In this episode, Dawn Tiura, CEO of SIG, chats with Brian Kyle of the American Cancer Society and Rudy Lim from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation about their upcoming session at the 2024 Fall Global Executive Summit. They delve into the unique challenges and opportunities of the source-to-pay (STP) process in nonprofit organizations, highlighting the key differences between nonprofit and for-profit entities in areas like sourcing, vendor management, and aligning procurement with mission-dr...
Sep 23, 2024•22 min
In this podcast episode, Dawn Tiura of SIG interviews Nathan Haydn-Myer, the Chief Procurement Officer for VSP Vision. Nathan gives a sneak peek into his upcoming general session taking place on October 8th at the Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa in Palm Desert, CA. They discuss the importance of earning a seat at the table rather than asking for it. Nathan emphasizes the need for procurement professionals to focus on bringing value to their stakeholders and understanding their needs. They ...
Sep 12, 2024•15 min
In this podcast episode, Dawn Tiura interviews Sarah Scudder about her upcoming workshop, "How to Build Your Brand and Bullet Proof Your Career Using LinkedIn," taking place at the Global Executive Summit on October 7th in Palm Desert, CA. Sarah shares her expertise on how to optimize your LinkedIn profile, create engaging content, and leverage the platform to generate business and career opportunities. She emphasizes the importance of having a clear messaging pillar and personal storytelling in...
Aug 29, 2024•21 min
In this podcast episode, Susan Walsh, known as the Classification Guru, offers a preview of her upcoming workshop, The Dirty Spend Data Clinic, which takes place at the Global Executive Summit on October 7th in Palm Desert, CA. She delves into the critical role of clean and accurate data in procurement. Susan identifies common issues like duplicate suppliers, incorrect categorizations, typos, and discrepancies in language and unit measurements, all of which can hinder effective procurement proce...
Aug 28, 2024•14 min
In this podcast interview, Dawn Tiura sits down with Amanda Prochaska of Wonder Services to discuss her upcoming workshop at the Global Executive Summit on Monday, October 7th, in Palm Desert, CA. Amanda explores the Alice methodology and its significance in navigating change using neuroscience. The methodology emphasizes using energy wisely while leading change and applying brain science to the change journey. This training helps executives understand how the brain functions and how to exhibit ...
Aug 27, 2024•15 min
In this podcast episode, Dawn Tiura sits down with John Sitilides, principal at Trilogy Advisors, LLC, and a national security senior fellow, to discuss his upcoming keynote presentation at the Global Executive Summit on Wednesday, October 9th, at the Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort in Palm Springs, CA. John previews the critical themes of his keynote, focusing on the impact of geopolitical risks on global supply chains and strategic procurement planning. He delves into how factors such as territo...
Aug 20, 2024•27 min
In this episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape Podcast, host, Dawn Tiura welcomes Dupree Jones from CSL Behring. Dupree brings over 20 years of experience in global procurement, government contracts, and vendor management, with a career that spans from managing subcontractors in Iraq to leading transformations in various industries including aerospace, retail, and pharmaceuticals. Dupree shares insights on the importance of empathy in procurement and sales. He discusses the benefits of under...
Aug 05, 2024•19 min
Simon Jones, a tech veteran with over 25 years of experience, discusses Agiloft's Data First Agreement platform and its impact on contract lifecycle management (CLM). Agiloft focuses on making the contracting process quicker, faster, and more valuable by prioritizing data over documents. The platform allows for easy access to contract information, trend analysis, performance tracking, and integration with other systems. Industries with high regulation requirements, such as ESG reporting, can ben...
Jul 30, 2024•28 min
In this podcast episode, Dawn Tiura interviews Sagi Eliyahu, the co-founder and CEO of Tonkean, about their new offering called Tonkean Enterprise Co-Pilot. This AI-powered tool is designed to enhance the value of intake and orchestration in procurement processes. Sagi explains, that unlike other AI tools that focus on specific tasks or chatbot functionalities, Tonkean Enterprise Co-Pilot provides a cohesive suite of capabilities that automate and streamline the entire procurement process. It in...
Jul 18, 2024•30 min
Join us for an insightful podcast where we explore the revolutionary impact of Generative AI (GenAI) on procurement, as detailed in Zycus' latest book, "10X Source-to-Pay with GenAI." From automating mundane tasks to strategizing complex procurement processes, discover how GenAI is not just changing the game—it's creating a new one. Why You Should Tune in and Grab a Copy of the Book: Real-World Applications: Learn about practical implementations and real-world case studies where GenAI has signif...
