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In this episode of the Procurement Conversation, host Rich interviews Nils Brauckmann, Head of Procurement at Personio, as part of the Young Leaders series. Nils shares his journey into procurement, the daily challenges and rewards of the role, and the skills necessary for success. He discusses the importance of outside-the-box thinking, building relationships, and leveraging automation in procurement. Nils also emphasises the necessity of more visibility for procurement in academia and the value of connecting with other professionals through communities like the Procurement Foundry.
Online Geniuses is THE largest Slack community for marketers. They have over 38,000 members from 100 countries. It consists of an army of marketers—CMOs, Digital Marketing Directors, Owners of Agencies—from around the world engaging in one centralized slack channel. You have the knowledge base of the world's marketers at your fingertips. Online communities are the future of networking. How can your brand leverage slack communities? How can you personally benefit from a Slack community? Michael Cadieux and David Feinman share the immense benefits in this episode of The Content Callout.Outline of This Episode[1:52] Learn more about Online Geniuses and Procurement Foundry[4:45] Mike's rapid-fire tips for marketers[9:09] David's rapid-fire tips for marketers[13:23] Community building takes a community [15:38] Who is the Online Geniuses Slack community built for?[16:20] How to network the right way in online communities[18:12] What you can expect from the communities[25:40] How to share new technologies with Online Geniuses[29:23] Why experience design matters in online communities[31:20] The #1 thing marketers should be doing that they don't[35:40] How to learn more about Mike, David, and Online GeniusesResources & People MentionedOnline GeniusesProcurement FoundryLoomConnect with Michael CadieuxConnect on LinkedInConnect with David FeinmanConnect on LinkedInFollow on TwitterConnect with The Content Callouthttps://www.contentcallout.com/Subscribe to The Content Callout onApple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts
Mike Cadieux, Founder of Procurement Foundry, was joined by Amy Platis, Program Director of Finance at Northwestern Medicine, and Akhilesh Agarwal, SVP of Global Business Partner Technology Solutions at apexanalytix.Ms. Platis shared how Northwestern Medicine transformed their vendor data from a listing of providers to a data-rich wealth of knowledge. The procure-to-pay team is now able to leverage this data across the enterprise to benchmark critical KPI's and gain a greater ROI on procure-to-pay initiatives.Topics that were discussed include:Obtaining vendor data and keeping it cleanProtecting against payment fraudIdentifying and onboarding diverse suppliersDesigning and gaining engagement in early payment programsControlling supplier risk in a supplier portalWebinar slides: https://bit.ly/3yRgtMjWebinar recording: https://www.apexanalytix.com/video-procurement-foundry-transforming-supplier-data
It takes a village to raise a child. At least in theory anyway. Not how it generally goes down in these United States of America. That is until Ania Domain arrived. And this woman works FAST. Ania is the Director of Strategic Partnerships over at Procurement Foundry, another rapid-growth, revenue/profit community called Procurement Foundry. She is also the mastermind behind the RevGenius Parent Channel coolness. Also the coolest, high-value, never-been-done channel launch project I myself have had the pleasure to be a part of. The conversation is smoking.ESPECIALLY for anyone interested in community strategy, growth, and or RevGenius. We talk deeply about Ania's vision for the Parent Channel, our backstory, and what to expect.We talk policy, immigration, green space, volunteers, and value. We get into the dirty word that is "vendors" v. true strategic partners. We talk peer-to-peer relationships as it relates to wellness at work.We talk the fabulousness that is Miss https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAACUnWicBlaOtwVgh3UJ9jhAZaVBLYx_v6_Q (Elizabeth Gracey). Oh yeah.This may or may not be a master class in how to create psychologically safe spaces in the mind of a human (buyer) PRIOR TO a (discovery) conversation. Experience-style.For more on Ania, check her out on LI here. For more on Procurement Foundry or RevGenius, check them out here and here. Truth, love, and joy, friends.Happy selling!
Group CPO (Director of Procurement) at Rolls Royce David Loseby stops by the show to dish about cool cars, great mentors, and hidden hobbies! This episode is sponsored, very aptly given the recent newsletter, by Coupa! Coupa is a permanent resident sponsor at the Procurement Foundry and a great friend of ours here. If you're interested in business spend management, visit Coupa's website https://www.coupa.com/.
CEO of Simfoni Spend Automation Stefan Dent stops by the show to talk about his impressive career and the mentors who helped him along the way. Check it out! This episode of TenureTalks is sponsored by Active International.
Rockstar friend of the Foundry and CEO of Fine Tune Rich Ham comes by to answer our five questions!
Managing Partner of Strategic Leverage LLC Jana Rygiel comes on the show to talk about her career! Listen to her chat about her time at Caesar's Entertainment, her mentors, and the advice she'd give a newbie.
David Stowe, a partner at Adventus Consulting with an impressive background in the field, comes by to answer our questions!
