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Procurement Contracts pt1: Stop Playing With Madness!

Podcast

Your Contracts Are Failing, and It’s Not About the Fine Print In the latest episode of Proc n Roll, procurement veterans Conrad Smith and Natasha Gurevich dig into one of the biggest time sinks for any procurement team: contracts. The […]

Packaging procurement strategy for cost savings and sustainability

Packaging Procurement Strategy for Cost Savings and Sustainability

Procurement

A strong procurement strategy gives your organization a roadmap to source better, minimize risk, and optimize spend. It aligns teams, processes, and systems toward common goals, whether that’s cost efficiency, supplier diversity, or sustainability.  However, for procurement to truly deliver […]

Building a Strong Nutraceutical Procurement Strategy

From Sourcing to Saving: Building a Strong Nutraceutical Procurement Strategy

Procurement

With nutraceutical procurement, sourcing ingredients is only the beginning. You must also be concerned about speed, compliance, cost control, and adapting to customer expectations in real time. The goal is to manage risk, monitor quality, and deliver value in an […]

Top Procurement Tools for Streamlining Supplier Onboarding

Top Procurement Tools for Streamlining Supplier Onboarding

Procurement

Supplier onboarding sets the tone for your entire procurement operation. The right procurement tool transforms a traditionally slow, paper-heavy task into a streamlined digital experience. Your choice of platform can be the difference between weeks of back-and-forth emails and automated […]

Bio Pharma Procurement Strategy

Bio Pharma Procurement Strategy: Best Practices for Cost and Compliance

Procurement

Efficient procurement is key to the success of any biopharmaceutical operation. With complicated supply chains, strict compliance standards, and pressure to control costs, your procurement teams need more than a reactive approach. A proactive bio pharma procurement strategy helps you […]

Healthcare Procurement Strategy

Healthcare Procurement Strategy: From Planning to Execution

Procurement

If you manage procurement in a healthcare setting, your strategy directly affects patient care, cost control, and day-to-day operations. Without a reliable process, you risk delays, compliance gaps, and rising supply costs.  Fortunately, with the right tools and structure, you […]

Life Sciences Procurement Strategy Optimized for the Future

Life Sciences Procurement Strategy Optimized for the Future

Procurement

What happens when your procurement systems can’t meet the current life sciences industry demands? You see delays, rising costs, and more risk than you can afford. If you manage procurement in this sector, you know what’s at stake. You’re supporting […]

The Contract Mixtape: Sampling AI for Smarter Procurement

Podcast

From Prompt to Powerhouse: How AI Agents Are Transforming Procurement Workflows In the latest episode of Proc-N-Roll, Conrad Smith and Zachary Bachir go beyond theory and get practical with AI in procurement. Zach shares a live demo of the AI-powered […]

Crisis as a Catalyst: How Uncertainty is Driving Procurement Innovation

Podcast

🎉 New Podcast Alert! | Jam Session Hosted by Conrad, Natasha, and Zach, Jam Session brings guests from procurement leaders to changemakers to talk candidly about the challenges they face, the strategies they use, and how they turn complexity into […]

Tariffs, Trouble and The Procurement Wake Up Call

Podcast

Procurement’s Second Wake-Up Call: Are We Ready This Time? In the latest episode of Proc and Roll, Conrad, Natasha, and Zach dive into a challenge that’s shaking up procurement teams across industries: the sudden surge in trade tariffs and the […]

Rules That Rock: Making Procurement Policy Work

Podcast

Are procurement policies helping—or just getting in the way? In this episode of Proc and Roll, Zach, Natasha, and Conrad tackle one of procurement’s most misunderstood tools: the policy. Too often, policies are bloated, unread, and completely out of sync […]

Inside the Mind of Dr. Elouise: Rethinking Procurement Tech

Podcast

Is procurement ready for its next major identity shift? In this special episode of Proc and Roll, we’re joined by none other than Dr. Elouise Epstein—strategist, author, and creator of the legendary spider map—for a conversation that pulls no punches. […]

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