Jun 06, 2024•23 min
On this episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape (SIG) podcast, recorded live during the Global Executive Summit, host Dawn Tiura, CEO of SIG, interviews Rana Karimi, Solutions Manager at ProcureAbility, the leading provider of procurement services. Dawn and Rana discuss SIG, its educational programs, and SIG University's certification and training offerings. Rana shares insights into her engineering background, her transition to sourcing and consulting, and her role at providing customized so...
May 01, 2024•13 min
On this episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape podcast recorded live during the Global Executive Summit, Dina Ghobrial, founder of Halo AI, discusses her transition from Chief Procurement Officer at Coupa Software to launching Halo AI - a cutting edge platform that aims to revolutionize third-party risk management by leveraging technology to streamline vendor vetting processes. Halo AI utilizes diverse data sources, such as cybersecurity, financial viability, ESG, climate, and sentiment anal...
Apr 16, 2024•13 min
On this episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape podcast, Dawn is joined by Anders Lillevik, CEO and founder of Focal Point. The two discuss the need for an end-to-end enterprise procurement orchestration platform and the role of generative AI in enhancing procurement processes. Anders explains Focal Point's vision and how they aim to address the challenges faced in procurement operations, such as tracking and managing procurement activities, ensuring compliance, and gaining recognition for th...
Apr 11, 2024•24 min
Managed Services (MS) originated from the 1980s outsourcing trend and have since expanded into various business functions, including Procurement. MS entails outsourcing specific business processes to third parties to manage them externally, optimizing tasks like spend analytics, sourcing, supplier management, requisition processing, and invoice management within Source-to-Pay and Procure-to-Pay cycles. The value proposition for business leaders, such as CPOs and CSCOs, centers on operational eff...
Apr 10, 2024•26 min
On this episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape podcast, Dawn Tiura interviews Martin Rand, the Co-Founder and CEO of Pactum AI. They discuss the concept of autonomous negotiations and how Pactum AI has revolutionized the way businesses negotiate using AI and chatbots. Martin shares examples of how autonomous negotiations have resulted in significant cost savings and improved relationships for companies like Merck, Walmart, and Veritiv. He also talks about his journey and the inspiration behi...
Mar 20, 2024•11 min
Tune into this episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape podcast where Dawn is joined by Larry Flusser, an Advisory Manager at ProcureAbility to discuss creativity in procurement and how it can be leveraged to elevate the procurement function. Larry shares best practices and provides actionable steps for procurement leaders to take for implementing creativity to enhance the procurement function. Read the blog post mentioned during this episode: https://procureability.com/embracing-the-5-key-pil...
Feb 28, 2024•21 min
On this episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape, Dawn Tiura interviews Sagi Eliyahu, the Co-Founder and CEO of Tonkean, about intake orchestration and its importance in managing the earliest point in a process. Sagi emphasizes the need for a seamless and user-friendly intake experience, regardless of the channel used. He also highlights how the integration of intake orchestration with other systems can bring immense value to procurement and other departments. Key Takeaways: Intake orchestrati...
Feb 26, 2024•24 min
On this episode, Dawn interviews Darryl Hammett, the General Manager of Global Demand and Operations at AWS, about his background, achievements, and insights. Darryl shares transitional journey into supply chain management. He emphasizes the importance of continuous learning and the impact of education in his career. Darryl also discusses the need to adapt to a changing world and the importance of considering global perspectives. He expresses his commitment to giving back and supporting initiati...
Jan 29, 2024•20 min
On this episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape podcast, Dawn is joined by Jamie Ogilvie-Smals, Vice President at GEP and Dr. Frank Kobor, Vice President of the Rapid Deployment Team at Bayer to celebrate their team's winning the Innovations in Outsourcing award at this year's Future of Sourcing Awards. The trio discuss their partnership and its background, highlighting the specific areas of innovation and the secrets to their success. Learn more about GEP – https://www.gep.com/ Learn more ab...
Jan 22, 2024•26 min
On this two-part episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape podcast, Dawn is joined by Amanda Prochaska, Founder and Chief Wonder Officer of Wonder Services. During part two of this series, we celebrate the many reasons that Amanda was ultimately named the Future of Sourcing 2023 Sourcing Star. We learn how the name of the firm, Wonder Services, came to be and how Amanda plans to scale the firm for success in 2024 and beyond! Learn more about Wonder Services: https://wonderservices.net/ Learn mo...
