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Our guest on this week's episode is Tania Seary, founder of Procurious. Procurious is an international network for procurement and supply chain professionals with more than 42,000 members. Earlier this week the world recognized International Women's Day. Historically, supply chain management positions have been rather heavily male-dominated. But like many professions, we are seeing some steady change. How do women fare today in supply chain positions? While many believe electric trucks will make a huge impact on moving goods in the future, widespread adoption still seems years away. However, there is one area where the use of smaller electric trucks is rising, and that is in last-mile delivery. We report on some recent deals to increase electric truck use in some large fleet companies.The latest numbers are out for the Logistics Managers' Index. February shows slow, but steady growth in the logistics industry. We look into what's behind the numbers and what they may mean as we move further into 2023.DC Velocity's sister publication CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly  offers a podcast series called Supply Chain in the Fast Lane.  It is co-produced with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals. The third season of eight episodes has fully launched  and focuses on attracting and retaining labor in our supply chains.  Go to your favorite podcast platform to subscribe.Articles and resources mentioned in this episode:ProcuriousPurolator launches $1 billion plan to buy electric last-mile delivery vehiclesLogistics industry growth continued in FebruaryVisit DCVelocity.com for the latest news. Visit Supply Chain QuarterlyListen to CSCMP and Supply Chain Quarterly's Supply Chain in the Fast Lane podcastListen to Supply Chain Quarterly's Top 10 Supply Chain Threats podcastSend feedback about this podcast to podcast@dcvelocity.com.Podcast is sponsored by:  YaleOther linksAbout DC VELOCITYSubscribe to DC VELOCITYSign up for our FREE newslettersAdvertise with DC VELOCITYTop 10 Supply Chain Management Podcasts

Over the last few years, the only constant in the world of supply chain and procurement has been change. To navigate the evolving landscape, you must be ready to think the unthinkable, get comfortable with being uncomfortable, and embrace an agile mindset. Tania Seary, Founder at Procurious, is a firm believer in building processes and systems that enable you to change quickly at a moment's notice. She shares why technology is so important to adopting that organizational change in mindset and why procurement has an important role to play in driving ESG initiatives. We discuss: - What has changed in procurement since the start of the pandemic - How technologies like blockchain provide much-needed visibility - The impact of sustainability and ESG initiatives Resources we mentioned during the show: - Subscribe to our newsletter To hear more conversations like this, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or our website or search for Age of Agility in your favorite podcast player.

In this episode of CPO Open Mic, Mike Schiappa, Chief Procurement Officer at Beeline, talks with Tania Seary, Founder of Procurious, the world's largest procurement networking and supply chain community. In the podcast, Tania Seary shares her observations of the critical skills today's CPOs require, including knowing how to buy and apply technology. She also provides valuable insight into the role of a personal and professional “pit crew” – supporters who can help you progress in your career.

Guest Name : Helen Mackenzie, Principal Advisor at Procurious Language : English, Publication date: Aug, 05. 2020 Helen is a Principal Advisor at Procurious where she is responsible for supporting the development of CPO Roundtables in the UK and Europe, webinar and podcast products, and grow the Procurious community. In addition, she is also supporting the delivery of Procurious 2.0. Prior to this role, she was Head of Procurement and Exchequer Services at Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar, UK. Procurious (procurious.com) is the world’s first online business community dedicated to procurement and supply chain professionals. With over 40,000 members from around the globe, Procurious aims to empower procurement leaders to connect, collaborate, and take a more innovative professional outlook. To learn more about Procorious, please visit the website: https://www.procurious.com/ In this episode, we ask Helen the following questions: What are the challenges of leaders in the new supply chain world? Why is the field of SCM lagging behind in choosing women as leaders? What are the impacts of women leadership in a variety of SC roles? What is the future of women's leadership in SCM? Connect Helen on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/superstarhelen/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bicarasupplychain/message

