019 - Friday Show: Why Procurement Should Focus on It’s Customers, Not on Being “Best-in-Class”

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019 - Friday Show: Why Procurement Should Focus on It’s Customers, Not on Being “Best-in-Class”

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On this weeks friday show, I discuss why procurement should focus on it's customers, and not on being "best in class". Full show notes can be found at artofprocurement.com/19

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Jan 29, 2016

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Learn from procurement experts. Host Philip Ideson talks with thought leaders who share the trends, strategies and tactics that you can lever to elevate the role of procurement - and your career.

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006 - Turning Raw Data into Actionable Supply Market Intelligence, with Kelly Barner: Kelly Barner, Owner and Editor of Buyers Meeting Point, discusses the trends shaping Procurement's future, and the importance of Supply Market Intelligence in making Procurement a competitive advantage. by Art of Procurement
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011 - Welcome to 2016 and the Art of Procurement Friday Show!: Welcome to 2016! Host Philip Ideson shares his procurement journey, and discusses his vision for the Art of Procurement in 2016 - including a new regular Friday show. by Art of Procurement
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009 - The State of the UK Procurement Job Market in Q4 2015, with Andrew Daley: Andrew Daley, co-founder of procurement recruitment consultancy Edbury Daley explains the current state of the UK procurement job market. by Art of Procurement
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036: How to Write a Killer RFP, with Dave Hulsen: In this episode of the Art of Procurement, I am joined by Dave Hulsen, co-founder of an RFP collaboration platform called RFP 365. You'll hear Dave talk about the circumstances under which we should be using the RFP, versus other tools that are... by Art of Procurement
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026: Introduction to CSR: How Can Procurement Facilitate Small Business Growth, with Stan Litow, President of the IBM Foundation.: On this weeks episode of The Art Of Procurement, my guests are Stan Litow and Tim Coates. Stan is the Vice President of Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs at IBM, and the President of the IBM Foundation. Tim is an executive within the IBM... by Art of Procurement
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029: The 8 Supplier Risk Factors You Should Be Protecting Your Company From: In todays Episode of The Art of Procurement Friday Show, I want to talk about procurement and risk management. It's a topic that I want to cover in some considerable depth on the Art of Procurement over the course of 2016 but today I am going to keep... by Art of Procurement
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013 - Friday Show: Navigating the Procurement Job Market in 2016: In this Friday solo show, I give my thoughts on the previous episodes relating to the US & UK Job Markets. by Art of Procurement
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027 - Friday Show: Savings, Growth & Risk: The Three Pillars of Procurement CSR.: In today's Art of Procurement Friday Show, I wanted to follow up on the discussion from the last episode with , President of the IBM Foundation and Vice President of Corporate Affairs at IBM. I explore CSR a little further, and the... by Art of Procurement
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004 - An Outside View: How Do Sales Representatives Really View Procurement and How Can We Partner to Deliver Value for our Business with Tibor Shanto: Tibor Shanto, Chief Sales Officer and Principal of Renbor Sales Solutions explains the perception of the procurement function from the sales community, and how both tribes can work together to foster a spirit of partnership and build long term relationshi by Art of Procurement
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001 - Welcome to the Art of Procurement: Host Philip Ideson introduces the Art of Procurement, and explains who the show is for, and the motivations behind its launch by Art of Procurement
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005 - Is Procurement Outsourcing An All Or Nothing Value Proposition with Philip Ideson: In this Thanksgiving week episode, host Philip Ideson discusses whether or not procurement outsourcing is an all or nothing value proposition, and explains different procurement outsourcing use cases. by Art of Procurement
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010 - 10 Outsourcing Best Practices You Can Apply to Increase the Performance of Your Internal Procurement Team, with Philip Ideson: Learn the best practices that I have observed procurement services firms level to increase the ROI of their client engagements, and how they can be applied to your internal team. by Art of Procurement
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025 - Friday Show: Q&A: Making the Move from Indirect to Direct Procurement: The inspiration for today’s Art Of Procurement Friday show was a question that I received recently from a US based listener regarding Direct Procurement. And I follow that up with another question that I was asked to answer by CIPS Supply Management... by Art of Procurement
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014 - Learn How Google’s Strategic Sourcing Team Became a Trusted Business Partner, with Tim Jones: From the start of Art of Procurement, I have planned on recording a series of “how-to” or case studies that highlight the steps that leading companies are taking to tackle their most difficult procurement challenges. I’m excited to share with you th by Art of Procurement
