Mr Abrauna Yakubu

The Supply Chain Ambassador

I am a procurement professional, who is all about connecting with the supply chain community in a positive, fun and engaging way. I am currently the host of the Supply Chain Ambassador Podcast.

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Mr Abrauna Yakubu

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Government

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Latest episode

Oct 2, 2026

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Episodes

Fostering a healthy client relationship with John Caves, Senior Manager at Employment and Social Development Canada 19.07.2022

On today's Podcast, John Caves is here to share with us some of the great things that he's doing building client relationships, at Employment and Social Development Canada.

Creative Leadership with Troy Crosby, Assistant Deputy Minister of Department of National Defense. 05.07.2022

On Today's podcast, Assistant Deputy Minister, Troy Crosby, shares his leadership strategies and how you can bring creativity to any solution.

Part 2: Material Management with Richard Quinn of Department of National Defence. 21.06.2022

On today's podcast. We continue our discussion with Richard to understand the material management challenges in the public service of Canada. Richard shares his approach to finding success.

Part 1: Material Management with Richard Quinn of Department of National Defence. 06.06.2022

On today's podcast. We learn about material management and the strategies Richard uses to navigate supply chain in the public service of Canada. This is the 1st part of our long conversation. The next part will be published two weeks from now.

Intern opportunities with Darin Hayduk of Public Services and Procurement Canada. 23.05.2022

Are you a student currently attending university or college? In today's Podcast, we will learn of the intern officer program and the great work our next guest is doing, in order to help you land a career in the public service procurement field.

Organizational Problem Solving with Jordan Daly-Frey 09.05.2022

In today's Podcast, we discuss with Jordan Daly-Fry about problem solving and how organizations can accelerate business transformations and arrive at better outcomes.

Selling Surplus Assets, with Josee Doucet, of GC Surplus.ca 25.04.2022

How does the public service get rid of all the stuff that it buys? How does it manage surplus items? Helping me to learn more about that is Josie Doucet.

Kick-off to season 2 11.04.2022

Hello colleagues, I wanted to take a brief moment to share with you what is new, as well as all the exciting details about the podcast. Check out my new website at: https://supplychainambassador.com/

Episode 22: Socio-economic Benefits in Procurement, with Michelle Mascoll, of Public Services and Procurement Canada. 20.12.2021

In Today's podcast, Michelle Mascoll shares with us, what the federal public service is doing to achieve socioeconomic benefits in its federal procurement. Whether it be, green procurement or social procurement in support of diversity, accessibility, women in business and Indigenous procurement.

Episode 21: Learning Social Procurement, with Tori Williamson, of the BuySocialCanada. 04.12.2021

In today's podcast, Tori Williamson of Buy Social Canada talks about social procurement, and discusses how you can become a social procurement leader.

Episode 20: Meet the Procurement Ombudsman, with Alexander Jeglic, of the Office of the Procurement Ombudsman. 22.11.2021

The Office of the Procurement Ombudsman (OPO) is a neutral and independent organization of the Government of Canada that helps resolve contracting disputes between businesses and the federal government.

Episode 19: De-centralized Procurement, with Tracy Harris of the Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services, Government of British Columbia 07.11.2021

On today's podcast, Tracy Harris invites us to learn more about the world of procurement in the Government of British Columbia.

Episode 18: Materiel Management Integration, with Brownwynn Guymer of National Defence of Canada. 26.10.2021

In today's episode, Brownwynn Guymer, policy writer for National Defence, helps us understand material management in the public service.

Episode 17: Defining Contractual Arrangements, with Danielle Aubin of Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. 12.10.2021

How do public servants purchase from other government entities, non-profit, or international agencies ? On this special podcast, I speak with Danielle Aubin from the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat to shed light on this topic. Find out, how Contractual Arrangements work to set-up these purchases.

Episode 16: Public Sector Career Paths in procurement, with Daniel Pilon of Global Affairs Canada. 29.09.2021

In today's podcast, my former mentor, Daniel Pilon, joins the Supply Chain Ambassador podcast to discuss; the latest hot topics in procurement, the death star in star wars, taking chances with lateral moves, managing staff remotely and bringing over 60,000 Canadians back home from Afghanistan.

Episode 15: Procurement Modernization, with Mark Janes of Public Procurement Agency, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. 14.09.2021

In this podcast, we talk about how resilient and transformative public procurement can be. As we move forward towards our modernization goals, Public Sector organizations have to recognize how critical it is to modernize core foundational pillars of talent, process, technology, and culture in order to achieve an efficient, agile and diversified procurement function.

Episode 14: The Job Market Gap, with Fahd Gulzar, from Amazon Web Services. 30.08.2021

Coming out of the pandemic, we enter into a new world, where the current job market will be changed for good. New skills are needed for the jobs of tomorrow. There are great careers out there, and an even bigger demand for people, like you, in these well-paid careers. On today’s podcast, Fahd Gulzar is going to help me understand the job market gap and how he, is helping to address that gap.

Episode 13: Government financial policy, with Dominique Pagé, from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. 17.08.2021

How do you implement a successful government financial policy? and support the people who will help to implement the policy? Please welcome Dominique Pagé, our special guest on today’s podcast episode.

Episode 12: Understanding Business Acumen, with Al Garlinski, from Public Services and Procurement Canada. 04.08.2021

Al Garlinski is helping me to understand business acumen, in public sector procurement.

Episode 11: Purchasing from the Correctional Service of Canada, with Kelly Hartle, Chief the Executive Officer at CORCAN 20.07.2021

On today’s podcast, we are going to explore a very different kind of procurement. One that contributes to safe communities by providing offenders with employment and employability skills training, during their incarceration in federal penitentiaries. CORCAN is a key rehabilitation program of the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) that offers employment training and employability skills to offend...

Episode 10: Life-saving accessibility Solution, with Steve Agisnaga of EVAC+CHAIR Canada. 05.07.2021

On today’s podcast, I want to focus on an accessible solution that is ensuring, in a case of an emergency in a multi-floored building, that no one gets left behind. Joining me today is Steve Agisnaga Territory Manager of EVAC+CHAIR CANADA

Episode 9: Beautiful Co-working Office Spaces, with Vince Valenti of Workaway Offices. 21.06.2021

The pandemic has certainly changed the way we think about our office spaces. Overnight, working from home became the new norm. But working from home is not for everyone. As we change the way we think about our office spaces, it becomes important that we find a more flexible solution. Helping me to learn about the beautiful and flexible work spaces is Vince Valenti.

Episode 8: Public Speaking Fears, with Alex Keenan, of Stage Light Communications. 07.06.2021

Public Speaking can be scary! On today's podcast, Alex Keenan helps us understand how to overcome our fears with authenticity and in doing so, be our best selves. Visit: https://stagelight.ca to find out more.

Episode 7: Getting a Public Sector Job in Canada, with Anne Beausoleil of Public Services and Procurement Canada. 25.05.2021

Ever wondered how to get a job in the Canadian federal public service? On today's podcast, we help you understand how the job hiring process works and what you can do to help you, in your job hunt.

Episode 6: Agile procurement with Guylaine Carrière, of Shared Services Canada. 10.05.2021

Government procurement can be quite rigid. On today's podcast, learn how Guylaine Carrière, Director of agile and innovative procurement, at Shared Services Canada is changing that mentality!

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