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Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: 2024 Christmas SpecialSend us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s Procurement in 5 Minutes Christmas special, we have a slight change of plans! While I’m busy helping Mrs. Claus hold down the fort and covering f...2024-12-2207 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesThere is No Talent Shortage in Procurement—Our Recruitment AI Systems SuckSend us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s procurement in 5 minutes, I am thrilled to be joined by Dave Jones, the Head of Procurement for IT and digital at Virgin Media O2. Dave has...2024-09-1111 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesIs Procurement neglecting training and development?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s Procurement in 5 minutes, I am thrilled to be joined by Robert Semethy, the CPO at Erste Group Bank.Robert has been in procurement for over thr...2024-06-2813 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesIs Procurement a Blocker or a Facilitator?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listenbeyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.”That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges anddeepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s special extended edition of Procurement in 5 minutes, we have a treat foryou. Joining us is Rebecca Lonsdale, the CPO at Castrol, BP.2024-05-3010 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesIs there a change and engage problem within Procurement?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listenbeyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.”That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges anddeepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s special extended procurement in 5 minutes, I’m delighted to be joined byFraser Hill, the General Manager of Digital & Process Transformation and Supply Cha...2024-04-2413 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: Why are stakeholder management skills often overlooked in Procurement?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listenbeyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges anddeepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis. In today’s special extended procurement in 5 minutes, I’m delighted to be joined byVelda Berryman, Director of Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management at CDK, to answer the...2023-12-0810 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: The Role of Diversity in ProcurementSend us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is "Procurement in 5 Minutes." That's right, in 5-minutes (or more), I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face daily.In today's special extended episode, I welcome the CEO of SIG (Sourcing Industry Group) Dawn Tiura to talk about the role of Diversity in Procurement. Dawn has provided thought leadership, training...2023-10-1013 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: Where does procurement belong in the organisational hierarchy?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is "Procurement in 5-minutes." That's right, in 5-minutes (or more), I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.Joining me today is Elvire Regnier Lussier, Chief Procurement Officer, Startup Advisor, Lecturer, and Speaker, to answer the answer question: "Where does procurement belong in the organisational h...2023-07-0610 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: Why Procurement are the firefighters of Cashburn?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is "Procurement in 5-minutes." That's right, in 5-minutes (or more), I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.Joining me today is Zai Mohammed, Head Of Global Procurement at Talkdesk. In his leadership position, Zai has recognised a crucial role that procurement plays within organisations – that of...2023-05-3109 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: How does procurement build its brand?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is "Procurement in 5-minutes." That's right, in 5-minutes (or more), I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.I am especially excited about today's 5-minutes segment. I have been wanting to get someone from finance on the podcast for a long time, so I am thrilled...2023-05-0512 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: "When hiring, do you prioritize soft skills over hard skills?" (Part 2)Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is "Procurement in 5-minutes." That's right, in 5-minutes (or more), I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today's Part 2 of my interview with the Head Of Procurement at Amazon Fresh, Lauren Jones, regarding the question, "When hiring, do you prioritize soft...2023-04-0408 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: "When hiring, do you prioritize soft skills over hard skills?" (Part 1)Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is "Procurement in 5-minutes." That's right, in 5-minutes (or more), I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today's 5-minutes, I welcome the Head Of Procurement at Amazon Fresh, Lauren Jones, to answer the question: "When hiring, do you prioritize soft skills...2023-03-2306 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: Elevating Your Procurement Skills Through Personal ExperiencesSend us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is "Procurement in 5 Minutes." That's right, in 5-minutes (or more), I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face daily.In today's 5-minutes, I welcome the Vice President, International Chief Procurement Officer at FUJITSU LIMITED, Dr Clive Rees to answer the question: How Do You Elevate Your Procurement Skills Through Personal...2023-02-2810 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: Why homogenising the hiring process is the end of the procurement profession?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is "Procurement in 5-minutes." That's right, in 5-minutes (or more), I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today's 5-minutes, I welcome the Head of Operations at Banijay Group, Paul Williams (FCIPS Chartered), to answer the question: “Why homogenising the hiring process is the en...2023-01-1306 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: "What are the five “Golden Rings” of procurement Christmas?"Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is "Procurement in 5-minutes." That's right, in 5-minutes, I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes, Jon Hansen takes the reigns of the podcast to welcome a special guest from the North Pole – none other than Santa Clause, to answer the question: "W...2022-12-2008 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: How do you take sustainability from a vague plan to an actionable benefit.Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today's PI5M segment, I welcome Klaids Lafon de Ribeyrolles, Vice President of Indirect Procurement at Schneider Electric, to answer the question: How do you take su...2022-11-2206 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: Why does it cost so much to be a procurement professional today?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today's Special "spontaneous and off-the-cuff" PI5M discussion, we are going to stretch the conversation with Gerard Cardillo and tap into his three decades of senior procurement executive expert...2022-10-3118 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: When does it make sense to outsource indirect procurement?Send us a textHello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s Procurement in 5-Minutes, I am delighted to be joined by Kate Lovejoy, CPO of Global Sourcing at Genpact. Together we will tackle the straightforward yet complex question about outsourcing the indirect procurement function: "When does it make sense to outsource indirect procurement?" Visit Kate’s LinkedIn p...2022-10-0709 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesA Procurement in 5-Minutes Special: Making the Case for Neurodiversity in ProcurementSend us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s Special PI5M segment I welcome Global Thought Leader and CPO for British Council, Andrew Swift MCIPS, CPSM, ITIL, Lean Six Sigma to: "Make the...2022-09-2611 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: How do you measure procurement success at a small company versus a large company?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Gyroscope Therapeutics, James Lloyd to answer the question: "How do you measure procurement success at a small company versus a large company?" ...2022-09-0106 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: What is the best way procurement can respond to a recession?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome procurement protagonist and 20 plus year industry veteran, Tom Mills to answer the question: "What is the best way procurement can respond to a recess...2022-08-1606 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: Why is it important for procurement professionals to have an entrepreneurial mindset?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes, I welcome Senior Vice President & Chief Procurement (Partnerships) Officer at Körber Group, Michael Stietz, who will tell us why being an innovator and challenging status qu...2022-07-2706 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: "What is talent in the digital age?"Send us a textWelcome to Procurement In 5-Minutes, and no, don't adjust your volume or click a button to find out what is going on – this is not your usual host Iain Campbell-McKenna.In this unique 3-Question Special, Ian moves out from behind the host mic to become the interviewee to answer 3 questions regarding:"What is talent in the digital age?"Here are the 3-Questions we will be asking Iain regarding what procurement talent looks like in the digital age:1. Why does the rate of e-procurement init...2022-07-0611 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: ESG, where does procurement start?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome AECOM’s Head of Procurement, Angus Craig FCIPS to answer the question: "ESG, where does procurement start?" Visit Angus’ Lin...2022-06-2405 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: How do we attract the new wave of procurement professionals?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Vice President / CPO Procurement at Inmarsat, Tim Snow to answer the question: "How do we attract the new wave of procurement professionals?" 2022-05-2608 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: How do we win the war on talent?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome the Managing Partner at Solvint Switzerland, Dirk Spijkers to answer the question: “How do we win the war on talent?” Visit D...2022-05-0505 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: How has the role of a CPO evolved?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome senior procurement executive and long-time industry expert, Richard Stewart to answer the question: "How has the role of a CPO evolved?" 2022-04-2104 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: How can procurement understand its capabilities and maturity?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome senior procurement executive and long-time industry expert, René Gotfredsen to answer the question: "How can procurement understand its capabilities and maturity?" 2022-04-0706 min
Supplier Experience Live from HICX#18 | An Interview on Investments in Procurement Technology with Iain Campbell McKennaAn Interview on Investments in Procurement Technology with Iain Campbell McKenna
For this episode of Supplier Experience Live podcast by HICX, we have welcomed Iain Campbell McKenna. Iain a Managing Director at Sourcing Solved, an executive search consultancy company, where he works with clients to help them successfully optimize outcomes of their investments in procurement, technology and through areas such as innovative change management strategies, including advanced hiring practices. He is also a host of the Procurement in 5-Minutes, a podcast aiming to solve some of the biggest challenges within Procurement in only 5 minutes.
