Sourcing Industry Landscape

Dawn Tiura•sig.org

Are you ready for the next wave of disruption in procurement? Join Sourcing Industry Group CEO Dawn Tiura, CSP, CSMP, C3PRMP, for conversations on the sourcing industry landscape with innovators who embrace technology to improve, influence and inspire procurement professionals.

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Episodes

Spend Matter's Future 5 2021 – Featuring Circulor

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. Up first, is Circulor – a supply chain visibility vendor that tracks minerals starting at the mine and continuing to the OEM...

Jan 28, 2022•29 min

Ecosystem Alignment is Crucial to Procurement's Leading Role in Digital Transformation

On this episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape, we sat down with Shashank Saxena, Co-Founder and CEO of VNDLY Inc. , to discuss ecosystem alignment and how crucial it is to innovation in the procurement space. Listen in to hear how VNDLY's approach to software development is unique and the role that procurement plays in shaping the digital transformation within the organization.

Nov 17, 2021•23 min

The Future of Purchasing Strategies, with Per Angusta and By.O Group

On this episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape, Dawn speaks with Maurice Hamoir, Head of Business Development at Per Angusta and Etienne Marchadier, Business Unit Director- Procurement Strategies at By.O Group, about the need for new opportunities, approaches and tools in the Purchasing Strategy realm. We learn about the importance of having a "people first" mindset when putting digital transformation initiatives into action and how the data-driven evolution is empowering buyers to develop t...

Sep 30, 2021•25 min

F is for Family: The SMC Squared Story with Dr. Patricia Connolly, Pt 2

Earlier this year, we sat down with Dr. Patricia Connolly, the CEO and Co-Founder of the leading IT talent provider, SMC Squared. Dr. Pat shared a bit about the company's strategy and introduced us to the acronym used to describe their core values: FACE. In this episode, Dawn and Dr. Pat dive deeper into the meaning behind the rest of the letters, build upon several of the other values SMC Squared strives to uphold and explore how they are maintaining the family-oriented inclusiveness the compan...

Sep 29, 2021•20 min

How Savings Forecasts and Procurement Operations Align with C-Suite Objectives

On this episode of the Sourcing Landscape Podcast, Dawn sits down with Edmund Zagorin, Founder and CEO of BidOps Inc., the first company to use artificial intelligence to fully automate supplier negotiations. Listen in to hear Edmund's thoughts on the future of Procurement and how Procurement can align itself with the CFO and C-Suite to transform itself from a cost center into a driver of cost savings. Learn more about BidOps >> Download the whitepaper >>...

Aug 13, 2021•34 min

How Automated CLM Can Strengthen the Vaccine Supply Chain

On this very timely episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape podcast, Dawn sits down with Agiloft's CTO and founder, Colin Earl, to discuss some of the biggest challenges vaccine supply chains are facing today and how automation can help safeguard against them. Check out the Five Pitfalls of CLM Selection Whitepaper >> Read Agiloft's most recent article >>...

Aug 11, 2021•26 min

F is for Family: The SMC Squared Story with Dr. Patricia Connolly

Patricia Connolly, PhD, draws on nearly three decades of executive, IT and academic leadership to create and implement SMC Squared's strategy, vision and mission. On this episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape, Dawn sits down with Dr. Connolly to discuss her robust experience, the history of how SMC Squared originated and how their model helps procurement organizations.

Jul 28, 2021•33 min

Why Sourcing Tech Automations Are Failing

On this Episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape, Dawn is joined by Jo Seed, Chief Operating Officer of LogicSource, for a frank conversation about the challenges businesses face when sourcing and implementing procurement technology. Listen in to hear Jo's predictions on how procurement technology platforms will evolve in the future. Learn more about LogicSource >> Register for LogicSource's upcoming SIG webinar >>...

Jul 09, 2021•41 min

Procurement's Growing Role in Innovation and Recovery

In 2020, the role of procurement shifted, as did its strategic importance to the business. On this episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape, Dawn speaks with Kent Mahoney, Executive Vice President of Proxima North America, about how critical it is for procurement executives to maintain a seat at the C-suite table in order to create cost-savings, control expenditures and ultimately drive innovation and recovery. Kent showcases Proxima's 27 years of expertise as the leading global procurement co...

Jul 02, 2021•25 min

A Fireside Chat with Kevin Akeroyd, CEO of PRO Unlimited

On this episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape, Dawn sits down with Kevin Akeroyd, CEO of PRO Unlimited, to discuss his professional background, his long-term vision for the future of contingent workforce staffing at PRO and how technology fits into the contingent workforce program for 2021 and beyond.

May 12, 2021•25 min

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