Procurement Says No

Rich and Ed welcome Alex Jennings from the Alchemie Network to explain what went right and what went wrong with the world's best procurement ex-online network; including the weather (how very British); the history of Alex; Alchemie's inspiration (mainly boredom) and principles; "THE ALGORITHM"; and whether subscription models will save the world. We've also got a tonne of news including "Enshittif...

We get lots of questions from our listener on Procurement Says No...now you can listen to them all again in our series of mini bite-sized podcast chunks. Like dog food.  Except in headphone cans, not actual cans.  Sort of. In episode 17 we have still so much to share about consultants, and you ask - would we recommend a risk and reward/gainshare approach; how to spot "land and expand"; and how to...

Another video which we said we'd never do.   Except this is audio only. They're on TikTok in full glorious video. The first of two mini-vids on the art of persuasion - condition or repetition.  Or conditioning. Or repetition. What was your saving target again? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/procurement-says-no--5886102/support .

Last year (and the year before) Rich and Ed made a whole load of procurement predictions - and a few others.    Now it's crunch time as we find out how many came true.    Virtually all of them it turns out.   What a pair of prediction-genius-types!    ESG - correct Tariffs - correct Befriending IT - correct Obvious stuff from CAPS and Deloitte is true - correct Recession in the West - well, close...

...no it's just the way I walk. We get lots of questions from our listener on Procurement Says No...now you can listen to them all again in our series of mini bite-sized podcast chunks. Like dog food.  Except in headphone cans, not actual cans.  Sort of. In episode 16 we are still banging on about consultants, and you ask - is it better to use a big global consultancy (discuss); how to deal with a...

Another video which we said we'd never do.   Except this is audio only. They're on TikTok in full glorious video. How will I know if my supplier is lying to you? Watch out for them "letting the lie go"! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/procurement-says-no--5886102/support .

Rich and Ed welcome back Dr John Glen from Cranfield and CIPS to discuss more economic things such as: the Japanese economy; chips in the UK and Europe; austerity's role in the UK's lack of growth; the decline of political debate (and rise of Celebrity Traitors); whether the WEF is the beginning of Spectre; when AI will begin to make all the decisions; and, who is John's favourite economist? All t...

Rich and Ed welcome super duper guest Dr John Glen to answer the question "how's the big global economy doing at the moment?".    John is visiting professor at Cranfield University and Chief Economist at CIPS so he answers a load of other questions too, such as: is economic reconfiguration inevitable; what's the longer term economic view; is this the end of liberal democracy; how to sum up the UK...

We get lots of questions from our listener on Procurement Says No...now you can listen to them all again in our series of mini bite-sized podcast chunks. Like dog food.  Except in headphone cans, not actual cans.  Sort of. In episode 15 we continue a theme all about consultants and you ask - what's the wort part of being a consultant; how to tender a consulting engagement (with thanks to Liam Neil...

Another video which we said we'd never do.   Except this is audio only. They're on TikTok in full glorious video. How will I know if my supplier is lying to me - ha, no elaboration and plenty repetition. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/procurement-says-no--5886102/support .

Well, if there are themes in procurement at the moment then they are AI, cyber and something else - possibly monkeys. Rich and Ed discuss two of these in depth - including whether we'll ever have an AI procurement companion-bot. We have news on what CAPS data is telling us now about how procurement people spend their time (same old); how Peter Smith is finding sex-bots; less chocolate on your Club...

Another video which we said we'd never do.   Except this is audio only. They're on TikTok in full glorious video. How will I know if my supplier is lying to me - ha, the autonomic response! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/procurement-says-no--5886102/support .

Lots more questions from Procurement Says No - the world's best procurement podcast. Now in a series of mini bite-sized podcast chunks.  Like dog food. In episode 14 you ask what's the best part of being a consultant; and whether you can bluff your way in consulting (er, yes). With thanks to Nigel Viney All of the procurement questions, all of the time. www.procurementsaysno.com Become a supporter...

It's all gone a bit psychic energy crazy, as Rich and Ed invite spritual mentor and intuitive business coach Aude Firmin to talk to the dead (and accounts), do some live reiki healing and generally improve our shakras. Channel your business strategy with Aude, improve your intuition and discover that rejection is redirection.    Enter the land of fluffy bunnies with us - you don't need psychedelic...

Another video which we said we'd never do.   Except this is the audio-only version. They're on TikTok in full glorious video. Diella is the new Albanian Minister for Public Procurement and an AI bot.   She's here to take your job. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/procurement-says-no--5886102/support .

Rich and Ed are back with more news, advice and answers to the crazy goings-on in the world of procurement. Including very exciting news from Renault - their new CEO is an ex-procurement person.  Woohoo.   News that s ome people will never learn - as the UK Government gives Fujitsu more contracts, worth £281m.    And some reaction to US tariffs - or it was already planned, honest -  as Mars invest...

Lots more questions from Procurement Says No - the world's best procurement podcast. Now in a series of mini bite-sized podcast chunks.  Like dog food. In episode 13 you ask for our thoughts on Amazon Business; how many suppliers is optimum; should you use an interim or a Big4 consultant and which consultancy is best - and should you work for one??? All of the procurement questions, all of the tim...

Rich and Ed star on episode 56 of internationally renowned podcast "The Way We Source" - hosted by Sam Jenks and sponsored (them, not us) by Kodiac Hub - your end-to-end Supplier Relationship Management platform for strategic, sustainable and smart procurement blah, blah. We answer the important questions:  Why does procurement say no?  Why do procurement people sometimes take themselves tooooo se...

We've launched into the world of short videos on TikTok.   It's another thing we said we wouldn't do. Anyway, here's the audio-only version, for those of you who really, really don't want to look at us. We promise this is the last of our run of terrible procurement jokes. Until the next one. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/procurement-says-no--5886102/support .

Procurement Says No - the world's best procurement podcast - gets lots of questions from our listeners all around the world.   So we thought, let's put all of those questions into a series of mini bite-sized podcast chunks.  Like dog food. In episode 12 you ask for help on creating a procurement 90 day plan (which you definately will stick to); how to save money on fuel buying; and whether using e...

Rich and Ed welcome CIPS supremo Ben Farrell and find out how the Blackthorn Rally is saving Paddington bear, giraffes and elephants; Ben's globe trotting including nearly meeting the Nigerian president, seeing just how big a typical Government Dept of Bribery & Corruption should be; and his passion for procurement - shared with CIPS volunteers around the world. He also talks to us about the n...

Rich and Ed meet Alex Jennings from Alchemie Network to discuss whether AI can save us from Trump's tariffs and global meltdown. This is the edited audio of Alchemie's live stream from July 2025 (and we know the sound is nowhere near Dobly 5.1) where we discuss the latest developments in the global tariff drama - agreements which have been made, deals which are close, which countries are on the na...

We've launched into the world of short videos on TikTok.   It's another thing we said we wouldn't do. Anyway, here's the audio-only version, for those of you who really, really don't want to look at us. We've nearly run out of procurement jokes thankfully - here they are... Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/procurement-says-no--5886102/support .

We've launched into the world of short videos on TikTok.   It's another thing we said we wouldn't do. Anyway, here's the audio-only version, for those of you who don't really want to look at us. We ask the important question - "what is the procurement elevator speech?" Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/procurement-says-no--5886102/support .

We've launched into the world of short videos on TikTok.   It's another thing we said we wouldn't do. Anyway, here's the audio-only version, for those of you who really don't want to look at us. More crap jokes...these ones are slightly worse than the previous episode. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/procurement-says-no--5886102/support .