The Never-Ending Climb to Stronger Supply Chain and Procurment
By Shaun Syvertsen
Categories: Technology
Join Shaun Syvertsen from ConvergentIS as he interviews the industries smartest experts to help you learn more about the latest innovations in procurement.
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Recent episodes
- The 3-Year Career Rule
Want to build a more successful procurement career? Stop following a straight line and start seeking experiences that challenge you. Ammar Al-Rifai shares why career mobility, business acumen, and stakeholder influence are essential to becoming a well-rounded procurement leader, and why…
- Excel isn't a procurement strategy
Real procurement transformation happens when people, processes, and technology finally work together. Kim Moeller shares how curiosity, data, visibility, and a willingness to challenge broken processes can help procurement leaders drive meaningful change, make smarter decisions, and prepare their…
- What can building a procurement organization from the ground up teach you about leadership?
Great procurement leaders don't build credibility through policies and processes, but by influencing stakeholders, telling compelling stories, and understanding what truly matters to the business. Mithun Joseph Suchetha shares lessons from building procurement organizations, leading…
- You're Solving The Wrong Problem
The most strategic procurement teams don't start by asking what to buy. They start by asking what problem the business is trying to solve. Nino Mikeladze shares why curiosity is procurement's greatest competitive advantage, how leaders earn a seat at the table by creating business value, and what…
- Procurement Leaders Need To Stop Chasing Savings
Procurement creates its greatest value by enabling the business, not by chasing savings in isolation. Milind Tailor shares why world-class procurement leaders think like supply chain leaders, focus on business outcomes over procurement metrics, and prepare their teams for an AI-powered future…
- Everyone Hated My Leadership Even Though We Won
The best Chief Procurement Officers aren't remembered for the savings they delivered. They're remembered for the leaders they developed. Stephen Day shares how curiosity, people-first leadership, and the courage to embrace change have shaped his career, along with practical lessons on AI…
- Your Procurement Career Is Stalled - Here's Why
In the age of AI, your greatest competitive advantage isn't technology. It's being more human. Laura Sellers and Donna Bowden share how curiosity, empathy, communication, and self-awareness can help procurement professionals navigate career crossroads, avoid common mistakes, and build careers with…
- Most procurement leaders get this wrong
The most important negotiation you'll ever have isn't with a supplier. It's with yourself. In this thought-provoking conversation with Glin Bayley, we explore how hidden assumptions, internal narratives, and unchallenged beliefs quietly shape leadership, decision-making, and business outcomes…
- Why saying yes can change everything for procurement
What separates procurement leaders who simply manage spend from those who shape business strategy? Panos Anastasiou shares why curiosity, continuous learning, mentorship, and broad business experience are the foundations of lasting leadership, and how today's procurement professionals can build…
- Everyone thinks they want AI native ... until
AI is transforming procurement at an extraordinary pace, but separating meaningful innovation from marketing noise has never been more difficult. In this episode, Dr. Elouise Epstein cuts through the buzzwords surrounding "AI-native" solutions to explain what procurement and IT leaders should…
- This is what the C-Suite really wants from procurement
Procurement is changing faster than ever, and keeping up requires far more than technical expertise. In this episode of The Never-Ending Climb, Tania Seary, founder of Procurious, shares why curiosity, commercial acumen, and continuous learning are becoming the defining traits of tomorrow's…
- The next AI revolution for procurement
The next revolution in AI won't come from bigger language models. It will come from understanding cause and effect. In this week's episode, we speak with Jay Koganti about the emerging field of causal intelligence and why today's AI systems, built largely on correlation, often struggle to…
- Your AI costs are coming
Marc Behring believes procurement is standing at the center of the next major business transformation...and it has nothing to do with buying software. As AI agents rapidly enter the enterprise, procurement leaders must evolve into enterprise architects, designing how systems, people, data, and AI…
- Leading change in procurement when the stakes are real
What does it take to lead one of the largest business transformations in a company’s history?In this week’s episode, Shellie Molina, Chief Procurement Officer and Head of Supply Chain at Lumen Technologies, shares the leadership lessons, career experiences, and transformation strategies that have…
- Why Procurement Leaders Need an Enterprise Mindset
The biggest opportunities in procurement don't come from thinking like procurement. They come from thinking like a business leader.In this week’s discussion with procurement leader Jeff Bever, he shares lessons from his diverse career journey across agriculture, sourcing, procurement, operations…
- Resilience isn't enough
In a world defined by disruption, uncertainty, and constant change, supply chain leaders are being challenged to think differently. In this week's episode, Sheri Hinish, the 'Supply Chain Queen,' explores why traditional ideas of resilience are no longer enough and why organizations must move…
- Why cheap decisions become expensive
Some procurement decisions save money today — and quietly destroy value for years.Peter Smith explains why procurement’s biggest decisions are often not about cost savings at all. In this episode, a veteran procurement leader and author of Procurement with Purpose explores how sustainability…
- Why procurement fails
Procurement is often measured by savings, but its biggest impact is rarely found on a spreadsheet.This week's discussion with Shana Terry explores how procurement leaders can move beyond cost savings and compliance to become true strategic partners within their organizations. Shana shares why…
- Why the process is slowing you down
What if everything you thought you knew about procurement and process design is actually holding you back? In this episode, Leslie Rae Andrews challenges conventional thinking and introduces a powerful shift toward systems thinking, encouraging leaders to move beyond rigid, linear processes and…
- You've been wrong about procurement
Procurement isn’t about saving money, it’s about delivering value. In this week’s conversation, Adrienne Cole breaks down what that really means in practice. She challenges the long-held belief that cost reduction is the ultimate goal, explaining that true value is dynamic and tied directly to…
- This is how you win in procurement
If your stakeholders are bypassing procurement, it’s not a compliance issue. It’s a trust issue. This week’s conversation explores how procurement can evolve from a transactional function into a true strategic partner within the business. Drawing from her leadership experience, Trisha Robinson…
- When to use an RFP
Most procurement teams aren’t failing because of bad decisions. They’re failing because they’re using the wrong process to make them. In this week’s episode of The Never-Ending Climb for a Stronger Supply Chain and Procurement, Chandhrika Venkataraman breaks down one of the most common (and…
- There is NO best procurement solution
What if the reason you haven’t found the “best” solution… is because it doesn’t actually exist?This week’s conversation explores how Joël Collin-Demers is rethinking what procurement events should look like, designed not around scale but around real value. Instead of long, expensive, and often…
- Tough decisions in the age of AI
Procurement teams aren’t struggling because of a lack of technology. They’re struggling because of a lack of enablement. In this conversation, James Meads breaks down the real reason AI adoption is falling short: most professionals haven’t been properly trained or supported to use the tools…
- Great procurement leaders start by serving others
Great procurement leaders don’t build influence through authority. They earn it by serving others.In this week's episode of The Never-Ending Climb for a Stronger Supply Chain and Procurement, Jose Bustillo from SpendHQ shares a powerful perspective on what modern procurement leadership really…
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