minutes: How do you deal with suppliers in a post-pandemic world?

Send a text We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome author, educator and architect of the Vested business model Kate Vitasek to answer the question: "How do you d...

Aug 17, 20216 minSeason 2Ep. 22

Procurement in 5-Minutes: Why is supplier innovation important to your organization?

Send a text We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome SHV Energy’s Global Procurement Director Robert Bonnar to answer the question: Why is supplier innovation impo...

Aug 03, 20215 minSeason 2Ep. 21

Procurement in 5-Minutes: How do you transform your procurement organisation/team for success?

Send a text We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Global Procurement Leader, Dagmara Asbreuk to answer the question: "How do you transform your procurement orga...

Jul 15, 20215 minSeason 2Ep. 20

Procurement in 5-Minutes: Why is procurement awesome?

Send a text We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome renown lecturer and Chief Procurement Officer at voestalpine AG, Michael Eyett to answer the question: "Why is...

Jul 06, 20215 minSeason 2Ep. 19

Procurement in 5-Minutes: Why do we need more female leaders in Procurement?

Send a text We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Senior Director, Global Strategic Sourcing at PPD, Paula Varner to answer the question: "Why do we need more f...

Jun 30, 20216 minSeason 2Ep. 18

Procurement in 5-Minutes: Is the RFP process dead?

Send a text We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome the Director of Strategic Sourcing at Compass, Tony Brita to answer the question: "Is the RFP process dead?" V...

Jun 11, 20216 minSeason 2Ep. 17

Procurement in 5-Minutes: In what way has emerging digital technology such as RPA and AI changed procurement?

Send a text We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome global transformation leader, Saum Sharma to answer the question: "In what way has emerging digital technology...

May 26, 20215 minSeason 2Ep. 16

Procurement in 5-Minutes: How do you maintain healthy relationships with suppliers during negotiations?

Send a text We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Sarah Kaye who is the Director Of Procurement at Spin (Ford Mobility) to answer the question: "How do you main...

May 19, 20217 minSeason 2Ep. 15

Procurement in 5-Minutes: "How do you know that procurement is the right career for you?"

Send a text We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome industry veteran and self-professed procurement evangelist, Canda Rozier to answer the question: "How do you k...

May 13, 20214 minSeason 2Ep. 14

Procurement in 5-Minutes: What is the best way to build procurement’s brand?

Send a text We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome industry Thinkers360 Top 10 Procurement Thought Leader, Kelly Barner to answer the question: "What is the best...

May 07, 20216 minSeason 2Ep. 13

Procurement in 5-Minutes: Do the differences between purchasing and procurement really matter?

Send a text We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Procurement Systems Expert and self-confessed Supplier Enablement Junkie, Joël Collin-Demers to answer the que...

Apr 21, 20214 minSeason 2Ep. 12

Procurement in 5-Minutes: How does a procurement organization get clean data?

Send a text We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management from NC State University Rob Han...

Apr 15, 20214 minSeason 2Ep. 13

Procurement in 5-Minutes: What is the future of Procurement Associations?

Send a text We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines. Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Vice President of Operations Americas at CIPS, Bill Michels to answer the question: "What is the future of Pro...

Apr 08, 20215 minSeason 2Ep. 11
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