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012 - The Strategies & Tactics You Need to Secure Your Best Procurement Hires in 2016, with Mark Holyoake: Mark Holyoake, Owner of The Holyoake Search Group, a boutique Recruitment Specialist focused exclusively on recruiting professionals into the Procurement function, explains the key strategies and tactics that you should follow to secure you perfect Procur by Art of Procurement
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037: 10 Megatrends Shaping What & How We Buy, with Bill Michels: My guest today is Bill Michels. Bill is very well known in the procurement and supply chain professions across the US. He is currently the founder and CEO of Aripart Consulting, following a 23 year career leading ADR North America. Bill is a sought... by Art of Procurement
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022: The Key Behaviors of Effective Procurement Leaders, with Gerard Chick: On this weeks episode of The Art Of Procurement, my guest is Gerard Chick and we discuss the behaviours, habits and attributes that make procurement professionals and in-particular procurement leaders more effective in their job. Gerard Chick is... by Art of Procurement
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008 - The Strategies & Tactics You Need to Secure Your Dream Procurement Job in 2016, with Andrew Daley: Andrew Daley, co-founder of procurement recruitment consultancy Edbury Daley, explains the key strategies and tactics that you should follow to secure you dream procurement job in 2016. by Art of Procurement
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007 - Is Any Job Safe from the Transformative Power of Work Intermediation Platforms, with Andrew Karpie: Andrew Karpie, the preeminent analyst covering the future of work for procurement industry blog Spend Matters, explains the transformative power of worker intermediation platforms and how labor in the future will be accessed on a activity basis rather tha by Art of Procurement
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016: Apply Marketing Procurement Best Practices to Become Relevant to Your Difficult Business Stakeholders, with Bob Rodwell: Todays guest is Bob Rodwell, and we discuss how to apply marketing procurement best practices to become relevant to your difficult business stakeholders by Art of Procurement
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023 - Friday Show: 14 Questions to Ask to Assess the Longevity of Your Supplier Contract: For today's Art Of Procurement Friday show, I thought I would share 14 different questions that you can use to consider the health of any supplier engagement or contract. Full show notes can be found at by Art of Procurement
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020: How Procurement Can Optimize the Management of Temporary Labor, with Terri Gallagher: In this episode, my guest is Terri Gallagher and we talk about how procurement can optimize the management of temporary labor by Art of Procurement
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015 - Friday Show: Getting Started in Procurement and Finding Procurement Communities: In this Friday Show, I answer a listener question about getting started in procurement and finding procurement communities by Art of Procurement
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028: How to Start Building a Procurement Data Analytics Program, with Eliot Knudsen: Today’s guest is Eliot Knudsen. Eliot’s background is in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics and Machine Learning. As you will hear in the show, Eliot is currently a Field Engineer for Tamr, a leader in procurement data analytics. I invited... by Art of Procurement
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031: 4 Procurement Activities You Should Outsource Today: In todays Episode of The Art of Procurement Friday Show, I discuss 4 Procurement Activities You Should Outsource Today. The first three activities can be applied to both Indirect and Direct procurement. The fourth is specifically related to Direct... by Art of Procurement
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034: My "Big Idea": As-a-Service Delivery Models will Transform the Procurement Value Proposition: You may have seen during the last week or so that procurement networking site Procurious has issued a call for procurement professionals to record and submit a “Big Idea” in support of their Big Idea 2016 event. A “Big... by Art of Procurement
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035: #ProcureTech2016 Wrap Up, with Jason Busch: Last week I joined almost 300 procurement peers from around the world at the first Spend Matters ISM Global Procurement Tech Summit in Baltimore, Maryland. As the event came to a close, I spent 15 minutes catching up with Jason Busch – Founder... by Art of Procurement
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024: How to Start Building True Two-Way Collaborative Supplier Relationships, with Alex Short: On this weeks episode of The Art Of Procurement, my guest is Alex Short. I was fortunate to be introduced to Alex Short by , who I interviewed recently for the show. Gerard introduced Alex as a pioneer in the procurement space, and he wasn't... by Art of Procurement
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019 - Friday Show: Why Procurement Should Focus on It’s Customers, Not on Being “Best-in-Class”

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