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Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: Why should procurement have a seat at the table?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome the Managing Director at Fraikin Ltd, Darren Hall to answer the question: "Why should procurement have a seat at the table?"2022-03-2304 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: When it comes to data modernization, why should Procurement take the lead in 2022?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Alstom’s Head of Transformation, Change Management & Value Capture, Octavian Cuntan to answer the question: "When it comes to data modernization, why should Proc...2022-03-1105 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: Why will digitalisation fail without people?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Chief Procurement & Supply Chain Officer at Tesca Group, Nadia Stoykov to answer the question: "Why will digitalisation fail without people?" Vis...2022-03-0206 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: What is Supplier Leadership on Climate Transition?Send us a textHello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome the Senior Director of Strategic Sourcing and Procurement – America for Mars, Jeff Bever to answer the question: "What is Supplier Leadership on Climate Transition?" Visit Jeff’s LinkedIn profile @: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbever/ 2022-02-2305 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: "Which procurement trends for 2022 and beyond should you follow?"Send us a textHello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I I’m delighted to have industry thought leader Jon Hansen back on the show to answer the question: "Which procurement trends for 2022 and beyond should you follow?"Visit Jon’s LinkedIn profile @: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwhansen/ 2022-02-0805 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesWhat’s Santa’s message for 2022?Send us a textIn today’s 5-minutes I welcome the happiest Old Man on the planet from the North Pole, Santa Claus himself –to deliver his message for 2022:What’s Santa’s message for 2022?Today’s guest needs no introduction? I’m delighted to be joined by the one and only Father Christmas, he delivers world peace and of course, great gifts. With the biggest Christmas budget and a legendary supply chain which never fails, we find out, what’s Santa’s message for 2022?2021-12-2305 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesHow can procurement improve the way it develops their teams?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Nick Ralphs founder and Managing Director of Develop My Team to answer the question:How can procurement improve the way it devel...2021-12-1706 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesHow do you build diversity into your procurement department?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Founder and Managing Consultant at ValueInfinity Inc., Dr. Alauddin Ahmed to answer the question: "How do you build diversity into your proc...2021-11-3006 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: How do procurement organisations effectively collaborate with internal stakeholders to deliver superior results?We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome CPO & Head of Workplace at Pearson David Feavearyear to answer the question: "How do procurement organisations effectively collaborate with internal stakeholders to deliver superior results?" 2021-11-1705 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: What is the procurement professional’s greatest challenge today?Send us a textHello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Procurement Excellence Consultant, Andrew Tanner-Smith to answer the question: "What is the procurement professional’s greatest challenge today?" Visit Andrew's LinkedIn profile @: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tannersmith/2021-10-2105 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: How do you build diversity into your procurement department?Send us a textHello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Lisa S. Jones, Founder & Chief EyeMail Officer, EyeMail Inc. to answer the question: "How do you build diversity into your procurement department?" Visit Lisa's LinkedIn profile @: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisasjones/2021-10-2105 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: How do you measure procurement success?Send us a textHello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome global procurement expert Dan Allamand to answer the question: "How do you measure procurement success?" Visit Dan's LinkedIn profile @: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danallamand/ 2021-10-2104 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: Soft skills: Why are they important for procurement professionals?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome the Founder of The Work Psychologist, Sarah-Jane Last to answer the question: "Soft skills: Why are they important for procurement professionals?" 2021-10-0806 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: How do you harness the real value of procurement data?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Spend Analytics Expert, Eddie McGeachie to answer the question: "How do you harness the real value of procurement data?" Visit Ed...2021-10-0705 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: What is the best way to manage tail spend?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome an experienced leader in professional services sourcing and procurement, Kathy Hess to answer the question: "What is the best way to manage tail spen...2021-10-0105 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: What is procurement’s purple cow?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome speaker, trainer, author and coach Alison Smith to answer the question: "What is procurement’s purple cow?" Visit Alison's Li...2021-09-2104 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: AI, should you bother with it?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Bob Booth who is Senior Partner, Finance & Supply Chain Transformation, at IBM in the UK to answer the question: "AI, should you bother wi...2021-09-0805 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: Why is it important to take a holistic approach to procurement?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome the Global Head of Procurement Services at Flutter Entertainment Plc, Colum Colbert to answer the question: "Why is it important to take a holisti...2021-09-0704 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: What is a successful negotiation?