Smarter Sourcing

In this episode of the Smarter Sourcing podcast, John speaks with 11x CFO Raymond Silcock , about Raymond's career in procurement and supply chain management, including at Diamond Foods, CTI Foods, Perrigo, and Neptune Wellness.  Raymond gives examples of the various international supply chains he has seen and how even a few hours made a difference in pricing of a product. In particular, they disc...

In this episode of the Smarter Sourcing podcast, John speaks with Bobby Lavan , CFO at Bowlero Corporation . They discuss Bowlero's procurement strategy, how its various vendors have been built up over 27 years, its decentralized approach, and how they're consolidating for cost efficiencies. They also talk about the challenges of implementing technology, why they're focused on performance marketin...

In this episode of the Smarter Sourcing podcast, recorded at the ICR Conference, John speaks with Lara Smith Weber , CFO at Inari , a company creating more sustainable seeds. They discuss how Inari is working on its mission to "seed change for a renewed Earth" by genetically changing plants to be more sustainable, how it supplies the market, and the challenges of being supply-constrained. They als...

In this episode of the Smarter Sourcing podcast, John speaks with Miguel Gonzalez , Chief Procurement Officer at DuPont . They discuss how DuPont takes a centralized approach to its procurement strategy by integrating it across the business, and how they're building supply chain resilience through redundancies and contingency plans. They also talk about their three priorities for procurement, the...

In our first episode of the Smarter Sourcing podcast, recorded at the ICR Conference, John speaks with Marc Suidan , CFO at The Beachbody Company , a health and fitness company. They discuss Marc's career evolution to CFO, what drew him to Beachbody, and how Beachbody functions as an organization — including its centralized procurement process for its nutrition arm. They also discuss the practices...