Welcome back to the GoProcure Radio Show - Procurement Innovation with Raj Verma, VP Procurement Services at GoProcure. This season, Raj discusses procurement innovation and deep dives into insights on strategic cost savings initiatives and best practices with senior business leaders across the nation. In this first episode, we are honored to have Jamie Martino, a Global Leader of IT Sourcing, a digital transformation expert and the "Squad Up" thought leader in technology at Procurement Foundry. Jamie Martino is also the Senior Vice President at IT Diversity, a Woman and Minority Owned Business Enterprise (WBE, MBE) focused on enhancing IT Diversity Spend within corporations. IT Diversity integrates infrastructure and services from over 200 IT and Broadband providers to solve complex network and IT challenges. Jamie serves as the firm’s strategic sourcing and operations leader, cultivating relationships with over 200 suppliers, designing integrated technological solutions and ensuring customer.
Hans Casteels stops by the show to talk about his new independent consultancy venture as well as his past successes! Have a listen!
Welcome to the sixth episode of our brand-new show, Blended. Blended is all about opening up conversations and giving the mic to all of the underrepresented voices in our industry – women, the LGBTQIA+ community, people of colour, those with disabilities, whether they're visible or hidden, and many more. Today in Episode 6, ‘My Journey,' I'm joined by a group of amazing supply chain professionals who are opening up and sharing their personal stories with us – their experiences of being a woman, a person of colour, an indigenous person. And they're going to really shine a light for us on how those formative experiences have impacted their lives and careers, and made them into the person they are today. IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS: [00.34] Introductions to our Blended panellists. Devon – Founder of SheNative, Entrepreneurship & Business Skill Development Facilitator, Coach & Mentor Shay – President & Managing Partner at Allegiant Logistics Mike – Founder of Procurement Foundry and Managing Partner of AMPlify Resources Group Tzvete – Investment Banking Analyst Adeola (Addy) – Director of Additive Manufacturing Solutions at Desktop Metal “Diversity and inclusion is more than a catchphrase. It's direct action and opportunities for people that look like me.” Shay [09.23] How Devon's experiences drove her to shine a light on the common traumas of indigenous women and found SheNative, to inspire and support others. "Indigenous women are some of the most disadvantaged women in Canada - we're five times more likely to go missing and to be murdered; we're 3% of Canada's population, yet 30% of the prison population." [16.51] Shay's ‘rags to riches' childhood, and how that journey shaped the woman she is today. “Starting a business will expose a lot of your trauma, and people don't always talk about that.” Shay. [22.53] Why Mike's experiences led him towards helping others and creating Procurement Foundry, a community for people in the industry to come together, learn and grow. “The people that are willing to expose their backgrounds and do a deep search into themselves to figure out where they came from, can ultimately say ‘now I know who I am today.'” [30.04] How Addy's experience of growing up in Nigeria instilled her with an intense desire to succeed. “Since I started my career, I was always the only woman, and the only black person – there was never anybody who looked like me.” [41.43] Why Tzvete's multicultural upbringing and ambitious parents, as well as her desire to inspire her younger sister, were the key to her success. “Being in such an international culture at a young age opened my perspective and showed me that there are so many different types of cultures and customs - and it taught me how to adapt.” [50.20] The panellists reflections on young people in business. Lack of encouragement, low self-esteem and the importance of mentors Experience, knowledge, opportunity and giving the benefit of the doubt Inspiration, influence and visibility of positive role models Access to the right networks and communities [1.06.11] The panellists take a closer look at diversity and inclusion. Conferences: a lack of diverse speakers, financial drivers and the emphasis on job titles Looking at diversity at a team level The issue with big business ticking diversity and inclusion boxes without truly committing to change The downstream impact of supplier diversity Barriers to becoming a diverse supplier, eg issues with long term sustainability, scaling and access to capital [1.15.20] Creating meaningful change. Find your niche and be the best at what you do Build something for yourself, outside of the corporate environment The importance of diverse investors The importance of mentorship for diverse SME's [1.22.19] The panellists sum up their key piece of advice from today's discussion. Diversity and inclusion only makes your company better: hear and respect their voices – Addy Put your money where your mouth is – engage with, and invest in, diverse businesses – Devon Just start – Mike Be aware – Tzvete Don't be intimidated and once you've reached your destination, go back and carve out that path for others to follow – Shay RESOURCES AND LINKS MENTIONED: You can connect with Devon, Shay, Mike, Addy and Tzvete over on LinkedIn. Check out our other podcasts HERE.
The first few seconds of this episode may be missing, but the rest is DEFINITELY worth listening to!! We've got a dynamite guest today - co-founder and CEO of Acliviti Ryan Young! Not to mention, a new host! Welcome our good friend Sarah Scudder to the program and show some love on her first episode!
Director of corporate supply chain at Chic-fil-A and all-around great guy Alex Doverspike comes on the program! Have a listen!
Procurement rockstar Mary Iazzetta stops by to talk being yourself, knowing your strengths, and giving advice to young people in the field.
Award-winning author, Boeing rockstar, and longtime friend of the Foundry Lawrence Kane comes on the show! Have a listen!
