The procurement technology market has exploded. What used to be a landscape dominated by two or three major players 15 years ago is now a crowded field of thousands of solutions, ranging from massive end-to-end suites to niche AI point […]
Your business now runs on a web of vendors, partners, cloud services, and contractors. That reach creates leverage, but it also expands your attack surface and operational exposure. Many risk leaders already rank third-party risk among the top five threats […]
Manual supplier management worked when your vendor list was short and your risk surface was small. Today, teams juggle global suppliers, compliance evidence, contract renewals, and cross-functional reviews, while trying to hit launch dates and stay audit-ready. The result? Email […]
Volatile energy costs are affecting everyone, including retail, manufacturing, higher education, and healthcare. Budgets shift, forecasts bend, and sustainability targets create extra forks in the road. In plain terms, energy procurement is the discipline of buying electricity and/or natural gas […]
Retail moves fast. Promotions shift weekly, seasons overlap, and a single product delay can ripple across stores, ecommerce, and marketplaces. In that environment, supplier onboarding is either a competitive advantage or an anchor. A modern digital retail procurement strategy treats […]
Can you build a fully functional AI procurement agent without writing a single line of code? In this special “Show and Tell” episode of Proc & Roll, host Zachary Bachir proves it’s possible. He rolls up his sleeves to demonstrate […]
In our personal lives, we can build an AI agent on our phone in an hour for under $50. But when that same “citizen developer” mindset enters the corporate world without guardrails, it creates a massive risk for the enterprise. […]
Procurement professionals often feel under-resourced compared to their sales counterparts, who have entire teams dedicated to responding to RFPs. To “even the playing field,” procurement needs tools that can optimize data and automate the heavy lifting. In this special “jam […]
As AI and automation change the procurement landscape, what skills will you actually need to stay relevant? Natasha, Conrad, and Zach break down how the profession is evolving from a narrow focus on savings to a strategic function centered on […]
For decades, procurement professionals have been bogged down by administrative work—scheduling meetings, running reports, chasing stakeholders, and managing paperwork. But what if 80-90% of that work simply disappeared tomorrow? With the release of new agentic browsers like OpenAI’s Atlas, that […]
What should a procurement leader do in their first 90 days to make a real impact? In a special in-studio jam session, veteran CPO Ash Hall joins Proc and Roll to share his proven playbook for career progression and leadership […]
For decades, the Request for Proposal (RFP) has been the default tool for procurement. But for anyone who has had to create one—or worse, respond to one—the process is often a “disgusting,” “sloppy,” and painful exercise in futility. It’s a […]
