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Inside Procurement

Inside Procurement, by The Smart Cube, is our take on industry challenges, opportunities and trends. It comes from our experience as a global provider of research and analytics solutions to a third of... Read more

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Ep 26 Inside Procurement: Dealing with COVID-19 in the Industrial sector - Interview with Brian Slobodow

Ep 26 Inside Procurement: Dealing with COVID-19 in the Industrial sector - Interview with Brian Slobodow

In our latest podcast of the Inside Procurement series, Omer Abdullah talks to Brian Slobodow, who brings his unique per... Read more

14 Apr 2020

30mins

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Ep 23 Inside Procurement: CPO Trends 2020

Ep 23 Inside Procurement: CPO Trends 2020

In our last episode of Inside Procurement in 2019, we talk about the key trends and challenges that will influence procu... Read more

2 Dec 2019

17mins

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Ep 22 Inside Procurement: Zero Based Budgeting

Ep 22 Inside Procurement: Zero Based Budgeting

In our latest podcast from the Inside Procurement series, we discuss Zero Based Budgeting (ZBB) – a hot topic on the min... Read more

18 Nov 2019

17mins

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Ep 21 Inside Procurement: Procurement and Private Equity: Interview with Brian Slobodow

Ep 21 Inside Procurement: Procurement and Private Equity: Interview with Brian Slobodow

They explore how Private Equity firms can unlock procurement's value to meet its end goals and also discuss some practi... Read more

23 Sep 2019

53mins

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Ep 16 Inside Procurement: Interview with Philip Duncan

Ep 16 Inside Procurement: Interview with Philip Duncan

In this episode we talk to Phillip Duncan, Ex-CPO of Takeda Pharmaceutical, about his experiences and learnings from ove... Read more

4 Jun 2019

37mins

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Ep 09 Inside Procurement: 2019 Procurement Predictions

Ep 09 Inside Procurement: 2019 Procurement Predictions

Our second podcast of 2019 looks at the key trends and challenges that we expect will influence procurement over the nex... Read more

21 Jan 2019

35mins

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Ep 08 Inside Procurement: Aligning Procurement Strategy with Corporate Strategy

Ep 08 Inside Procurement: Aligning Procurement Strategy with Corporate Strategy

In the first podcast of 2019, we discuss ‘procurement strategy’. Not a new concept, but for many this just meant achievi... Read more

3 Jan 2019

10mins

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Ep 04 Inside Procurement: Digital procurement podcast

Ep 04 Inside Procurement: Digital procurement podcast

What exactly is digital procurement anyway? Why is it important? How do I take advantage of it? Do I have to spend a lot... Read more

25 Sep 2018

19mins

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Ep 03 Inside Procurement: Moving the dial from Category Management to Category Excellence

Ep 03 Inside Procurement: Moving the dial from Category Management to Category Excellence

In this episode, we look at Category Management within the Procurement realm. As an idea and a concept, Category Managem... Read more

13 Jul 2018

16mins

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Ep 02 Inside Procurement: The CPO - CFO Relationship, Making it work

Ep 02 Inside Procurement: The CPO - CFO Relationship, Making it work

In this episode, we look at the relationship between the CPO and the CFO – that is, the Chief Procurement Officer and th... Read more

5 Apr 2018

20mins

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