Founder of the world's first online business network built exclusively for procurement and supply chain professionals, Tania Seary is recognised as one of the influential members of the industry. In this episode of Talent Talks, Tania provides insights into how different countries have dealt with resource issues, public perception of procurement and how to take advantage of its time in the spotlight and skills in demand in the aftermath of the pandemic. In this series of short bonus Talent Talks episodes, Martin Smith interviews leading procurement professionals from a range of brands about their views and experiences on the effects of the current COVID-19 pandemic. This episode of Talent Talks covers: - How different countries have dealt with resource issues - Developing local sourcing strategies - Public image and perception of procurement - Sustainable sourcing - Procurement skill sets - Developing a category strategy. Links and references at: https://talentdrive.co.uk/category/talent-talks-podcast/ This episode of Talent Talks was sponsored by Bridge Procurement. Bridge Procurement helps companies of all sizes to reduce their operating expenditure whilst improving contract governance. They always provide a return on investment and a refreshing approach to outsourced procurement. For more information please visit bridgeprocurement.com  

Strategy. Technology. Safe supply chains. Sustainability. You’re no stranger to today’s many procurement challenges. But how can you overcome them and deliver more value to your organization? According to Tania Seary, founder of the world’s first online community for procurement professionals, Procurious, collaboration is key. Learn more about procurement’s unique challenges and how to tackle them by listening to our full interview with Tania.

Tania Seary is the president and founder of Procurious, the world’s first online community dedicated to procurement and supply chain professionals, which now has 60,000+ followers and members in 140 countries. In this episode, Tania shares how to create a fulfilling career in procurement, embracing diversity, and what the next generation of procurement professionals need to know.

Tania Seary is passionate about raising the profile of procurement, and is a master connector, and networker.  She is the Founding Chairman of Procurious, The Faculty and The Source, and in 2016 was named “Influencer of the Year” by Supply Chain Dive magazine. I was delighted to invite Tania back onto the show for what is now her third appearance.  I wanted to dig deeper into her success as a networker – with a focus on how to balance our online and in-person networking in an age where “connecting” is as easy as a click of a button.  What can we do to make meaningful relationships out of those connections that we make online? We caught up on the progress that Procurious has seen over the past 12 months and their plans for the future – if you are a Procurious member, or have interest in joining, you’ll enjoy this behind the scenes look!

The Procurious Big Ideas Summit that is scheduled to take place on September 28th in Chicago promises to bring across the pond the same energy and insights as last years event in the UK. To do this, the organizers have lined up an impressive array of speakers, one of whom will be joining me today. Over the next 30-minutes, I will be talking with IBM Vice President of Global Procurement Graham Wright, and we will be focusing on the following discussion points; 1. In your Procurious Big Ideas Summit, you will be talking about transformation being the "new norm" as organizations look for ways to respond to an "onslaught of shocks."  Right off the bat, to what shocks are you referring and, what future shocks can we expect? 2. You will also be talking about a "best-practice" approach or way to transform the procurement function. However, there is a difference between being aware and prepared, and taking meaningful action. How do you move companies from a state of inertia in the face of acknowledged risk and motivate them to transform their organizations? 3. What do organizations need to do, from a best practices standpoint, to respond and adapt to the shocks to which you are referring? Be sure to visit the Procurement Insights Blog, and share your opinions on this segment or for that matter any topic using the Procurement Insights Open Talk hashtag #PIOpenTalk

The Procurious Big Ideas Summit that is scheduled to take place on September 28th in Chicago promises to bring across the pond the same energy and insights as last years event in the UK. To do this, the organizers have lined up an impressive array of speakers, one of whom will be joining me today. Over the next 30-minutes, I will be talking with  American Blockchain Council Executive Director Jack Shaw, and we will be focusing on the following discussion points; 1. In a webinar last November I asked a procurement audience the following question by way of a poll; Are you familiar with Blockchain's role in the business world? Just a little more than 5 percent of those polled said yes. Two questions; do those numbers surprise you and, if we were to take the poll again a year later, would there be a notable difference regarding the response? 2. As it relates specifically to purchasing, what impact will Blockchain have on how procurement professionals do their jobs? How will Blockchain affect other professions? 3. What is the American Blockchain Council, and why is it an important organization? Be sure to visit the Procurement Insights Blog, and share your opinions on this segment or for that matter any topic using the Procurement Insights Open Talk hashtag #PIOpenTalk

