Art of Procurement Philip Ideson
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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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680: Achieving a Winning Difference with Andrew Savage
“It’s really nice to have a bigger purpose and actually see the communities that you are changing, the lives that you are altering and impacting through the work that you do.” - Andrew Savage, Global Lead: Procurement Excellence at MTN
No one would expect leading an award-winning procurement center of excellence across Africa and the Middle East to be easy, but when you’re bringing goods or services to hard-to-access geographies or communities, it gives an even deeper meaning to the value you are bringing to the business and entire populations of people.
In this AOP podcast episode, Philip Ideson welcomes Andrew Savage, Global Lead: Procurement Excellence at MTN, to talk about his experiences building and leading a large procurement center of excellence across some of the most challenging geographic regions in the world and how that experience has informed his sense of procurement’s value creation.
In the episode, they discuss:
How geographical and geopolitical considerations add both complexity and opportunity to procurement’s role The key ingredients for building a procurement center of excellence even in challenging global environments How the principles of entrepreneurship, flexibility, and agility help transform procurement into a profit center for the business
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Subscribe to This Week in Procurement Andrew Savage on LinkedIn
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679: Procurement 6 | March 15th, 2024
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time.
Presented by a member of the Art of Procurement team, each episode has 6 short segments that summarize the week in procurement.
Segments range from procurement tips to podcast summaries, from details of events to news or overviews of blog posts that capture our attention. -
678: Announcing the Launch of Art of Procurement SpendPros
“If our experts succeed, if the processes we build succeed, it will train the client's team in what best in class approaches look like.” - Philip Ideson, Founder & Managing Director at Art of Procurement
Art of Procurement is excited to announce the official launch of SpendPros, a new on-demand consultancy that connects businesses with the expertise and market intelligence they need to improve the management of high impact spend categories without the cost and complexity of traditional consultancies.
In this special episode, Art of Procurement Founder Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner, Head of Content and Operations, introduce the new SpendPros model, explain the inspiration behind its creation, and break down how it can help procurement make an even greater impact on the business.
They’ll discuss:
A vision for the future of the procurement operating model and how SpendPros fits into that ecosystem as a key supportive partner The importance of having access to subject matter expertise and real-time market intelligence to elevate the impact of the procurement community How SpendPros differs from traditional consultancies by offering on-demand, time-bound category management support, transformation guidance, and training to level up your internal team’s expertise Links:
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677: Procurement 6 | March 8th, 2024
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time.
Presented by a member of the Art of Procurement team, each episode has 6 short segments that summarize the week in procurement.
Segments range from procurement tips to podcast summaries, from details of events to news or overviews of blog posts that capture our attention. -
676: Transparency is the Antidote for Rising IT Costs w/ Logan Furbee
“There is always room for negotiation around IT spend. The worst they can do is say ‘no,’ but at least you are making a solid case to improve this contract and your spend as much as possible.” - Logan Furbee, Senior SaaS Consultant at Vendr
Most companies are facing rising IT costs and an increasingly crowded supplier marketplace. This means procurement has multiple hurdles to overcome on their path to eliminating SaaS spend waste - driving optimal performance, efficiency, and transparency with technology suppliers.
To explore tactics for overcoming the most common challenges with sourcing and managing IT spend, Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner spoke with Logan Furbee, a Senior SaaS Consultant at Vendr. Logan has negotiated hundreds of SaaS contracts in her own right, and is a strong advocate for transparency as the key antidote to problematic IT spend.
In this episode, they discuss:
How to solve two of procurement’s most important sources of IT spend waste: unused licenses and redundant solutions Top pricing trends and cost drivers for 2024 in IT spend, and how to negotiate the best pricing for the business Navigating complex stakeholder relationships without sacrificing transparency or undermining the goals of the business Links:
Subscribe to This Week in Procurement Logan Furbee on LinkedIn Watch Again: Driving the Best Business Outcomes From IT Providers -
675: Procurement 6 | March 1st, 2024
Procurement 6 is a short podcast from Art of Procurement that publishes in the Art of Procurement feed every Friday morning at 6am US Eastern Time.
Presented by a member of the Art of Procurement team, each episode has 6 short segments that summarize the week in procurement.
Segments range from procurement tips to podcast summaries, from details of events to news or overviews of blog posts that capture our attention.
Customer Reviews
Hits the points. Good guests. Even better host that should have better guests.
Really a top notch gentleman. Wish he would push a bit more and not ease on some gueats. He could get even better guests simply because of the quality of his interviewing. Great industry expert and podcast.
Episode 271 was great!
Chris Sawchuk hit all the points I needed to hear today. I’ll listen to this one again and read the white paper. Thanks, Philip.
Phenomenal Value
Thank you Philip Ideson for creating an easy way to make us lifelong learners.