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Tim Cummins President at World Commerce & Contracting, a Professor at Leeds University School of Law, and the Chair for the International Commercial & Contract Manageme...2021-08-2408 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: How do you deal with suppliers in a post-pandemic world?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome author, educator and architect of the Vested business model Kate Vitasek to answer the question: "How do you deal with suppliers in a post-pa...2021-08-1706 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: Why is supplier innovation important to your organization?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome SHV Energy’s Global Procurement Director Robert Bonnar to answer the question: Why is supplier innovation important to your organization? Visit...2021-08-0304 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: How do you transform your procurement organisation/team for success?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Global Procurement Leader, Dagmara Asbreuk to answer the question: "How do you transform your procurement organisation/team for success?" Visit Da...2021-07-1505 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: Why is procurement awesome?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome renown lecturer and Chief Procurement Officer at voestalpine AG, Michael Eyett to answer the question: "Why is procurement awesome?" Visit Mi...2021-07-0604 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: Why do we need more female leaders in Procurement?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Senior Director, Global Strategic Sourcing at PPD, Paula Varner to answer the question: "Why do we need more female leaders in Procurement?" 2021-06-3006 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: Is the RFP process dead?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome the Director of Strategic Sourcing at Compass, Tony Brita to answer the question: "Is the RFP process dead?" Visit Tony...2021-06-1106 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: In what way has emerging digital technology such as RPA and AI changed procurement?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome global transformation leader, Saum Sharma to answer the question: "In what way has emerging digital technology such as RPA and AI changed procureme...2021-05-2605 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: How do you maintain healthy relationships with suppliers during negotiations?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Sarah Kaye who is the Director Of Procurement at Spin (Ford Mobility) to answer the question: "How do you maintain healthy relationships with supp...2021-05-1907 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: "How do you know that procurement is the right career for you?"Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome industry veteran and self-professed procurement evangelist, Canda Rozier to answer the question: "How do you know that procurement is the right career for you?"...2021-05-1304 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: What is the best way to build procurement’s brand?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome industry Thinkers360 Top 10 Procurement Thought Leader, Kelly Barner to answer the question: "What is the best way to build procurement’s brand?" 2021-05-0705 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: Do the differences between purchasing and procurement really matter?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Procurement Systems Expert and self-confessed Supplier Enablement Junkie, Joël Collin-Demers to answer the question: Do the differences between purchasing and procurement really mat...2021-04-2104 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: How does a procurement organization get clean data?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management from NC State University Rob Handfield to answer the question: How does a procur...2021-04-1503 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: What is the future of Procurement Associations?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Vice President of Operations Americas at CIPS, Bill Michels to answer the question: "What is the future of Procurement Associations?" Vis...2021-04-0805 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: What is the future of public sector procurement in the digital age?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Public Procurement Author & Teacher at National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP), Richard Pennington to answer the question: "What is the future of public se...2021-04-0804 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: How do you know that you have the right skills to succeed in procurement?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Professor, Dr. Karsten Machholz to answer the question: "How do you know that you have the right skills to succeed in procurement?" 2021-03-2605 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: What Does International Women’s Day mean to you?Send us a textWe live We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome 22-year senior procurement executive veteran Alejandra Garcia to answer the question: What Does International Women’s Day mean to you?Vi...2021-03-1104 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: Why should procurement organizations invest in training and development?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome the Head of Procurement Development at A.P. Moller – Maersk, Corrie Gent to answer the question: "Why should procurement organizations invest in training a...2021-03-0405 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: Why is supplier diversity more important now than ever before?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome the Procurement Director and chief problem solver from the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company SGS, Farhan Randhawa2021-02-2305 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: What is effective collaboration?