

30 episodes
by Philip Ideson · English
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.

How procurement leaders should move from AI pilots to measurable business impact by evolving AI implementation methodology to include “commercial control” (planning/design for expected outcomes,…
17 Aug 2026 · 29m · 11 chapters
Digital procurement’s evolving tech landscape and how CPOs should evaluate “agentic”/AI procuretech amid a crowded, fast-changing market; also how the ProcureTech 100 program will adapt for the next…
12 Aug 2026 · 30m · 13 chapters
How procurement can be transformed into a strategic, AI-enabled growth engine for hyperscale infrastructure—using supplier experience, supplier segmentation, and “one” enterprise sourcing/procurement…
10 Aug 2026 · 36m · 17 chapters
Digital transformation for supply chains—shifting from reactive to proactive decision-making using predictive demand sensing, digital twins, scenario planning, and risk/mitigation tools; plus…
3 Aug 2026 · 29m · 12 chapters
Oona (Una) is a group purchasing organization (GPO) helping organizations centralize indirect spend buying power to achieve faster savings, better pricing/contract terms, supplier consolidation, and…
29 Jul 2026 · 33m · 15 chapters
Gaël De Martelaere, CPO at Hexion, discusses “AI with purpose” for procurement transformation: procurement as an innovation/work-capital/value engine; rebuilding source-to-pay foundations for AI; and…
27 Jul 2026 · 41m · 16 chapters