Reducing Embodied Carbon in the Building & Construction Industry with Monica Richter and Hudson Worsley. In this episode of the Procurement Podcast, Andy Franks and Christophe Barriere-Varju speak with Monica Richter and Hudson Worsley to introduce MECLA and the purpose of the Alliance. MECLA stands for Materials & Embodied Carbon Leaders' Alliance which is a collaboration of organisations that have come together to drive reductions in embodied carbon in the building and construction industry. MECLA seeks to align with the Paris Agreement targets and principles of the circular econo ..read more

How to Focus Procurement Activities with Jody Rowe. With years of expertise in the Oil & Gas industry, Jody Rowe is the CEO of both Rowe Advisory (resource advisory firm) and Promitheia Procurement, providing procurement online solutions that support procurement professionals. Jody shares her views about how Covid-19 forced businesses to better manage risks and into the obvious cost reduction activities and why any Procurement activities should start with a good plan. With Covid-19 raising the profile of Procurement it has also highlighted the need for strong governance with the focus o ..read more

Using Procurement Collaboration to Improve an Organization with Paul McCarthy. Paul McCarthy talks about buying products and services in a way that is effective, not necessarily cheap, but the best for your company, the best for right now, and the best for the future. Paul talks about a huge procurement knowledge gap that began with procurement employees that began their career post the 2008-09 financial crisis. With 10 years of expertise to 2019-2020, and a market now in decline, the focus is still buying as cheap as possible, but at the same time this approach expedites the decline of the ..read more

The Role of Procurement in the Banking Industry with Tony Crane. In this episode of the Procurement Podcast we talk about the Role of Procurement in the Banking and Financial Industry and the impact the Bank's Supply Chain has onto the end consumer. During our conversation with Tony Crane, we uncover some hidden areas that Banks can explore to continuously add value to their vertical supply chain, and how difficult it is to articulate the customers benefits -- often emotional -- and then being able to deliver a real customer experience. About Tony Crane Tony has been working in the Financia ..read more

Advanced and Strategic Procurement with Mario Adamo In this episode of the Procurement Podcast we speak talk about Advanced and Strategic Procurement with Mario Adamo. Brace yourself for an almost hour-long in depth conversation with Procurement defined as "Optimising price, availability, reliability, innovation, TCO in consultation with stakeholders and where Procurement is embedded into the organisation as a 'complex and strategic' fact based function." And in Mario's words, "Procurement is to be able to think at the next level and bring all the pieces together into concise and well artic ..read more

High Performance Procurement Program - HP3 Event In this episode of the Procurement Podcast we speak with attendees of the High Performance Procurement Program (HP3) developed and presented by Rob Halsall. Listen to the valuable information and feedback from Dave Dellow - Contract and Commercial Manager Group Procurement at QBE Insurance; Rey Louw, Head of Procurement & Property at Alinta Energy; Kara Watson - Customer Interactions at Westpac; Marie Viant - Procurement Manager, IT & Professional Services at Origin Energy; Thomas Polson - Technology Portfolio at Macquarie Group; Avnee ..read more

The first year of the Procurement Podcast saw a fantastic line up of great guests offering invaluable insights to the Procurement profession. From Procurement within Government Agencies to Performance Procurement, Circular Economy Procurement, Sustainable Procurement, and much much more. Take a notepad, listen to our guests and start noting down Procurement ideas and approaches to implement for 2020 ..read more

High Performance Procurement (HP3) In this episode of the Procurement Podcast, we speak with Rob Halsall (former Chief Procurement Officer at Westpac New Zealand) about not just what Procurement is, but how improvements can be made at an individual level. Rob Halsall is the Founder and Managing Director of The Executive Athlete whose aims are to provide a range of talent profiling & training solutions, commercial & strategy advisory, as well as corporate coaching options to build creative, adaptable and resilient performance. Using a blend of proven contemporary behavioural scien ..read more

Circular Economy Procurement Circular Economy Procurement is a non-negotiable activity to be undertaken both by Government Agencies, Public and Private Organisations for the future of our generations and for the future of our planet. In this Procurement Podcast, Myla Bulaon (NSW Department of Education) and Tania Lalor (Local Government Procurement) speak with Christophe and Andy (Procurement Podcast) and discuss the importance and approaches to embed Circular Procurement as one of the enabler of Circular Economy over the traditional Create + Make + Dispose value creation model. In today ..read more

In his role of Chief Procurement Officer for the NSW Department of Communities and Justice (Australia), Jean-Michel Carriere discusses the role of Procurement as an enabler to achieve strategic objectives. As with any Government Agency, there is a level of responsibility dealing with public monies and ensuring that value is achieved to the benefits of tax payers. Jean-Michel Carriere also discusses the importance of having a Supplier Development Programme as a conduit for cross-enterprises value creation. By setting the correct Procurement Strategy to enable outcomes around: 1. A custo ..read more