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Chief Procurement & Supply-chain Officer - Senior Advisor for Synvance Laurent Leschi to answer the question: What is effective collaboration? Visit La...2021-02-1605 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: What advice would you give to someone new to our profession?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Nick Gunn. After a successful career at Hewlett-Packard where he held senior executive positions including SVP of Global Procurement and SVP of Global Corporat...2021-02-0305 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: What role will cryptocurrency play in procurement's future?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Innovation & Technology Strategist Jack Shaw, who is recognized as the World's #1 Professional Speaker on Blockchain, AI, 5G/IoT, & Digital Transformation to answer the question...2021-02-0304 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: What are the biggest challenges procurement professionals will face in 2021?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome digital procurement enthusiast and an internationally experienced engagement management professional Michael Pleuger to answer the question: "What are the biggest challenges procurement professio...2021-01-2705 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: How do you go from buying cheap to buying smart?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome global transformation expert and thought leader Dr. Gisela Linge to answer the question: "How do you go from buying cheap to buying smart?"2021-01-1305 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: How do you get C-Level to support Procurement?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Nicolas Passaquin who is the Chief Procurement Officer - Global Head of Sourcing for Thomson Reuters to answer the question: How do you get C...2021-01-0605 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: What can we learn from Santa’s centuries old supply chain success?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome the Jolly Old Man from the North Pole, Saint Nick himself – Santa Claus to answer the question: What can we learn from Santa’s cen...2020-12-2204 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: What is procurement’s social impact?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Malcolm Dare who is the Executive Director Commercial and Procurement for Highways England to answer the question: What is procurement’s social impact?...2020-12-1604 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: Why would procurement produce better results in a "gig" economy?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Jonathan Townsley who has been the Head of Global Procurement for notable brands such as Ingersoll Rand and Hager, to answer the question: Why wo...2020-12-0203 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: What place will spreadsheets have in a digital AI procurement practice?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Madison L. Mobley, CSP who’s experience working with companies like Dell and Proctor & Gamble represents the new and energized face of procurement to answer...2020-12-0204 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: How does Procurement adapt to an organisation in transition?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Gregory Lachas who is the Head of Global Procurement at Imperial Tobacco to answer the question: How does Procurement adapt to an organisa...2020-11-2405 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: What can “burnt toast” teach procurement professionals about relationships?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Andrea Lai who is the Group Chief Procurement Officer and Real Estate at Oerlikon to answer the question: What can “burnt toast” teach procur...2020-11-2005 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: What is procurement's "culture" and what is its impact on the organisation?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I step out from behind the host mic to answer the question: What is procurement's "culture" and what is its impact on the organisation? 2020-11-1303 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: Why is Diversity and Inclusion important to you?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome an industry icon who really doesn’t need introduction – but I will anyway, Jason Busch, Founder of Azul Partners and Advisor for the Spend Matter...2020-11-0306 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: What does it mean "to take procurement online?"Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Zalando SE’s Indirect Procurement Director Djordje Stevanovic to answer the question: What does it mean "to take procurement online?" Visit Dj...2020-10-2705 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: Should companies bypass service providers and build their “own” digital procurement platform?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest question our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome 20-year procurement innovator, expert, and executive Lubos L. to answer the question: Should companies bypass service providers and build their “own” digital procurement p...2020-10-2105 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: Why is it important for procurement leaders to be Charismatic?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Herman Savenije who is Head of Procurement Board, VP Global Procurement at INEOS Styrolution to answer the question: Why is it important for procu...2020-10-1504 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: Is procurement capable of change?We live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Arthur Bogusch Head of Group Category Management for the Axpo Group to answer the question: Is procurement capable of change? Visit Arthur's LinkedIn profile...2020-10-0600 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: What is the biggest threat to procurement’s success?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Chairman of the Board - Vodafone Procurement Company Sarl, Detlef Schultz to answer the question: What is the biggest threat to procurement’s success?2020-09-3005 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: Why is supplier diversity and inclusion more important now than ever?