Jan 15, 2024•19 min
During this two-part episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape podcast, Dawn is joined by Amanda Prochaska, Founder and Chief Wonder Officer of Wonder Services, and a finalist nominee for the 2023 Sourcing Star Award at the Future of Sourcing Awards. During part one of this series, Dawn and Amanda grab a semi-quiet corner at our Global Executive Summit to get better acquainted where we learn about Amanda's background and how she stumbled into the procurement world. Amanda shares her journey int...
Jan 15, 2024•13 min
In this conversation, Dawn Tiura interviews Kate Vitasek, a globally recognized expert in collaborative business relationships and the founder of Supply Chain Visions. They discuss the evolution of the Vested business model over the past 13 years and how organizations like BP have embraced it to achieve amazing results. They also explore the concept of outcome-based contracts and the importance of a formal relational contract in building successful supplier relationships. Kate emphasizes the nee...
Dec 18, 2023•28 min
On this episode, Priyanka Mouli Shankar, Senior Global Category Manager at Applied Materials and winner of the Rising Star Award at the 2023 Future Sourcing Awards, discusses her background and career in supply chain. She emphasizes the importance of understanding the complexities of the commodity sourcing process and the impact of global events on supply chains. Priyanka also shares her motivation and passion for the role, as well as her interest in incorporating artificial intelligence and aut...
Dec 13, 2023•22 min
On this episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape podcast, Dawn is joined by Mark Raffan, Founder of Negotiations Ninja to celebrate him winning the 2023 Future of Sourcing Rising Star Award and get to know him a bit better. Mark shares the origin story of Negotiations Ninja and how his upbringing played a significant role in shaping his expertise. We learn about the importance of listening to understand and not allowing your ego to take the driver's seat during negotiations. Tune in to this in...
Dec 01, 2023•26 min
For today's episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape podcast, we found a semi-quiet spot at the Global Executive Summit where we could get better acquainted with Rene Stromberg, the US Strategic Purchasing Manager at Multiparts. Dawn and René spend some time chatting about the cultural differences between the US and Germany, his experience at the Summit, as well as the growing importance of ESG in the US. Register for the next Global Executive Summit: https://events.sig.org/en/60KUru6/2024-glo...
Nov 27, 2023•14 min
On this episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape podcast, we are coming to you live from the Global Executive Summit where we found a semi-quiet spot amidst all the action to spend some time getting acquainted with Stacy McCarthy, Director of Contingent Workforce Services at PayPal. We hear about Stacy's heartwarming journey from stay-at-home-mom to leading PayPal's Contingent Workforce - a career of which her passion burns so bright that even her children were inspired to seek jobs in the ind...
Nov 20, 2023•11 min
On this episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape podcast, we are coming to you live from the Global Executive Summit where we found a semi-quiet spot amidst all the action to spend some time getting acquainted with Gregg Bass, the Director of Strategic Sourcing at Rent-A-Center. Tune in to hear more about Gregg's experience in the industry and his idea of the perfect sourcing candidate. Connect with Gregg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greggbass/ Register for the next Global Executive Summit: ht...
Nov 10, 2023•9 min
On this episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape podcast, Dawn is joined by Yves Thill, Partner, Global Lead, Procurement at Kearney and Stefan Dent, Co-Founder, Head of Strategic Alliances at Simfoni to discuss the often overlooked aspect of tail spend in procurement and its critical importance. They explore how to capitalize on unmanaged tail spend and the potential consequences for businesses that fail to control it. The discussion also highlights the significance of the partnership between...
Nov 08, 2023•27 min
For this episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape podcast, we are coming to you live from the Global Executive Summit where we found a semi-quiet spot amidst all the action to spend some time getting to know David Romo-Garza a bit better. Tune in to learn about David's journey of sky-high dreams to become a pilot, serving our country as a contracts expert in the United States Air Force and ultimately making the transition into procurement supporting the aerospace industry. David shares how SIG...
Nov 06, 2023•22 min
Over the past decade, decentralized spend has surged, increasingly complex spend categories are demanding a multitude of cross-functional approvals, and a proliferation of systems and processes have escalated the complexity of procurement, resulting in low adoption across the company. Today's forward-thinking CPOs recognize the pivotal role that user experience, widespread adoption, and system orchestration play in unlocking procurement's transformative potential. On this episode of the Sourcing...
Oct 06, 2023•12 min
