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563: Direct Spend Management and the Ultimate Darwinian Sport w/ Keith Hartley
563: Direct Spend Management and the Ultimate Darwinian Sport w/ Keith Hartley
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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Feb 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Like most other companies, manufacturing companies have a problem with data. Many of them don't centralize much of the data they produce through regular transactions, and even when they do, they struggle to contextualize that information so that it becomes actionable. When procurement professionals in these companies sit down with engineers and supply chain planners, they need to be able to harness that data as the ‘common language’ for value. Keith Hartley is the CEO of LevaData - and a passionate surfer, a brand new combination for the Art of Procurement podcast. Keith joined the LevaData team in 2022, but he isn’t new to procurement - and he has deep experience helping manufacturing companies drive better decision making through the use of data. In this episode, Philip Ideson and Keith discussed: The current state of direct material sourcing How procurement and engineering teams can foster greater collaboration to everyone’s benefit How leading companies are using increased data visibility to differentiate their decision making - even in chaotic times
Released:
Feb 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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