Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio, speaks to Jacqui Rock, Chief Commercial Officer at NHS Test and Trace Programme about her experience to rapidly build an organisation of 50,000 people to test and trace the UK's population to COVID-19. Key discussion points include: What circumstances led Jacqui to take on this highly complex role? What have been Procurement and Commercial's most prominent achievements? How has the press commentary and general public opinion had an impact ...
Jan 07, 2021•20 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio, speaks to Patrick Dunne, Director of Group Property, Procurement and Cost Transformation at Sainsbury's on his experience of running procurement/supply-chains through the COVID-19 global pandemic. Key discussion points include: How did they cope with changing customer channels and unprecedented demand? How important was procurement and a well-structured supply chain during this time? What does the future of Sainsbury's business look like? ...
Dec 21, 2020•20 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio, speaks to Thomas Udesen, Chief Procurement Officer at Bayer/Co-Founder of The Sustainable Procurement Pledge and Eleonore de Montjoye, Manager at Efficio on sustainability in procurement and what actions we can each take to make a difference. Key discussion points include: What does the future of sustainability look like? Are organisations generally doing enough on this topic and specifically what can procurement teams do? Has sustainabili...
Nov 19, 2020•25 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio, speaks to Rob Woodstock, Chief Commercial Officer at HMRC on issues connected to diversity and inclusion, with a specific focus on race. On this podcast, Rob shares his inspiring story and discusses his journey from growing up as a child of an immigrant family on a council estate, to the senior position he holds today. Highlights include: The pressure to fit in and the impact of code-switching The difference between not being racist and be...
Oct 20, 2020•32 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio, speaks to Emma Osborn, Category Management Director at Network Rail and Sheena Russel, HR Manager at Efficio on diversity issues around procurement, supply chain and corporate more generally. Key discussion points include: How are organisations tackling diversity and driving change? Should the focus on moral imperative take a more active shift towards quotas to achieve meaningful outcomes? What next? How can we do better? There are many in...
Jul 06, 2020•24 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio speaks to Emilio Della Bruna, Efficio on the impact COVID-19 is having on working capital. Key discussion points include: Why is the impact of working capital so important, especially in this era? What are the actions people should be doing now to improve their working capital position? What will the future look like from a working capital position?
May 15, 2020•8 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio speaks to Greg Horgan and Tibor Sotkovszki about how to run successful supplier negotiations Key discussion points include: How to approach supplier negotiations Key to success in negotiations Long term impact of negotiations
Apr 29, 2020•7 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio speaks to Wolfgang Rueth, Efficio's SME on chemicals about the impact COVID-19 is having on this category. Key discussion points include: The dramatic impact COVID-19 has had on the chemical sector, such as: price drops, price hikes and the issues around demand and supply. The short, mid and long term approaches procurement professionals should focus on to manage the crisis.
Apr 23, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio speaks to Ashray Lavsi, Efficio's SME on Supply Chain about the impact COVID-19 is having on the this category. Key discussion points include: What impact is COVID-19 having on the Supply Chain? What do you think businesses need to do now to prepare for the new normal? How do you think this pandemic will change the ways of working for businesses from a supply chain perspective?
Apr 15, 2020•8 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio speaks to Chris Clapham, Efficio's SME on Logistics about the impact COVID-19 is having on the this category. Key discussion points include: What impact is COVID-19 having on Logistics? What advice/tips would you give to someone under pressure in this category? Can there be any positive impacts either now or in the future?
Apr 09, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio speaks to Sushank Agarwal, Efficio's SME on GFR/Retail about the impact COVID-19 is having on the this category. Key discussion points include: What impact is COVID-19 having on GFR and the market more generally? What advice/tips would you give to someone under pressure in this category? Can there be any positive impacts either now or in the future?
Apr 03, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Simon Lipscomb, Sales and Marketing Director at Efficio speaks to Charles Blair, Efficio's SME on technology about the impact COVID-19 is having on the technology category. In this podcast they discuss: The challenges faced What actions can be taken now to mitigate some of the risks Some of the positive impacts Listen to the podcast
Apr 02, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 1