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Tealbook CEO and on of the Top 100 Most Influential Women in Supply Chain Stephany Lapierre to answer the question: Why is supplier diversit...2020-09-2305 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: What does success for Procurement look like in future?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Carlos Cruz who is the VP of Procurement Transformation – Compliance at Bayer to answer the question: What does success for Procurement look like in fut...2020-09-1604 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: What is a Fifth Generation purchasing professional?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Hervé Legenvre, PhD who is the Professor & Director of the Value Creation Observatory at The European Institute of Purchasing (EIPM) to answer the question...2020-09-0904 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: How important are resumes in the hiring process?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Dr. Marcell Vollmer who is a Partner and Director at Boston Consulting Group to answer the question: How important are resumes in the hirin...2020-09-0203 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: Why, according to a Deloitte 2019 survey, are most CPOs not satisfied with the results of their digital strategies?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome a procurement industry giant who needs no introduction David Natoff to answer the question: Why, according to a Deloitte 2019 survey, are most CPOs not...2020-08-2504 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: How do we promote the procurement function to attract fresh talent?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes, I welcome a top industry executive with companies such as Bombardier and Zalando SE Alejandro Basterrechea to answer the question: How do we promote the procurem...2020-08-0604 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: Will automation replace the procurement professional?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Art of Procurement founder and respected industry pundit Philip Ideson to answer the question: Will automation replace the procurement professional? Visit Phi...2020-08-0605 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: Does having soft skills such as EQ, IQ and AQ really matter for a procurement professional?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.Over the past 22-years Alejandra Garcia has been a senior procurement executive for major brands such as DSM, Royal Canin and Unilever. In this 5-minute interview, she answers the questi...2020-07-2904 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: When it comes to procurement, what does innovation really mean?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome 40-year high-tech industry veteran and Chief Editor of Procurement Insights, Jon Hansen to answer the question: When it comes to procurement, what does inn...2020-07-2105 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: How can procurement get ready to step into the spotlight of increased expectations?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome 25-year procurement industry veteran and recognized thought-leader David Loseby to answer the question: How can procurement get ready to step into the spotligh...2020-07-1404 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: To whom should Procurement report?Send us a textProcurement in 5-MinutesWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Elvire Regnier Lussier. For the past 25-years Elvire has been a CPO at some of the world's...2020-07-0805 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesBridging the Gap: Stop Investing in Failure - Lecture 4Send us a textStudies show that each year organisations are spending less on training even though they acknowledge that their procurement teams do not possess the necessary skill sets to deliver on their strategic objectives.By not investing in developing their existing procurement people, an organisation is investing in failure because they are sending out the wrong message to potential candidates.In this lecture Michael Cadieux provides an outline of how to develop a training program that will deliver tangible value while demonstrating to prospective candidates why your team should become their team. Michael C...2020-06-0824 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesBridging the Gap: Recruiting the Right Skill Set - Lecture 3Send us a textWith the recognition of procurement’s strategic importance to the enterprise, the role of the procurement professional has evolved from being a functional job to a strategic position. In the past, candidates did not require a 4.0-grade average from a prestigious university to become a “buyer.” Nor did they have to have experience in terms of dealing with a globalised supply base within the framework of a socially responsible mandate.Given this seismic shift, what are the skill sets you should be looking for in your next CPO? In this lect...2020-06-0114 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesBridging the Gap: Overcoming Procurement’s History - Lecture 2Send us a textIn asking procurement professionals through a series of surveys, if they had to do it all over again, would they choose procurement as a career more than 50 per cent said no. What was even more telling was the fact that a good percentage of those who responded to the surveys were in the profession for less than three years. Organisations today must demonstrate in principle and practice how procurement is no longer an adjunct function of finance with the sole mandate of acquiring goods and services at the best c...2020-05-1230 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesBridging the Gap: Finding and Hiring Your Next Great CPO - Lecture 1Send us a textIn this first in a five-part series of lectures, Stephen Day provides a detailed overview of the four main reasons why we are now experiencing a talent shortage in the procurement world.Stephen, who over a 28-year career, has held senior positions with global corporations such as Vodafone, T-Mobile, Pearson and Philips, explains why these four issues continue to impact the job market negatively. He also talks about what organisations must do to gain a competitive advantage in attracting, hiring, and retaining the best talent. 2020-01-1719 min