The Way We Source

We're joined by Pedro Berrocoso, a Digital Procurement & Process Automation advisor and founder of AccelerIQ – a boutique consultancy helping businesses to maximize process and technology value with a human-centric view. As a Digital & AI enthusiast, he is passionate about advancing Procurement into the future. Pedro lead a Center of Excellence for Digital Innovation in his recent role and...

Fabian Lampe, Founder of Advance Procurement, joins The Way We Source to share his unique expertise within the intersection of Procurement, Marketing, and Technology. With a wide range of experience as a practitioner at Bayer and Unilever, consulting at Deloitte, and ProcureTech marketer at Archlet, Fabian is unique expert and thought leader who helps Procurement teams and solution providers speak...

We’re joined by Robert Byström, Head of Procurement at Holmen Wood Products, Partner at StromGold Consulting, and Ambassador at The Sustainable Procurement Pledge. With over 18 years experience as a Sourcing & Procurement leader, both as a practitioner and consultant, Robert shares his extensive knowledge about effective change management and Procurement transformation in this fantastic discus...

In this fantastic episode, we’re joined by Jason Cipriano , a seasoned CPO/Procurement Executive who has built organizations at Fortune 500s such as Nike and startups alike, and now the Founder of Tivore consulting.  With 15+ years of experience and $15B+ impacted sourcing, Jason sat down with Sam to share his insights about procurement leadership, strategy, supplier relationships & diversity,...

In this episode, we’re joined by Nico Bac – Founder of Digital Procurement Now, former Senior Director at Procter & Gamble, and an expert in Digital Procurement Transformation with over 20 years of experience in Purchasing. Nico joins Sam for a fantastic discussion about digital transformation in Procurement – from building business cases and being bold about new technology needs, to overcomin...

In this episode, we’re joined by Constantin Conquet, Head of Procurement at Monks – the global marketing and technology services provider that accelerates business possibilities and refines how brands and businesses interact with the world – and a seasoned Procurement professional with over 10 years of experience at companies like Adidas and Sanofi.  Constantin joins Sam for a great discussion abo...

In this episode, we’re joined by Anna McGovern, CPIM, CSCP - Business & Consulting Partner at Tompkins Ventures, Founder & Managing Director at Pondview Consulting, former CPO at Unilever, and a Supply Chain & Procurement Evangelist helping business to streamline supply chains & procurement, boost efficiency, maximize value, and tapping into supplier networks for innovation and gro...

In this episode, we’re joined by Rani Al Hajji, start-up advisor and an experienced marketing and brand manager in the FMCG space. With over 25 years of experience with iconic brands such as L’Oreal, Garnier, Colgate, and Palmolive, Rani joins Sam to share his knowledge about the relationship between sustainability and innovation, and marketing and procurement. In this fantastic discussion, Rani c...

In this episode of “The Way We Source,” we’re joined by Sigrid Brendel, an experienced Procurement leader within the FMCG industry and the Founder & Strategic Adviser at Brendel Interim. In her impressive career, she has served as a Procurement Director at companies like Kraft and Modelez, as well as the CPO at Campari Group. Sigrid joined Sam for an enlightening discussion about her journey i...

In this episode, we’re joined by Keith Wright - Founder & CEO of K. Wright Consultancy and author of “The Power of Professional Procurement.” With 25+ years experience as a Procurement practitioner, Keith shares his knowledge about Procurement’s new challenges, new role, and new value creation - as well as the best and worst practices that he’s seen in his consulting career. He also talks to S...

In this episode, Sam is joined by Pascal Evertz, a Procurement Innovator, Founder of GoBeyondProcurement, and Owner & Managing Director of Buyers United. With over 25 years of experience in the industry and a doctorate in Business Administration, Pascal has consulted numerous global businesses with training and development in bespoke AI solutions. Pascal shares his knowledge with Sam in an enl...

In this episode, we’re joined by Adwoa Owusu-Banahene, Procurement Leader at London Legacy Development Corporation and a seasoned leader in public procurement and the construction & development space with over 15 years of experience. She and Sam share a great discussion on how Adwoa felt called to procurement, the responsibilities of public procurement to their communities, how new regulations...

We’re joined by Anam Rahman - “Agent PO” and the Founder & CEO at Kavida, the AI solution that empowers manufacturing teams with post-PO management for on-time deliveries. As a former procurement practitioner turned ProcureTech founder, Anam shares his wide range of Procurement insights with Sam Jenks in this great discussion, covering Kavida’s mission, AI adoption, PLG, Anam’s learnings as a...

