Art of Procurement

Join us at ProcureCon Europe on 17-19 September and become part of a vibrant community of passionate procurement professionals shaping the future of the industry. Collaborate, share best practices, and learn from each other's experiences in a supportive environment. Don't miss out on this transformative event! Register now for ProcureCon Europe and use the code: PCAOP10 at registration to claim 10% off your ticket. Find out more here: https://shorturl.at/dghM9   #ProcureCon2024

Here are my procurement and supply chain event recommendations for the week of July 15 - 19 Access the calendar here: https://lnkd.in/e-wkxYkE July 16, 10am ET: Decode, Deploy, Deliver: Supercharging Procurement’s AI Transformation with Alex Saric July 17, 10am ET: The Secret Sauce to Complex Sourcing with Dylan Alperin July 19, 9am ET: Not all AI is created Equal: Practical Use Cases & Adoption Strategies from Procurement Leaders AI Forums featuring Baber Farooq and Gregor Stühler Procurement Leaders | A World 50 Group Community Ivalua Keelvar Scoutbee SAP Ariba SAP #procurement #supplychain #webinars

Future Purchasing recently published their much anticipated 2024 Global Category Management Report. To better understand some of the most important findings, Philip Ideson welcomed Managing Director and Co-founder Mark Webb back to the podcast. Mark explains current challenges, as well as opportunities, within category management, and why there’s a lot more work to be done than people might think.  Listen 🎧 https://lnkd.in/gFmYeqK2 #procurement #categorymanagement #categorymanagers

An interesting read from Jeffrey Goldstein about the ongoing challenges - and available remedies - for forced labor. #supplychain #manufacturing #forcedlabor Onward Global Kelly Barner

Friday means a new episode of Procurement 6 is now available! In this week’s Procurement 6, Kelly Barner discusses: - Why a little bit of healthy skepticism could make all the difference in procurement’s efforts to incorporate AI - The inspiring story of Project Last Mile, a global public-private partnership, working to improve healthcare supply chains in Africa… as told in their own words - How we have each developed a coping mechanism to address the thousands of decisions that we have to make each day, and how we can improve our natural tendencies - And more! Listen here 🎧 https://lnkd.in/gacM9Fhx Alan Veeck Summit Procurement, Inc. Project Last Mile The Global Fund Adrian Ristow David Canarutto The Wall Street Journal Jeffrey Goldstein Onward Global Buyers Meeting Point Art of Supply

For over a decade, one public-private partnership has worked to make lifesaving medicines available in the most remote parts of Africa. Known as Project Last Mile, this collaboration includes the efforts and resources of organizations like The Global Fund, USAID, and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. And it all started with a cold Coca-Cola. In this episode of Art of Supply, Kelly Barner welcomes Adrian Ristow, Executive Director of Project Last Mile and David Canarutto, Private Sector Relationship Manager at The Global Fund, to talk about what makes this partnership so successful. Listen here 🎧 https://lnkd.in/gQ4HcYxs #artofsupply #publicprivatepartnership #supplychain

When procurement needs to deliver savings, the reflexive response is usually to go to market, approaching suppliers for discounts or putting a contract out to bid. While this approach works, the results often pale in comparison to what procurement can deliver by having internal conversations about specifications, requirements, and projected demand. In this episode of The Sourcing Hero podcast, Host Kelly Barner welcomes Omid Ghamami, CGNE™, CPSCM™. Omid is the CEO of the Procurement and Supply Chain Management (PSCM) Institute – PSCM Institute for short.  He is the innovator of the CPSCM™ certification program and works with Fortune 500 companies to elevate their procurement and negotiation capabilities. In this interview, Omid shares his point of view on leveraging procurement influence with both stakeholders and suppliers: - The relationship procurement needs to forge with internal colleagues to maximize savings - Ways procurement can support better outcomes from suppliers – before even reaching the negotiating table - The danger of a misplaced focus on SRM, and how it can negatively impact procurement Listen here 🎧 https://lnkd.in/gGAtCCAV #sourcinghero #procurement #savings Una

Sudozi enables business buyers to better collaborate, make decisions, and pay. In this episode of AOP Introducing, Helen Mackenzie talks with Rose Punkunus, CEO and Founder of Sudozi – a user-friendly platform that is transforming the way procurement manages intake, approvals, analytics, and payments – about the company’s origin story and how it is changing the game for procurement. Read and watch here: https://lnkd.in/gTDvyhDb #artofprocurement #aopintroducing #procurement

To answer Melinda Gates' question below - they can! Just look at the impact of Project Last Mile in rural Africa. In anticipation of Kelly Barner's interview with Adrian Ristow and David Canarutto coming out this Thursday, we encourage you to revisit our original episode on the Project Last Mile story: https://lnkd.in/e4YTHD_J Art of Procurement The Coca-Cola Company Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Buyers Meeting Point #supplychain #Africa #healthcare