Talent Talks Podcast
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Episodes: 94
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The Talent Talks Podcast provides regular insights and guidance to procurement and supply chain professionals. Host, Martin Smith interviews CPO's within large corporations and brands in the UK such as John Lewis, Mars, Babcock International, Managing Directors of procurement specialist companies including as Procurement Excellence and Embedded IT as well as thought-leaders and authors from the sector. Martin Smith, founder of Talent Drive is a specialist procurement and supply chain recruiter. He uses his network and expertise to provide insightful, thought provoking discussions, as well as providing tips on building your own career in the industry. The podcast is just one area of #projectprocurement; Martin's network of like-minded procurement professionals including webinars, content and events. Register your email to find out about our next meet-up and get involved: https://bit.ly/talenttalksmailinglist We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, and do please reach out if you'd like to be a guest; martin@talentdrive.co.uk. All links and references at https://talentdrive.co.uk/
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Building Relationships and Proving Value: Claire Bevan's Journey in Procurement at Dentsu #94
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May 16, 2024 |
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Empowering Procurement Professionals: Lessons Learned Over 40 Years Within Procurement With Alex Jennings #93
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May 02, 2024 |
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Procurement Perspectives: Unveiling Procurement's Strategic Value with Tom Hajek #92
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Diversity and Agility: Successful Hiring in Procurement with Brad Mills #91
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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From Sales to Procurement: Unveiling New Perspectives with Burberry's Ben Paynter #90
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Procurement Power Moves: Strategies for Success in the Interim Market with Brian Lombard #89
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Embracing Challenges and Change to Succeed in the Ever-Evolving World of Procurement with Tim Elliott, Head of Procurement at Leaders Romans Group #88
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Why Supplier Relationship Management is Second-to-None in Today’s Market with Head of SRM at Coventry Building Society, Rebecca Howard #87
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Push the Comfort Zone and Stand Out: Part 2 with Head of Procurement & Properties at Bibby Financial Services, Tom Mills #86
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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The Evolution of Soft Skills & How to Flip the Narrative: Part 1 with Head of Procurement & Properties at Bibby Financial Services, Tom Mills #85
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Taking the Leap Into Procurement Business Ownership with Staverton Consulting Director & Co-Founder, Will Bowley #84
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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The Art of Procurement’s Sales Pitch & Competing for Talent with Bourne Leisure’s Group Procurement Director (CPO), Sermet Baykaner #83
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Talent Talks LIVE Sept 2023 with Visa’s S-J Aldridge, Specsavers’ Carl Ferrand and AWE’s Jonathan Patrick #82
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Engaging New Talent Through High-Level Apprenticeships with Emma Law #81
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Adapt to Survive: How to Abort the Extinction of Procurement with Thames Water’s Commercial & Procurement Director, David Wylie #80
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Nike’s Consumer-First Approach to Marketing Procurement with Founder & Managing Director of Don’t Forget to Look, Stuart Dunk #79
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Empathetic Leadership & How to Start Category Management from Scratch with Oliver Cock #78
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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How to solve IR35: Mark Coulson Discusses 7 Figure Savings and Creating a Competitive Advantage #77
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Unlocking a Team’s Potential and Combining the Perks of Private & Public Sectors with United Utilities’ Head of Commercial Services, Divyesh Lad #76
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May 30, 2023 |
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The Trick to Confident Negotiation & the True Value of Time vs Money with Head of Procurement at Epos Now, Isabella Moise #75
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May 16, 2023 |
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Consultancy vs In-House: Making Widespread Impact in Any Procurement Team with Procurement Consultant at Efficio, Daniel Abda #74
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May 02, 2023 |
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The Freeing Transition to Community Fibre’s Greenfield Function with Senior Procurement Manager, Robert Jones #73
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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The Avis Budget Experience that Proved the Power of Adaptability with Former General Manager/Managing Director, Andrew Smith #72
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Procurement’s ‘Holistic’ ROI and the Value of EQ with Elixirr Managing Consultant, Oliver Jones #71
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Applying Decades of Coca-Cola Experience to the Startup World with Mum & You’s Chief Supply Officer, David Cowell #70
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Diversifying Skills and Specialisms on an International Scale with Tracey Williamson #69
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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How Relationships & Innovation Drive Public Sector Value with UK Health Security Agency’s Commercial & Category Director, Victoria Cope #68
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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The Recipe for Perfect Procurement Transformation with Transport for London’s CPO, Jonathan Patrick #67
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Relationships: The Priceless Asset Money Can’t Buy with CPO & Director of Facilities at NATS, Tim Bullock #66
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Becoming Commercial Architects with Amazon Fresh’s Head of Procurement, Rob Turner #65
