The Procurement Show
The Procurement Show takes a different approach to the subject of procurement. Hosted by procurement expert Jonathan O'Brien and Co-Hosted by Paul Philpott, it's the show that tackles the topics we all need to think about and sets out to explore the more interesting bits of procurement.
Brought to you by Positive Purchasing
Podcast production by Fresh Air Studios
Edited by Martin Burgess-Moon, video content produced by Mark Stephenson, marketing and publicity by Melanie Babbage and Sydney Jenkin, production support by Lisa Hartwell.
Brought to you by Positive Purchasing
Podcast production by Fresh Air Studios
Edited by Martin Burgess-Moon, video content produced by Mark Stephenson, marketing and publicity by Melanie Babbage and Sydney Jenkin, production support by Lisa Hartwell.
- Update frequency
- every 28 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 59
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
19: Sustainable Procurement in a Creative Industry
In this episode, Jonathan O'Brien and Paul Philpott are joined by Annabel Kaur-Barry, who leads digital and production procurement, for Interpublic Group - one of the 'big four' advertising agencies …
00:36:10 |
Wed 17 Aug 2022
18: The Coming Food Crisis
Jonathan and Paul discuss the coming food crisis, following a recent article in The Economist. We look at what the crisis actually means for all of us, and what procurement functions should be doing…
00:22:48 |
Wed 06 Jul 2022
17: Scarcity of Resources
In this episode, Jonathan O'Brien and Paul Philpott discuss the planet's rarest resources - some of which might surprise you. Also, they attempt to discover why these resources are so rare, whether …
00:30:41 |
Fri 20 May 2022
16: Communicating Procurement
In this episode, Jonathan O'Brien talks to Paul Philpott, MD of Fresh Air Studios about the ways that procurement departments can communicate with the rest of the business. Including, how to communic…
00:35:05 |
Thu 14 Apr 2022
15: Negotiating down price increases
Jonathan O'Brien and Paul Philpott discuss the unprecedented price increases from suppliers in recent times. Jonathan talks about how procurement teams can handle this, minimise the impact and stay i…
00:28:43 |
Wed 23 Mar 2022
14: Philip Ideson on the Future of Procurement
In this episode, Jonathan O'Brien and Paul Philpott are joined by Philip Ideson of the award-winning Art of Procurement podcast. They discuss whether procurement is moving away from category managem…
00:45:44 |
Tue 15 Feb 2022
13: How climate change will impact our supply chain
Jonathan and Paul chat with Dr Deborah Hemming of the Met Office. Debbie is Scientific Manager of the Vegetation-Climate Interactions (VCI) group which conducts research to improve understanding and …
00:27:58 |
Thu 13 Jan 2022
12: Unprecedented! How can we respond to the global supply issues and rising cost?
Jonathan and Paul discuss what procurement in an inflationary environment means and what can be done about it. With unprecedented changes in the supply chain as well as differences to how trade works…
00:30:00 |
Tue 14 Dec 2021
11: Procurement with Purpose - Part 2
Jonathan's guests are CEO of Vizibl, Mark Perera and MD of Procurement Excellence, Peter Smith. They have co-written the book, Procurement with Purpose and in this second part of our two-part specia…
00:26:53 |
Wed 24 Nov 2021
10: Procurement with Purpose - Part 1
Jonathan's guests are CEO of Vizibl, Mark Perera and MD of Procurement Excellence, Peter Smith. They have co-written the book, Procurement with Purpose and in this first part of a two-part special, …
00:26:46 |
Sat 02 Oct 2021
9: Procurement behind the headlines
From a cyber-attack in New York and the Ever Given Suez Canal incident, to legislative changes in Germany and skills shortages in the UK... In this episode we take a look at procurement 'behind the h…
00:31:26 |
Thu 23 Sep 2021
8: Negotiation: It isn't what you say... We explore language and tone of voice
Jonathan and Paul discuss the importance of language during a negotiation, and how tone of voice and phraseology can be used to help drive a negotiation in the direction you want. Examples include le…
00:27:21 |
Tue 17 Aug 2021
7: The Circular Economy, with special guest Chris Holmes, Senior Vice President Global Sourcing at Avantor in Basel.
Jonathan, Paul and Chris discuss the circular economy, what it means, and how the future of manufacturing and procurement methodology is key to ensuring organizations can focus on being more restorat…
00:33:08 |
Mon 12 Jul 2021
6: Procurement in a Pandemic, with special guest Andy McMinn - Chief Procurement Officer at University Hospitals Plymouth and Lead Spend Analysis for NHS England and NHS Improvement.
Special guest, Andy McMinn, Chief Procurement Officer at University Hospitals Plymouth and Lead Spend Analysis for NHS England and NHS Improvement gives an open account of his experiences of procurem…
00:32:42 |
Mon 07 Jun 2021
5: Sustainability in Procurement - Where does it start?
A truly global topic in this episode. How can procurement play its part in the worldwide effort towards sustainability? Jonathan shares a fascinating selection of data and detailed industry knowhow t…
00:39:26 |
Tue 04 May 2021
4: The Detail is in the Data, with special guest Antony Fisher from Mintec Limited.
Knowledge is power, especially when it comes to buying; a fascinating discussion about how data can enhance your approach to cost modelling. Where can we find the right data? What sort of data is out…
00:21:02 |
Tue 30 Mar 2021
3: Why organisations get procurement wrong, with Peter Smith.
With special guest Peter Smith, fellow and past president of CIPS and author of the book Bad Buying - he is an expert on why and where companies go wrong. Featuring a wealth of real-world examples, t…
00:27:00 |
Mon 22 Feb 2021
2: Remote negotiation.
Jonathan talks about negotiating remotely, and how the method has certainly become the 'in thing', albeit through necessity. Plus, tips on negotiating over video platforms such as Zoom and Teams, the…
00:23:41 |
Mon 25 Jan 2021
1: Reimagining procurement for the new normal.
What long-term effects will we see from a world that's shifted more towards using digital? Jonathan and Paul talk about the effects of COVID-19 and the changes to business that may still be coming. F…
00:20:36 |
Mon 21 Dec 2020
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