The Procurious Big Ideas Summit that is scheduled to take place on September 28th in Chicago promises to bring across the pond the same energy and insights as last years event in the UK. To do this, the organizers have lined up an impressive array of speakers, one of whom will be joining me today. Over the next 30-minutes, I will be talking with Sibylline CEO Justin Crump, and we will be focusing on the following discussion points; 1. Your bio states that you are the CEO of Sibylline Ltd, which is an international intelligence and risk analysis consultancy based in the UK, and that you have a personal focus on international jihadist terrorism, strategic affairs, military evolution, and intelligence operations worldwide. While I did not see an immediate or direct connection with the procurement world, you will be discussing the disruptive forces headed toward procurement pros in 2017 at the Procurious Big Ideas Summit. So here is the question; how do you link or correlate expertise in jihadist terrorism with procurement? 2. In the past when the subject of disruptive forces and procurement came up, factors such as financial environments, political change, technological advances, socio-cultural change, and environmental fluctuations were usually cited as areas to watch. How do these align with your disruptive forces? 3. Asking the obvious question, what are the disruptive forces about which you will be talking at the Procurious Big Ideas Summit later this month, and what makes them unique to 2017 - or for that matter any particular year? Be sure to visit the Procurement Insights Blog, and share your opinions on this segment or for that matter any topic using the Procurement Insights Open Talk hashtag #PIOpenTalk

Forget about the old style of business networking. ''Social'' networking has brought a whole new meaning to the term. Social networking is fast becoming a must-have skill in the business world — both for career advancement and for managing day-to-day operations. More specifically, it's a critical element in procurement and supply chain. Just ask Tania Seary, founder of Procurious, the online business network for procurement and supply-chain professionals. She returns to the podcast to talk about the new era of networking, and why it's now an indispensable quality for today's procurement executive. She also reveals the secret of being a ''Procurement Network Guru.'' Says Seary: ''It's just the most valuable, cost-effective way to drive change in your day-to-day role that you can get.'' Forget about the old style of business networking. ''Social'' networking has brought a whole new meaning to the term. Social networking is fast becoming a must-have skill in the business world — both for career advancement and for managing day-to-day operations. More specifically, it's a critical element in procurement and supply chain. Just ask Tania Seary, founder of Procurious, the online business network for procurement and supply-chain professionals. She returns to the podcast to talk about the new era of networking, and why it’s now an indispensable quality for today's procurement executive. She also reveals the secret of being a ''Procurement Network Guru.'' Says Seary: ''It's just the most valuable, cost-effective way to drive change in your day-to-day role that you can get.''

Today’s guest was the first ever interviewee on the Art of Procurement.  All the way back in Episode 2, Tania Seary, the Founder of Procurious, as well as procurement consulting firm The Faculty and recruitment company The Source, joined me to talk about all things related to the importance of creating a personal brand through social media. In today’s discussion, we focus on a couple of topics that both intertwine with each other.  First, I ask Tania for an update on how things are going at Procurious, and we both share our own motivations for following the paths that we have – in fact Tania turns the table on me by asking a couple of questions on why I started the Art of Procurement. We then talk about the notion of Procurement 4.0, which will be the focus of the Big Idea Summit, and the impact it is set to have on the way that procurement organizations of the future will operate. Areas we cover in today’s conversation include: Why a complete and up-to-date LinkedIn profile is so important – both in creating your own personal brand, and when you are looking to recruit others. Tania’s perspective on how Procurious has evolved over the past 18 months. How the sources that procurement professionals can use to access knowledge, information and thought leadership changing. Why knowledge alone is no longer power for procurement pro’s. The topics are Procurious members most interested in reading about. Procurement’s role in helping leaders think – and then respond to – the unthinkable. How Tania defines Procurement 4.0. Why Tania is motivated to look outside of the procurement profession for insights and inspiration that will help us to continue to grow. For more information, visit: http://artofprocurement.com/BIL2017 