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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The Growth of Value & Creativity from Procurement’s Next Generation with Williams Racing’s Olivia McNamara and Reckitt’s Julie Katz #64
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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Breaking Barriers to Entry for the Future of Procurement with Celia Downie & Arron Woodland #63
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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The Current State of Procurement for Future Leaders with Tesco’s Josh Banks, England Rugby’s Sophie Morton & Wellcome Trust’s Olivia Donovan #62
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Creating Differentiation & Value Through Supplier Branding with Nando's’ Former Head of Commercial & Procurement, Cameron Holder #61
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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Tackling the Top Issues in Services Procurement with CEO of Zivio, Jonny Dunning #60
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Thriving in Third Party Management & Growing the Talent Pool with Head of Customer, Third Party and Property at Close Brothers, Nick Brazier #59
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Small Sustainability Changes to Make a Mighty Impact with Sustainability & ESG Senior Leader, Simon King #58
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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Transferable Skills and Carving a Career Path in Procurement with MD of Participation, Simon King #57
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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Revenue Creation & The New Triple Bottom Line with Martin Lee #56
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May 03, 2022 |
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Talent Talks Live March 2022 with Guy Battle, Paul Bestford, Jonathan Bearn & Kathryn Gillard #55
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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Solving the Pain Points of Consultancy with CEO of Constellia, Rob Levene #54
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Data, Digitisation & Driving Diversity with CPO at Kantar, Stephen Day #53
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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National Highways’ Drive for Industry-Wide Social Value with Malcolm Dare, Andrew Stephenson, and Sanyalax Morrison #52
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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The Digital Procurement Journey with Coupa Software’s VP in Northern Europe, Eric Brown #51
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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HealthTrust Europe’s Approach to Achieving Social Value with COO Dale Robinson #50
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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How Sainsbury's Practice People-First Procurement & Prioritise Net-Zero with Patrick Dunne #49
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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Balfour Beatty’s UK Procurement & Supply Chain Director; Nurturing New Talent & Centralising Your Procurement Function with Evan Sutherland #48
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Talent Talks Live: Dec 2021 with 4C Associates’ Allison Ford-Langstaff, Inmarsat’s Tim Snow, and Sainsbury’s Jo Ennion #47
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Talent Talks Live 2021 with Visa’s S-J Aldridge, DS Smith’s Alex Jennings, and 4C Associates’ Jeremy Smith #46
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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Sustainability: Procurement’s #1 Agenda Item with former CPO EMEA JLL and current SPP Ambassador, Rob Alexander #45
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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Santander UK’s CPO, Nick Jenkinson: Successful Strategies & Navigating the Talent Pool #44
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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Educating the Next Generation of Procurement with University of Portsmouth Teaching Fellow & Consultant, Paul Alexander #43
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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Achieving Stellar Commercial Transformation with VP / CPO Procurement at Inmarsat, Tim Snow #42
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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Becoming Custodians of Sustainable Procurement with CPO at Bayer, Thomas Udesen, and Managing Partner at 4C Associates, Nick Muir #41
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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Boosting Social Value in a Post-Covid World with MD of Capita Procurement Solutions, Jonjo Hobbs #40
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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How to Implement Market-Leading Innovation with Network Rail’s Head of Sourcing, Sarah-Jayne Aldridge #39
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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The Vital Tools Driving Procurement’s Evolution with SHV Energy’s Global Procurement Director Robert Bonnar & CIPS Congress Member Andy Neilson #38
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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The Power of Business Partnering with The AA’s Karl Walton and Bibby Financial Services’ Tom Mills #37
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May 25, 2021 |
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Soft Skills & Supply Chain Resilience with Managing Director of Barkers Commercial Consultancy David Loseby #36
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May 11, 2021 |
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BT’s transformation of global procurement with Global Vice-President of BT, Jayesh Joshi #35
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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The Focus on EQ in Marketing Procurement - Paula O’Reilly (Britvic), Lora Peach (Allianz Insurance), and Tina Fegent (Tina Fegent Ltd) #34
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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Achieving female representation in director level roles with Dentsu International’s Procurement Director, Claire Willis #33
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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Driving Cost vs Value in the Non-Profit Sector with Head of Procurement at Wellcome Trust, Josh Dempsey #32
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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The rise of e-procurement, and diversifying the industry with MTR Elizabeth Line's Head of Procurement, Anna Thorncroft #31
