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Procurement Contracts pt2: Smells Like Legal Spirit

Procurement Contracts pt2: Smells Like Legal Spirit

Podcast

Your Legal Team Isn’t the Problem. Your Process Is. In a Jam Session special, legal experts Alissa Harvey Dawson (ex-HubSpot, Gusto) and Ana Erickson (ex-IBM, McKesson) join the hosts, Natasha and Conrad, to tackle the friction between Legal and Procurement. […]

Procurement Contracts pt1: Stop Playing With Madness!

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 […]

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 […]

From Sourcing to Saving: 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Healthcare Procurement Strategy: From Planning to Execution

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 […]

Bio Pharma Procurement Strategy: Best Practices for Cost and Compliance

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 […]

Crisis as a Catalyst: How Uncertainty is Driving Procurement Innovation

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

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

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 Epstein: Rethinking Procurement Tech

Inside the Mind of Dr. Elouise Epstein: 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. […]

Orchestration Unplugged: Should Procurement Invest or Wait? (Part 2)

Orchestration Unplugged: Should Procurement Invest or Wait? (Part 2)

Podcast

Procurement orchestration tools promise to simplify intake, speed up processes, and unify tech stacks. But is it really the solution teams need right now? In Part 2 of our orchestration deep dive, Natasha and Conrad go beyond the hype to […]

Entertainment Procurement Strategy: Balancing Cost, Quality, and Compliance

Entertainment Procurement Strategy: Balancing Cost, Quality, and Compliance

Procurement

The entertainment industry operates in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment where securing the right vendors and talent while adapting to new and emerging technology is essential for success. Overspending can shrink your profit margins, while cutting costs too aggressively may compromise […]

Software Industry Procurement Strategy: Using Software Procurement Best Practices to Create Scalability

Software Industry Procurement Strategy: Using Software Procurement Best Practices to Create Scalability

Procurement

Scaling software procurement goes beyond buying licenses. You also need tools that support strong vendor relationships while maintaining high-security standards. Without a structured approach and an eye on software procurement best practices, your software business risks delays, overspending, and security […]

Tech Stack Remix: Fine Tuning Your Procurement System

Tech Stack Remix: Fine Tuning Your Procurement System

Podcast

Feeling overwhelmed by the exploding procurement technology landscape? Join Natasha, Conrad, and Zach as they break down the evolution of procurement tech from paper-based systems to today’s AI-powered solutions. Get practical advice on assessing your tech stack, learn why “less […]

Savings to Value: Cranking Up the Volume

Savings to Value: Cranking Up the Volume

Podcast

Tired of playing the same old savings tune? Join the Proc-N-Roll crew as they turn up the volume on procurement’s evolution from pure cost-cutting to driving real business value. Procurement veterans Zach, Natasha, and Conrad share war stories about breaking […]

Don't Stop Believin' in Procurement Basics

Don't Stop Believin' in Procurement Basics

Podcast

In this head-banging episode, your favorite procurement rockstars break down why nailing the basics is your ticket to procurement stardom. Join Zach, Natasha, and Conrad as they riff on stakeholder mapping, data visibility, and why chasing the latest tech won’t […]

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