Industry Leader's Journey
We all want to leave the world a better place than we found it. This podcast is about procurement and supply chain leaders who are successful in that pursuit.
- Update frequency
- every 25 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 28
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2023
Episode 27: The Faith Journey: Navigating a professional path with Passion, Love, and unwavering Faith
During this episode, Faith VanLesser, Senior Vice President, Indirect Sourcing & Procurement at the company McKesson shares her distinctive trajectory in finance and procurement, coupled with her exp…
00:34:56 |
Wed 22 Nov 2023
Episode 25 - Bob Murphy: The Three Cs of Procurement
In this episode of Industry Leader's Journey, Soo sits down with Bob Murphy, Chief Procurement Officer at IBM. Born in Scotland, Bob has enjoyed a 45-year career at IBM, beginning his professional j…
00:46:10 |
Mon 19 Jun 2023
Episode 24 - Marcos Eloi: Procurement's Seat at the Table
In this episode, Soo sits down with Marcos Eloi, Chief Procurement Officer at the Kraft Heinz Company, the third-largest food and beverage company in North America and the fifth-largest food and beve…
00:25:31 |
Fri 19 May 2023
Episode 23 - Elizabeth Vazquez: The Power of Women Owned Business
"We are talking about creating new value, new wealth, and new business opportunities where everyone benefits." Elizabeth Vazquez is the CEO and Co-Founder of WEConnect International, a global network…
00:37:24 |
Tue 28 Feb 2023
Episode 22 - Sandra Brummitt: Adaptability and Versatility in the Personal, the Professional, and Procurement
“Understanding what suppliers need, and making sure we're expanding and looking at everyone that can make a contribution, regardless of scale, is really critical.” With an illustrious career that beg…
00:31:03 |
Thu 26 Jan 2023
Episode 21 - Arul Mathew: The Three Pillars of People, Process, Technology
"People, process, technology - to me these are the three core pillars in our pursuit of supply chain and procurement excellence.” Over the span of his 23 year career, Arul Mathew, Vice President of G…
00:34:47 |
Thu 22 Dec 2022
Episode 20 – Sébastien Bals: Choose Wisely Today to Impact the World Tomorrow
Sébastien Bals Head of Procurement at UCB provides a fascinating perspective from traveling the world sprinkled with an entrepreneurial spirit. He is driven to positively reach as many lives as possi…
00:29:26 |
Wed 20 Jul 2022
Episode 19 – Marcelo Scarcelli: Walking the Talk on Sustainability
With roughly 20 years of business experience, Marcelo Scarcelli, Head of Procurement for Unilever, successfully manages the company’s F&B portfolio. In this episode, he shares outstanding business ca…
00:39:59 |
Thu 02 Jun 2022
Episode 18 – Aurélia Tremblaye: From Procurement Intern to Global CPO
“We are an industry that is transforming itself quite rapidly... Which I find quite exciting.” As one of the few female leaders in the procurement area, Aurélia Tremblaye is always at the top of her …
00:25:44 |
Wed 20 Apr 2022
Episode 17 – Klaus Blachnik: From Ideal to Real...A Path towards Sustainable Procurement
"When we started this journey in the digital era, with our Ariba project, we said we wanted a lot very fast. It was our Fast Track project; and this was reasonably done. With an agile approach, this …
00:24:17 |
Thu 24 Mar 2022
Episode 16 – Tom Thomas: Providing a Stable Foundation for Albemarle’s Supply Chain
"We're expected to double our size over the next 3 to 5 years, from $3b to $6b. To be able to sustain that growth in that short period of time, we have to have a stable foundation.” Coming from a Che…
00:28:20 |
Mon 08 Nov 2021
Episode 15 – José Antonio Valgañón: Revolutionizing the Energy Business Across 5 Continents
“To some extent, the Oil & Gas Industry has always belonged to the Energy Industry; so, today, in most of the cases, the key players in Oil & Gas industry are also key players in electricity, and bio…
00:30:01 |
Mon 18 Oct 2021
Episode 14 – George Booth: A Regenerative Journey in the Finance Industry
"...What's really interesting in financial services is the degree to which banks have gone from worrying about somebody walking into a branch with a balaclava and a gun to [worrying about] cyber intr…
00:27:38 |
Mon 04 Oct 2021
Episode 13 – Russ Major: From Air Force Captain to Procurement Leader
“I feel that SAP is locked in with us, so we've already started the implementation work. We've got a steering committee put together–with SAP involved–, and I have no doubt that we will crush our bus…
00:32:39 |
Mon 20 Sep 2021
Episode 12 – Christine Hipp: Writing History and Creating Space for Opportunities
“Supply chain and procurement at a National Lab is so complicated–we do manufacture; we do R&D; we do maintain 42 square miles of facilities; we do have 12,000 employees using state-of-the-art techn…
00:25:21 |
Mon 06 Sep 2021
Episode 11 – Carole Wendt: Blazing a Trail for Women in Procurement
“...you need to make sure that you're listening to the voice of the customer and understanding the uniqueness of the business,–and drive the value that way.” Carole Wendt, Senior Vice President Glob…
00:32:04 |
Mon 16 Aug 2021
Episode 10 – Susanna Zhu: Spreading Goodness
Susanna Zhu, Vice President of US Manufacturing and Supply Chain Operations at Hershey, shares lifelong purpose statement and personal interests in this episode. Furthermore, as a woman leader in th…
00:26:34 |
Mon 21 Jun 2021
Episode 9 – Martha Buffington: Following her own North Star
“…we're not just about sourcing, we're not just about savings, it's really about having bigger picture strategic impact on the business…” Martha Buffington, Chief Procurement Officer of Royal DSM, a …
00:28:33 |
Wed 02 Jun 2021
Episode 8 – Bertrand Conquéret: Sustainability, Sharing, and Responsible Leadership
"My purpose is very strongly embedded in sustainability leadership… a key message for today, to enhance, to grow, to learn along the purpose that we've shared today." As a global leader in sustainabi…
00:29:24 |
Mon 10 May 2021
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