Last month I welcomed to the show Procurious' Tania Seary to talk about the state of our industry and the then upcoming Big Ideas Conference. Today, I am once again joined by Tania Seary, to not only revisit some of the questions we discussed last time, but to learn about any new revelations that resulted from the event, including their impact on the procurement world. During this 30 minute segment I will be asking her the following questions: 1. In the last segment we talked about the great generational divide in our profession. What if anything did you learn about how different generations view procurement? 2. Going into the Big Ideas Conference, what did you anticipate would be the top 3 or 4 "hot" topics? What were actually - if they were in fact different - the key discussion points and takeaways? 3. Were there any surprises? 4. Given the abundance of insights and perspectives that were presented and discussed, how can we now turn this information into meaningful action? 5. Will; there be a Big Ideas in 2017, and if there is, what if any changes will you make?

If knowledge is indeed power, is the ability to access people and information faster, cheaper and conveniently anytime, from anywhere, the definitive game changer in the procurement world? Joining me today to talk about her vision that became Procurious is Tania Seary. During this 30 minute segment I will be asking her the following questions: 1. In his latest book Dr. Robert Handfield talked about the definite and definitive break between older or past generation procurement professionals, and the new, emerging generation. If we accept Dr. Handfield's assessment, what impact has this had on the somewhat meteoric rise of the Procurious community? 2. Generally speaking, what impact has and will social media/networking have on the procurement profession as a whole? 3. IACCM CEO Tim Cummins made the statement that the traditional membership model based on the payment of annual fees no longer represents a sustainable or viable framework. He then went on to say that associations have to move to an al la carte model in which payment is received for specific services in which the value can be clearly demonstrated. What are your thoughts regarding Cummins' assessment? 4. While Procurious works closely with a number of associations, such as ISM and CIPS, given your growth and increasing market influence, what impact will Cummins' assessment have on these current relationships? 5. Where do you envision Procurious being in the next 5 years?   Lawsuit Update: A Campaign For Truth @ https://procureinsights.wordpress.com/2016/03/21/lawsuit-update-a-campaign-for-truth/

The Hackett Group's Chris Sawchuk joins me to talk about the agile procurement practice and why it is important in today's volatile market. In today's segment, we will focus on the following key points: In the upcoming Procurious' Big Ideas Summit on April 21, you are going to be talking about the need for procurement to be agile in a volatile market. Before we talk about agile procurement, I want to touch on your discussion from last year about the importance of customer-centricity and how it ties into the agility question.We obviously know what the work agility means from a general standpoint, but what does it mean in terms of procurement?You will also be talking about agility in the context of a volatile market. In what way is the market more volatile today than it was in years past, and why is agility perhaps more important now than ever before?In terms of your Big ideas Summit presentation, what do you hope are the key takeaways for the audience? Be sure to also check out Procurious' Big Ideas Summit 2016 at http://www.bigideassummit.com/     #BIGIDEAS2016 Lawsuit Update: A Campaign For Truth @ https://procureinsights.wordpress.com/2016/03/21/lawsuit-update-a-campaign-for-truth/

