The Procurement Show Podcastwith Jonathan O’Brien

Tackling the hot procurement topics we all need to be thinking about.

The Procurement Show Podcast sets out to explore the more interesting aspects of procurement!

Hosted by procurement expert and award-winning author of a series of acclaimed procurement and negotiation books, and the CEO of Positive Purchasing, Jonathan O’Brien, alongside Co-Host, Managing Director of a leading communications agency, Fresh Air Studios, Paul Philpott.

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Latest Episode

May 2024 | 38:35

Episode 39 – The Future of Digital Category Management

How do you think digital category management will transform how we determine and implement breakthrough sourcing strategies into the future? Well, in this episode, Paul and Jonathan ask that very question to Stephane Morel, who is Director Procurement Capabilities & Standards for Fresenius Medical Care. Not only will you find out his answer, you’ll also find out in this episode that Excel spreadsheets are quite exciting.

October 2023 | 45:05

Episode 32 – The Future of Procurement

Jonathan and Paul are joined by Dr Elouise Epstein. Elousie is the author of Disruptive Procurement and the new book, Trade Wars, Pandemics and Chaos. She is also a partner at Kearney. Together they discuss the future of procurement, including the impact of AI. Elsewhere in the podcast we learn how to pronounce Arkansas.

February 2022 | 45:44

Episode 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 management, creating a strategy for digital category management, the future of procurement – including AI – and much more.