6 episodes

Hosted by Peter Smith.

Peter Smith and Market Dojo discuss procurement news, review procurement related books and explore how organisations can best use technology to support their procurement functions.

We are a UK based software company offering Software as a Service built by procurement professionals. Our solutions allow the streamlining of procurement to obtain real value and mitigate risk. This is achieved through easy to use, yet capable eSourcing and supplier engagement applications available on-demand or with enterprise licensing.

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    • Technology

Hosted by Peter Smith.

Peter Smith and Market Dojo discuss procurement news, review procurement related books and explore how organisations can best use technology to support their procurement functions.

We are a UK based software company offering Software as a Service built by procurement professionals. Our solutions allow the streamlining of procurement to obtain real value and mitigate risk. This is achieved through easy to use, yet capable eSourcing and supplier engagement applications available on-demand or with enterprise licensing.

    Market Dojo Podcast - Procurement Software: Suite Providers vs. Best of Breed

    Market Dojo Podcast - Procurement Software: Suite Providers vs. Best of Breed

    Market Dojo Co-Founder and Director, Nick Drewe discusses all things Suite vs Best of Breed with board level procurement expert, Jordan Jansen.

    Timeline
    0:00​ - Introductions
    2:20​ - Definitions of Suite & Best of Breed
    6:00​ - Why now for Best of Breed
    12:46​ - Advantages & Disadvantages of Best of Breed
    19:57​ - Concerns of using Best of Breed tools & how to overcome them
    32:27​ - Customer Service at Suites vs. Best of Breed
    41:10​ - How to find Best of Breed tools
    44:11​ - Advice on Suitability of Suite vs. Best of Breed
    51:00​ - Deployment of Suite vs. Best of Breed
    52:43​ - Cost of Suite vs. Best of Breed
    56:04​ - How does Best of Breed attract & retain talent
    01:00:43​ - Best practice for eSourcing adoption
    01:04:40​ - Wrap up

    • 1 hr 5 min
    Market Dojo Podcast 2.1 - "How to Procure a Dinosaur" - Peter Smith, Alun Rafique & Andy Davies

    Market Dojo Podcast 2.1 - "How to Procure a Dinosaur" - Peter Smith, Alun Rafique & Andy Davies

    "How to Procure a Dinosaur"

    Peter Smith hosts our first podcast of 2020, alongside Market Dojo’s Co-Founder Alun Rafique and special guest, Procurement lead at London's world famous Natural History Museum, Andy Davies. In this episode, the team discuss the topic on everyone's lips, COVID-19, how Market Dojo have reacted to the pandemic, the importance of procurement in a crisis, human rights within supply chain, and of course, how you might go about purchasing a dinosaur.

    Market Dojo are a UK based software company offering Software as a Service built by procurement professionals. Our solutions allow the streamlining of procurement to obtain real value and mitigate risk. This is achieved through easy to use, yet capable eSourcing and supplier engagement applications available on-demand or with enterprise licensing.

    • 37 min
    Market Dojo Podcast 1.4 - "Christmas Special" - Peter Smith, Alun Rafique & Pete Glass

    Market Dojo Podcast 1.4 - "Christmas Special" - Peter Smith, Alun Rafique & Pete Glass

    Peter Smith hosts our Christmas special, alongside Market Dojo's Co-Founder Alun Rafique and Senior Business Development Manager, Pete Glass aka Procurement Pete.

    The guys discuss their 2019 procurement highlights...and lowlights, the top 5 gift buying mistakes with a link back to professional procurement, Alun's haunting Christmas memory and Pete's poorly sourced Game of Thrones Christmas jumper.

    Did you spot Procurement Pete's hidden pun?

    We are a UK based software company offering Software as a Service built by procurement professionals. Our solutions allow the streamlining of procurement to obtain real value and mitigate risk. This is achieved through easy to use, yet capable eSourcing and supplier engagement applications available on-demand or with enterprise licensing.

    • 24 min
    Market Dojo Podcast 1.3 - "10 ways to fiddle your procurement savings" - Peter, Alun & Nic

    Market Dojo Podcast 1.3 - "10 ways to fiddle your procurement savings" - Peter, Alun & Nic

    Acquisitions, Deliveroo, a new procurement book from a familiar author and 10 ways to fiddle your procurement savings…

    Peter Smith and Market Dojo Co-Founders Alun Rafique and Nic Martin discuss the latest procurement news, discuss upcoming procurement events and how to best measure procurement performance.

    We are a UK based software company offering Software as a Service built by procurement professionals. Our solutions allow the streamlining of procurement to obtain real value and mitigate risk. This is achieved through easy to use, yet capable eSourcing and supplier engagement applications available on-demand or with enterprise licensing.

    • 22 min
    Market Dojo Podcast 1.2 - "Trade Wars, Pay Gaps, Brexit & Sex Lairs" - Peter, Alun & Nick

    Market Dojo Podcast 1.2 - "Trade Wars, Pay Gaps, Brexit & Sex Lairs" - Peter, Alun & Nick

    Global Trade Wars, Gender Pay Gaps, Brexit and Sex Lairs...

    Peter Smith and Market Dojo Co-Founders Alun Rafique and Nick Drewe discuss the latest procurement news, draw comparisons between change management and Machiavelli's 'The Prince', as well as exploring how procurement departments can best manage change when implementing sourcing software.

    • 23 min
    Market Dojo Podcast 1.1 - "The first Market Dojo Procurement Podcast" - Peter Smith & Alun Rafique

    Market Dojo Podcast 1.1 - "The first Market Dojo Procurement Podcast" - Peter Smith & Alun Rafique

    Hosted by Peter Smith.

    Peter Smith and Market Dojo CoFounder Alun Rafique discuss procurement news, review "A Licence to Play" a new procurement book and explore how organisations can best get started using technology to support their sourcing.

    We are a UK based software company offering Software as a Service built by procurement professionals. Our solutions allow the streamlining of procurement to obtain real value and mitigate risk. This is achieved through easy to use, yet capable eSourcing and supplier engagement applications available on-demand or with enterprise licensing.

    • 24 min