Today Buyers Meeting Point welcomes two guests: Anya McKenna is the Marketing Manager for Market Dojo, an eSourcing provider based in the UK. Ed Cross is the co-founder of Odesma, a business advisory firm also based in the UK. Anya and Ed have recently published a couple of posts that take a bold and honest look at business technology in general, but with a particular focus on procurement technology. Part 1 and Part 2 of Are Procurement Professionals Stuck in the Stone Age? are available on the Secret Diary of Market Dojo blog. In this interview we discuss: Why there does not appear to be a huge demand amongst B2B customers to secure simpler easier systems. Why we should start to expect that our SiaS - Software IS a Service - rather than an opportunity for providers to sell consulting services on top of licenses.The role that big analyst firms play in B2B technology comparisons, and whether big tech, emergent tech, analysts, and users can achieve alignment.The extent two which solutions like Uber, Amazon Business, Airbnb, and Procurious owe their success to sleek design elements and user experience versus incorporating the right set of functionality.

You may have seen during the last week or so that procurement networking site Procurious has issued a call for procurement professionals to record and submit a “Big Idea” in support of their Big Idea 2016 event.  A “Big Idea” being something that has the potential to transform procurement. I got into the spirit and recorded my own “Big Idea”.  I submitted a 60 second teaser to Procurious, but here is my “Big Idea” in more detail.

Today Buyers Meeting Point welcomes Tania Seary as our guest. Tania is something of a serial entrepreneur, founding several new procurement organizations: The Faculty, one of Australia’s leading advisors on procurement development, The Source, a specialist recruitment firm for the procurement profession, and Procurious, the world’s first online community for procurement professionals. In fact, Procurious recently celebrated a major milestone, welcoming their ten thousandth member. In this interview, Tania discusses: How a combined passion for procurement and entrepreneurship led to the founding of ProcuriousThe unique requirements of today's procurement professionalsThe soft skills required to benefit from and contribute to a thriving virtual community

In this episode, Tania Seary, Founder of Procurious, discusses a wide range of issues from the impact that nano-niching will have on the procurement careers of the future, to the importance of social media in winning the war for talent.

  Today our guest audio excerpt comes from a recent Procurify webinar featuring Procurious Founder Tania Seary. The event, titled 'Global Networks and Disruptors in Procurement' addressed everything from innovation to the war for talent, and of course, social media. The webinar is available on demand here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_swIQIz8QA   In this brief excerpt, Seary talks about the role social media should be allowed to play in the development of competitive procurement teams.

Procurement fraud is costing global companies billions of dollars a year. So why can't they put a stop to it? The problem takes many forms: bribes, kickbacks, collusive bidding, conflicts of interest, exclusion of qualified bidders and the falsification of invoices, to name a few. The cost to companies hasn't been fully quantified, but there's no doubt that it's huge. In one recent case in Australia, the chief executive officer of fleet-management company Orix was accused of making corrupt payments of nearly US$388,000 to Coca-Cola Amatil, to secure vehicle-leasing contracts valued in the tens of millions. With so much at stake, why does the practice continue to plague companies today? On this episode, we speak with Tania Seary, founder of Procurious. She offers her opinion as to why businesses have failed to stamp out procurement fraud, how it can be detected, and what must be done to stop it. In addition, she raises the question of licensing procurement professionals, and talks about the skills and training that are needed to create a corporate culture that doesn't tolerate procurement fraud.

In this Procurement Perspectives podcast, Kelly Barner shares guest audio from Anya McKenna on behalf of Market Dojo. This video was created as part of Procurious' #BigIdeas2015 Summit and addresses the effects of technology commoditization in general and how that applies to procurement. If you want to see the full Market Dojo #BigIdeas2015 video, you can access it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5FOaj-DDcg You can comment here or by following Kelly on Twitter: @BuyersMeetPoint 

I would once again like to welcome from Buyers Meeting Point to share information of this week's events and news from the world of purchasing, Kelly Barner. NOTE: In this week's guest audio, we'll hear about Principled Negotiation for Procurement from Procurious, the new social network for procurement launching in September.   Share your thought's on what you believe is The Future of Procurement on Twitter using the hashtag #FutureBuy Be sure to visit the Buyers Meeting Point website @ http://buyersmeetingpoint.com