Procurement Says No

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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. What is procurement? 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 11 you ask us how to source travel - whether using a big travel agency still makes sense; what about using AirB&B?   Also, what is "above the lin...

All of the procurement questions, all of the time. Procurement Says No is probably the world's best procurement podcast - and we get lots of questions from our listeners all around the world, asking for our advice on a whole range of procurementy topics. So we thought, let's put all of those questions into a series of mini bite-sized podcast chunks.  Like dog food. In episode 10 you ask us whether...

All of the procurement questions, all of the time. Procurement Says No is probably the world's best procurement podcast - and we get lots of questions from our listeners all around the world, asking for our advice on a whole range of procurementy topics. So we thought, let's put all of those questions into a series of mini bite-sized podcast chunks.  Like dog food. In episode 9 you ask us whether...

Rich and Ed have another special guest - Shone Richardson - and we're talking total global turmoil and meltdown - including tariffs and their impact for US procurement; whether war with Canada is the answer (or at least stealing their timber); if an SUV is sufficient to run products across the Mexican border into the US; and if you should route all your Chinese imports via the UK with a "Made in U...

All of the procurement questions, all of the time. Procurement Says No is probably the world's best procurement podcast - and we get lots of questions from our listeners all around the world, asking for our advice on a whole range of procurementy topics. So we thought, let's put all of those questions into a series of mini bite-sized podcast chunks.  Like dog food. In episode 8 you ask us for our...

All of the procurement questions, all of the time. Procurement Says No is probably the world's best procurement podcast - and we get lots of questions from our listeners all around the world, asking for our advice on a whole range of procurementy topics. So we thought, let's put all of those questions into a series of mini bite-sized podcasts so you can listen and learn! In episode 7 we find out w...

Rich and Ed do much pondering of all sorts of unintended consequences in the latest episode of Nicaragua's favourite business-based podcast - including the impact of tariffs on everything; pensioner job shares; Rachel Reeve's CV; even beavers and bees. We've also got lots of stats on just how well PSN is doing; news about Europe's continuing love affair with Russian gas; and....yes....news from CI...

All of the procurement questions, all of the time. Procurement Says No is probably the world's best procurement podcast - and we get lots of questions from our listeners all around the world, asking for our advice on a whole range of procurementy topics. So we thought, let's put all of those questions into a series of mini bite-sized podcasts so you can listen and learn! In episode 6 we find the b...

Rich and Ed said they'd never do politics but have a load of political news about the possible impact of US tariffs and looming recession (d'oh); a lack of news on the UK Public Procurement Act (which we'll take as good news); dull news about UK National Procurement Policy Statement; and finally some news from CIPS (yippee). And we have a special guest star from Zip - who we've been stalking for o...

All of the procurement questions, all of the time. Procurement Says No is probably the world's best procurement podcast - and we get lots of questions from our listeners all around the world, asking for our advice on a whole range of procurementy topics. So we thought, let's put all of those questions into a series of mini bite-sized podcasts so you can listen and learn! In episode 5 we answer the...

All of the procurement questions, all of the time. Procurement Says No is probably the world's best procurement podcast - and we get lots of questions from our listeners all around the world, asking for our advice on a whole range of procurementy topics. So we thought, let's put all of those questions into a series of mini bite-sized podcasts so you can listen and learn! In episode 4 we find out w...

Rich and Ed are in their final day at ProcureCon Las Vegas - and have now put everything on red and lost it all.   But luckily we ran in Subu Rao from Discover Dollar who not only gave a great explanation of how AI can help procurement find those missing dollars, but he also subbed us 10 bucks to put on black. And we talk to Cheron Lessmeister from CIPS Americas who is tasked with developing the C...

Rich and Ed continue to be bamboozled by intake to procure and orchestration - so much so that they've found more guest stars to try to explain it all.    And this time....well.... We speak to Michael (never Mike) Shields from Tropic and Sean Warren from Opstream.  Michael tells us how a procurement person turns sales person (Prosalesment) to further the cause of intelligent spend management, and...

Rich and Ed literally woke up in Vegas to the excitement of ProcureCon West Indirect!    In the first of three sort-of-mini episodes, they get to grips with agentic AI and Orchestration Schmorchestration...we have no idea what this means, but luckily our guests Mike Pierson from Tonkean and Niyata Chhaya from Hyperbots do!! So listen up and learn.     Are you going to put the dollars on red or bla...

All of the procurement questions, all of the time. Procurement Says No is probably the world's best procurement podcast - and we get lots of questions from our listeners all around the world, asking for our advice on a whole range of procurementy topics. So we thought, let's put all of those questions into a series of mini bite-sized podcasts so you can listen and learn! In episode 3 we find out h...

Rich and Ed have an assortment of exciting news - including Procurecon in Las Vegas, "Procurement Says No" Merch (available in all of the colours and sizes almost) and our new spin-off podcast "Ask Rich & Ed" (available on all good pod places). Plus a survey from the Cheetah Research Institute all about the uptake of AI in procurement - it's happening - slowly; priorities for Supply Chain lead...

All of the procurement questions, all of the time. Procurement Says No is probably the world's best procurement podcast - and we get lots of questions from our listeners all around the world, asking for our advice on a whole range of procurementy topics. So we thought, let's put all of those questions into a series of mini bite-sized podcasts so you can listen and learn! In episode 2 we find out h...

All of the procurement questions, all of the time. Procurement Says No is probably the world's best procurement podcast - and we get lots of questions from our listeners all around the world, asking for our advice on a whole range of procurementy topics. So we thought, let's put all of those questions into a series of mini bite-sized podcasts so you can listen and learn! In episode 1 we learn how...

Rich and Ed discover all there is to know about hosting your very own Procurement Event - with special guest stars Frank Musero and Michael Dunlap of ProcureCon; which only happens to be one of the biggest organisers of global procurement events! We ask Frank and Mike - what is ProcureCon all about; how many events do they hold; how long these things take to organise; how do they deal with terribl...

Your favorite procurement podcast is hosted by Alex Jennings on the Alchemie Network's livestream event. Ed and Rich muse on what we should expect in the world of procurement in 2025, as well as also looking back at what we said this time last year.    Were we right about near shoring, the continuing focus on risk and cost reduction, the slow march of AI, procurement tech continuing to lag, and a...

Rich and Ed bring you Christmas cheer with their 12 Days of Procurement - as they count the days and suggest things you should be doing - like sorting 12 unpaid invoices, approving 10 requistions, unsticking 9 contracts stuck in legal, reading 6 Linked-In lists, defining 3 definitions of ESG and a releasing  tender on Christmas eve...you get the picture.  Listen to find out the whole 12 days!   An...

Rich and Ed meet a real life salesperson, Meir Ziskin, who is an expert in automation and robotics sales.  Mier will be answering all those salesy questions such as what makes a good salesperson; what does he really think of procurement people; how to stop “tyre kickers”; what does sales want from procurement; can salespeople be a buyer’s friend; do competing sales organisations really talk to eac...

Rich and Ed explore the murky world of recruitment and provide their top tips whether you are interviewing or being interviewed.   Should you “be yourself” or perhaps someone else; should you wear a pointy hat; what’s the worst question to ask in an interview - and how to answer it; should you be passive or aggressive or passive aggressive; when should you walk out of an interview and run, never l...