Steve Hughes, CPO at the College Board comes on the show!! Listen to hear his answers to our 5 questions!
Welcome to 2021! This week, we're kicking off our new season of TenureTalks with a great guest: Newlight Technologies' Jon Hansen is here to talk influences and inspirations!
In today's episode, Irina sits down with Michael Cadieux, Founder and CEO of the Procurement Foundry, a fully vetted practitioner-based community where procurement professionals could instantly and correctly source solutions from peers. With more than 25 years of procurement and business experience, he is a sought-after resource within the Indirect Spend community and has spoken at numerous industry conferences and events. Before founding Procurement Foundry, he spent 17 years at Publicis Groupe, the second-largest advertising and communications firm in the industry. He was directly responsible for $2.4B of spending, from 65+ business units, and 27,000 employees within Publicis Groupe's holdings in the Americas. Michael's time at Publicis Groupe exposed him to many of the common pain points for practitioners and executives in the procurement industry and the solutions. More often than not, solutions to common problems were forced to resolve by enlisting high-cost consulting firms' services. The process was both expensive and time-consuming, sometimes resulting in an ineffective solution. Since its inception, Procurement Foundry has increased membership to over 3,000 practitioners in 63 countries, started its own series of conferences and webinars on both the Direct and Indirect sides of procurement, and has released two independent salary and compensation surveys to industry acclaim. In addition to discussing how Procurement Foundry started, Michael also touches on issues that supply chain and procurement professionals face today. He also gives his thoughts on the pandemic and the positive and negative impacts he and his membership have experienced over the last six months. We also get a peek into what is to come for Procurement Foundry as the organization grows. If you're ready to innovate your supply chain with an innovative supply chain management platform, you can learn more about the Suuchi GRID through the links below: https://www.suuchi.com Email us at hello@suuchi.com
“If you're collaborating and networking with your peers, you're probably getting better insights and better knowledge into what you do for a day to day job.”Michael Cadieux is the Founder and CEO of an exclusive, free network of procurement professionals called The Procurement Foundry which, over the course of the past year, has transformed the way people define networking. Given the current restrictions on travel, events and socialising, this particularly pertinent episode of Talent Talks sees Martin Smith delve into how creating an online networking platform achieves its goal more effectively, the benefit of opening The Procurement Foundry up to a global community, and maintaining a level of exclusivity on a free platform.This episode of Talent Talks covers:Improving the quality of your online interactionsHow to be more connected in the procurement industryOperating outside of your comfort zoneNurturing business relationships over timeQuality over quantity in thought leadershipLinks and references at: https://talentdrive.co.uk/category/talent-talks-podcast/Get in touch: martin@talentdrive.co.uk
On this week's episode of The Suuchi Podcast, Suuchi Ramesh hosted a session to introduce herself and Suuchi Inc. to the Procurement Foundry community. Suuchi is interviewed by Sarah Barnes-Humphrey of the Let's Talk Supply Chain podcast to discuss Suuchi's background, how the company started, the industries we serve, what the Suuchi GRID is, and what the future of supply chain holds. Whether you're just hearing of Suuchi or you've followed Suuchi from the start, this episode covers how our business has expanded over the past four years! If you're looking to digitize your supply chain to improve operations across the entire product lifecycle, you can find out more information about Suuchi's solutions below: https://www.suuchi.com Email us at hello@suuchi.com
Studies show that each year organisations are spending less on training even though they acknowledge that their procurement teams do not possess the necessary skill sets to deliver on their strategic objectives.By not investing in developing their existing procurement people, an organisation is investing in failure because they are sending out the wrong message to potential candidates.In this lecture Michael Cadieux provides an outline of how to develop a training program that will deliver tangible value while demonstrating to prospective candidates why your team should become their team. Michael Cadieux is a 20 year+ seasoned Indirect Sourcing industry executive who is now focusing on improving the Sourcing industry as a whole through building collaborative communities such as Procurement Foundry where fellow practitioners cangather, learn and grow. Visit Michael's LinkedIn Profile @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-cadieux-4a0123/
Michael Cadieux is a Procurement Industry Fanatic, Community Developer and is obsessed with Making Procurement Cool. Michael is the Managing Partner at AMPlify Resources Group and the Founder of Procurement Foundry. Michael gives a deep dive into his vision of Procurement Foundry and why Procurement Professionals should be joining this free Community. Procurement Foundry is one of those special places within the World of Procurement. Procurement Factory is a Procurement Community, free from Suppliers, where knowledge and opportunities are shared. Procurement Foundry utilises Slack to create channels where Procurement Professionals can collaborate. Mike is a super passionate guy when it comes to Procurement and continues to deliver so much value within our Community. Mike was incredible to speak to and is one of the most passionate entrepreneurs I've spoken with to date. You can find Mike here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-cadieux-4a0123/ LinkedIn Procurement Foundry - https://www.linkedin.com/company/procurement-foundry/ Procurement Foundry - https://procurementfoundry.com