Ep 18: A Passion for Category Management feat. Sabrina Hueren
Release Date: 10/08/2024
Ep 5: Building Procurement Careers with Meaning feat. Lauren Feery and Kathryn Thompson
Love Procurement: The Podcast
Procurement leaders are notorious for finding varied paths into the function, often bringing with them a depth and breadth of experience that the teams they join benefit from. Just as important as the knowledge they gather are the people they meet along the way - mentors and trailblazers who inspire them and open doors ahead of them, clearing a path for them to do the same. In this episode of the #LoveProcurement podcast, Kelly Barner is joined by Lauren Feery and Kathryn Thompson. Lauren is the Group Procurement Director at DS Smith, a leading global sustainable package company. With...
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Ep 4: How to Become a Procurement 'Prepper' ft Ted Nordquist
Love Procurement: The Podcast
Procurement organizations are no strangers to change, but, over the past few years, the rate and scale of that change have both increased in a way that even veterans of the profession might not have expected. The impact of this change has clearly registered with procurement leaders, many of whom are now working hard to prepare their teams for future shifts and disruptions. In this episode of the #LoveProcurement podcast, Kelly Barner is joined by Ted Nordquist. Ted is the CEO of Sourcian Partner, a professional services firm based in Sweden. During their conversation, Ted shares how current...
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Ep 3: Spicing Up Procurement with New Ideas ft Paul Derogee
Love Procurement: The Podcast
Procurement has changed considerably over time, from the associated skills and formal professionalism to the available platforms and sources of information. With that change has come more opportunities to collaborate with suppliers, impact the performance of the company as a whole, and incentives for the next generation of professionals to enter the field. In this episode of the #LoveProcurement podcast, Kelly Barner is joined by Paul Derogee, Head of Procurement Heat and Distribution UK at Vattenfall. It wasn’t easy for him to get into procurement at the start of his career, but he’s...
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Ep 2: A New Era in Corporate Compliance ft Nicole Sherwin #LoveProcurement
Love Procurement: The Podcast
As compliance shifts from an internal process-related concept to one associated with external expectations and regulations, procurement’s role continues to grow. Understanding what is at stake, the up and down-side benefits, as well as the why driving the company’s investment are all critical to success. In this episode of the #LoveProcurement podcast, Kelly Barner is joined by Nicole Sherwin, Chief Impact Officer at EcoVadis. Nicole and her colleagues are dedicated to empowering businesses to transform and magnify their sustainability impacts in the value chain in large part by investing...
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Ep 1: Feel the magic! Procurement meets at Ivalua NOW 2025 ft Aurelie Lucas & Aurelie Teyssier
Love Procurement: The Podcast
World class events go beyond people, place, and time. If they are planned for and hosted with purpose, they can take on a culture or ‘vibe’ of their own. The more unique and cohesive the event experience is, the more impactful and lasting it will be in the minds of attendees - as well as those who help to run the event. In this episode of the #LoveProcurement podcast, Kelly Barner is joined by Aurelie Teyssier, Ivalua’s Vice President of Corporate Marketing, and Aurelie Lucas, Ivalua’s Senior Marketing Director for EMEA & APAC. They play a critical role in planning for and hosting...
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Ep 26: Stimulating an Appetite for Digital Change ft Sam Bowyer
Love Procurement: The Podcast
How well an organization - or a procurement team - knows itself plays a huge role in how successful they are able to be in any change effort, systems implementations included. Knowing what the objectives of the project are and having a plan to stay focused on them until they are achieved is both absolutely critical and also a lot harder than it sounds. In this episode of the #LoveProcurement podcast, Kelly Barner is joined by Sam Bowyer. Sam is a Director at Optis Consulting, where he focuses on the strategy side of implementation. Over the last decade, he has helped procurement teams prepare...
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Ep 25: Selling Procurement for a Living ft Thomas Germer
Love Procurement: The Podcast
Expectations drive what procurement is able to deliver. Whether that means the business’s expectations, supplier expectations, or procurement’s own expectations, what they think they can achieve, and how they think they should spend their time, drives outcomes - for better or worse. While that may sound limiting, if procurement can change their expectations of themselves, they can take on a whole new trajectory. In this episode of the #LoveProcurement podcast, Philip Ideson is joined by Thomas Germer. Thomas is the Director of Central Procurement for ADAC, the “AAA” of Germany...
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Ep 24: Variety is the Spice of Procurement ft Amanda Christian
Love Procurement: The Podcast
Procurement is a diverse profession. Every category presents procurement with unique opportunities and challenges, ensuring that no two days are ever the same. This variety is one of the features that procurement professionals love most about the field. But, when procurement works in government contracting, a whole new set of rules, expectations, and processes apply. In this episode of the #LoveProcurement podcast, Kelly Barner is joined by Amanda Christian. Amanda is the Senior Vice President of Contracts and Subcontracts at CACI. Amanda heads up both the sell and buy side for a...
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Ep 23: Procurement is For Everyone ft Adele Bleakley #LoveProcurement
Love Procurement: The Podcast
The categories procurement manages are as varied as the stakeholders they work with and the suppliers they buy from. But that does not mean learnings from one category, or industry even, can’t be transferred from one to another. In fact, when the objective is value creation, this may be the very advantage that allows procurement to succeed. In this episode of the #LoveProcurement podcast, Kelly Barner is joined by Adele Bleakley. Adele is a Procurement Manager for Sainsburys and was recently recognized as the ‘Highly Commended – Young Talent’ winner at the 2024 CIPS Excellence in...
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Ep 22: The Epic Supplier Management Maturity Journey ft Florent Connac
Love Procurement: The Podcast
Procurement’s value comes from many different sources, but supplier relationships are a nearly inexhaustible source of potential. Over the last few years, procurement has made significant investments - and substantial progress - in their ability to build relationships with key suppliers as well as to improve the supplier experience overall. In this episode of the #LoveProcurement podcast, Kelly Barner is joined by Florent Connac. Florent is a Project Director for Cyrias, and he has decades of experience in procurement. Florent takes this opportunity to share his perspective on...
info_outlineCategory management is as fundamental part of procurement as strategic sourcing, supplier management, and negotiation. At the same time, there is a chasm between optimism about the potential of category management and examples of where it has been carried out successfully.
In this episode of the #LoveProcurement podcast, Kelly Barner is joined by Sabrina Hueren. Sabrina is a manager and strategy consultant for Sourcing Champions, a boutique procurement consulting firm based in Amsterdam. Not only does Sabrina love procurement, but she also has a passion for category management!
In this episode, Sabrina speaks about why category management is more relevant for procurement today than ever before:
- The ‘soft’ skills that are required to successfully build and execute against a category strategy, whether procurement is made up of generalists or category experts
- How to make sure your category strategy delivers results rather than gathering dust on a shelf or in a drawer
- Why category management is one of the best ways for procurement to demonstrate their potential for overall business impact far beyond savings
Links: Sabrina Hueren on LinkedIn