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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The nuances of greenfield procurement with Collinson’s Procurement Director, Simon Feeney #30
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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Recognising and rewarding exceptional suppliers with Vitality’s Head of Sourcing, Chris Wilson #29
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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Assembling a talented procurement team with Dixons Carphone’s CPO, Kendall Smith #28
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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Procurement’s seat at the table with Whistl’s Procurement, Property & Fleet Director Gareth Hughes #27
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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Leading tangible procurement transformation and sustainable sourcing with Group Procurement Director at Marks & Spencer, Andrew Newnham and Chief Procurement Officer at Legal & General, Daniel Keyworth #26
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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Nurturing your supplier relationships with Founder and CEO of Hawtrey Dene, Scott Collins #25
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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Proactive Risk Management with Director of Revive Consulting, Oliver Mountain and Head of Procurement at Air Products, Avnish Patel #24
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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The evolution of networking and collaboration with CEO of The Procurement Foundry, Michael Cadieux #23
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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Viewing procurement as a strategic advantage with Tom Lewers, former Commercial Director of Network Rail, CPO Royal London & LV= and Jeremy Bowley, Managing Director of Insider Pro #22
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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Procurement's revolving door and improving employability with Richard Ham - CEO at Fine Tune, Sarah Barnes-Humphry - CEO of Shipz and Mark Raffan - Host of Negotiations Ninja #21
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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PT 2: Diversity & inclusion in procurement with Laura Grant - Virgin Atlantic, Tunde Adeniyi - NHS, Ro Hulston - ITV, Caroline Lloyd - DS Smith #20
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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PT 1: Gender diversity in procurement with Rebecca Lonsdale - Britvic, Victoria Sargeant - BAE Systems and Sarah-Jane Ellis - Former Heathrow Airport & BBC #19
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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The impact of digitalisation on modern day procurement with Dave Jones - John Lewis Partnership, James Meads - The Procuretech Podcast and Dr. Thierry Fausten - Informed Decisions #18
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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The world of procurement consultancy with Simon Whatson - Efficio, Simon Geale - Proxima and Jeremy Smith - 4C Associates #17
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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The hard truths of the procurement industry as it is with Daniel Barnes Founder of World of Procurement #16
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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Why procurement deserves a seat at the top table with Susan Walsh, Founder and Owner of the Classification Guru #15
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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Why professionally and authentically growing your personal brand is your key KPI with Andrew MacAskill #14
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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The importance of "supply chain resilience" in procurement during uncertain times with Nick Wildgoose #13
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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Embracing change when revenue falls to zero overnight with Primark’s Head of Indirect Procurement, Ross Grierson #12
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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Healthcare procurement and supply-chain during a global pandemic with Andrew Jones #11
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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The global impact of the pandemic on the procurement industry with Founder of Procurious, Tania Seary #10
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May 29, 2020 |
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Leaving a procurement legacy, sourcing PPE and adapting to virtual fundraising in the Royal British Legion with Leigh Kopec #9
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May 22, 2020 |
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Pandemic supply-chain risk, sourcing and deglobalisation with Peter Smith #8
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May 14, 2020 |
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How to stay ahead of the game in the procurement employment market in an unstable economy with Martin Smith #7
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May 06, 2020 |
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Building and curating your Linked In profile and increasing your exposure when job hunting with Alice Fewings #6
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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IT & Tech Procurement: The skills shortage, commercial danger zones and the effects of emerging technology with Phil Clark and Matt Mann #5
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Mar 16, 2020 |
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Challenges facing the procurement industry in 2020 with Roger Davies and Amanda Earnshaw-Darg #4
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Feb 21, 2020 |
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How to be a be a Good Leader with Jason Gault and Barry Kick #3
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Dec 05, 2019 |
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Addressing the Talent Shortage in Procurement with Mark Lewis and Richard Symms #2
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Nov 21, 2019 |
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The Evolving World of Recruitment with Andy Lambert and Mark Badley-Ronin #1
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Oct 12, 2019 |