On this episode, we’re joined by Vera Rozanova - a Procurement thought leader, award-winning speaker, CIPS lecturer, and former CPO at Royal Canin, British American Tobacco, Rusagro, and Procter & Gamble.  Vera joins Sam for a great discussion about the future of Procurement, how to build new plans and frameworks, building strong Supplier Development Programs, the necessary skills for Procurem...

In this special episode, we’re joined by one of Kodiak Hub’s beloved partners - Denin Gigovic, Elektrobit’s Global Head of Procurement.  Denin joins Sam for a great discussion about how Procurement can help power innovation together with suppliers, how to balance cost with innovation, building strong relationships between internal stakeholders and external suppliers, the future of Procurement, and...

In this episode, we’re joined by Magnus Josephson, an accomplished Procurement expert and consultant with experience in both the private and public sectors. In his impressive career, Magnus has worked with over 600 companies and public entities in 12 countries and is one of Sweden’s top consultants in public Procurement.  Magnus joins Sam to discuss the differences between public and private Procu...

This episode, we’re joined by Alex Evans, a procurement practitioner with a wide range of experience in the aerospace and defense sector – having previous sourced for Boeing, Leonardo, Vertical Aerospace, and Heart Aerospace before joining Elbit Systems UK as their Supply Chain Manager. Alex discusses his experiences of working at both multinationals and startups, the differences and similarities...

In this episode, we’re joined by Francesco Bassoli, an accomplished Procurement leader and practitioner with over 20 years of experience, having previously served as the CPO of Alcoa and the VP of Global Procurement at Amcor.  Francesco discusses how his background in engineering has influenced his career in Procurement, how he’s transitioned to different industries during his Procurement career,...

In this episode, we’re joined by a household name and thought leader in Procurement – Peter Smith. With over 40 years (or make that 30 years) of experience, Peter has worked with Procurement as a practitioner, professor, Managing Editor of Spend Matters Europe, and author of the books “Bad Buying” and “Procurement with Purpose.” He joins us to discuss how he’s seen Procurement evolve during his ca...

In this episode, we’re joined by Lukas Wawrla, Co-Founder & Managing Director of Archlet. Lukas tells us about how he stumbled into sourcing & procurement with no prior experience while co-founding his sourcing platform in university, how Archlet broke into the sourcing space and found the success it has today, Lukas’s experience as an unexpected procure tech founder, and his thoughts on w...

This episode, we’re joined by a ProcureTech pioneer - Heiko Schwarz, founder & CEO of riskmethods. Heiko discusses his journey as a ProcureTech founder, how risk management has evolved over the last decade, the next big trends he sees coming in procurement, and more!  (00:39) - Introducing Heiko (01:11) - What does Sourcing & Procurement mean to Heiko? (02:20) - How’s life for Heiko as a P...

We’re thrilled to be joined by a household name in the Procurement space, Omer Abdullah - former Principal at A.T. Kearney, co-founder of The Smart Cube, and author of “Risk and Your Supply Chain: Preparing for the Next Global Crisis.” Sam talks to Omer about the changes he’s seen in Procurement in his 30-year career, the adoption of ProcureTech solutions and how it will transform teams in the fut...

This week, we’re joined by Fredrik Taube, Head of Procurement at Söderberg & Partners and former Head of Sourcing for Ericsson. Fredrik discusses how he began his career in Sales at Ericsson before transitioning to Procurement and leading Ericsson’s global Sourcing team. He shares some lessons that he’s learned from having sat on both sides of the table to develop a 360-Degree Procurement Mind...

Christian Paul is an expert in game theory and Geschäftsführer (or “Managing Director”) of nnamu, the German ProcureTech solution that utilises game theory algorithms to improve sourcing strategies and negotiations. He joins us to discuss his journey from Procurement consultant to startup founder, how nnamu helps its clients, and what Procurement teams can learn from game theory in their strategie...

Timestamps: (01:22) — What does Procurement & Sourcing mean to Alex? Alex talks about how Procurement has changed in recent years. (03:20) — What made Alex decide to work in Procurement? (04:43) — What made Alex found his company Nutral? (05:47) — What is the gap in the market that Alex and Nutral are trying to fill? (08:32) — Why did Alex decide to become a founder? (10:28) — What lessons did...