Love Procurement: The Podcast

Welcome to the #loveprocurement podcast, where we bring you a fresh and lighthearted take on all things procurement. Join us as we dive into the fascinating world of Procurement with a twist of humor and a sprinkle of fun. We'll explore a different topic in each episode, inviting industry experts and special guests to share their insights, experiences, and stories. Whether you're a seasoned procurement professional or just curious about the field, this podcast is for you. Get ready to laugh, learn, and deepen your appreciation for procurement!

Love Procurement: The Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Ivalua, with 63 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Ivalua hosts Love Procurement: The Podcast, a business show with 63 episodes published.

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  Episode #12

  Ep 12: Placing Governance Before Generative AI feat Callum Jolly

  Aug 18, 202631 minS3

  Despite the hype about AI, procurement must still take a pragmatic approach to transformation that includes a focus on governance, processes, and day-to-day execution. Rather than treating AI as a destination, it is the next step in a longer maturity journey, one where technology must earn its place by delivering clear, measurable value and making procurement professionals more effective. In this episode of the #LoveProcurement podcast host Stephen Carter welcomes Callum Jolly to the show. Callum is the Head of Strategic Supplier and Commercial Management at Smart DCC, a company that runs a secure network to allow smart meters across Great Britain to communicate with energy companies. Callum shares his perspective on the operational foundations that make procurement transformation and AI adoption sustainable: His 'earn the right' philosophy and how it has shaped his procurement journey The approach he has taken to evaluating, adopting, and scaling AI How the challenge of working in a regulated industry plays out in his priorities Links: Callum Jolly on LinkedIn Stephen Carter on LinkedIn

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  Episode #11

  Ep 11: IVA: AI Rewrites the Procurement Playbook feat Paul Zammit

  Aug 4, 202636 minS3

  Agentic AI is rapidly moving beyond the narrow, task-specific agent model to become a single, dynamic capability that can specialize on the fly rather than requiring a new agent for every new problem. In order to take advantage of this new agentic framework, procurement will need to consider "governed autonomy," human accountability, data privacy, and the role expertise will play in making agentic operating models smarter over time. In this episode of the #LoveProcurement podcast host Kelly Barner welcomes Paul Zammit to the show. Paul is a Senior Product Marketing Manager for AI and Platform at Ivalua, which includes the newly announced IVA and IVA Studio, the agentic operating model for procurement. Paul explains the process of creating and using IVA: How IVA and IVA Studio are different from other procuretech approaches to leveraging agentic AI? IVA's ability to 'understand' the context of the user (role, permissions, business unit, and responsibility) and factors that into the work it does? How IVA works in environments where data lives across multiple systems Ensuring IVA meets enterprise safety and information security requirements to balance autonomy with accountability in an enterprise setting Links: Paul Zammit on LinkedIn Introducing IVA Powered by IVA Studio: The Agentic Operating System for Procurement

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  Episode #10

  Ep 10: A World Cup Special feat Philip Ideson and Vishal Patel

  Jul 16, 202633 minS3

  The World Cup is more than the biggest sporting event in the world. It is also a rare global experience that brings together nations, cultures, and millions of fans around a shared passion. Beyond the action on the pitch, the tournament is a fascinating case study in logistics, commercialization, technology, and the economics of modern sport. In this episode of the #LoveProcurement podcast host Vishal Patel welcomes Philip Ideson back to the show. Both are well-known for their love of football (or soccer, depending on your location) and take this opportunity to elaborate on one of their other great 'loves' - beyond procurement, of course. Philip and Vishal discuss this year's World Cup from multiple perspectives: Why the World Cup fan experience is unlike any other sporting event The business behind football, from ticket pricing and sponsorships to commercial strategy and the growth of the game Whether technology has improved or diminished the sport. Surprising parallels between football and procurement, including teamwork, governance, logistics, and designing systems that guide behavior without getting in the way Links: Philip Ideson on LinkedIn Vishal Patel on LinkedIn

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  Episode #9

  Ep 9: Evaluating AI with Confidence feat Sandra Göttlinger and Max-Leonhard Böttrich

  Jul 7, 202633 minS3

  <p >As AI capabilities are added to an increasing number of SaaS platforms, procurement must ensure that their evaluation frameworks match solution strengths to enterprise priorities and also separate real progress from marketing spin.</p> <p >It is the evidence of impact and effectiveness, not talk or hype about it, that should drive decision-making about technology.</p> <p >In this episode of the #LoveProcurement podcast host Kelly Barner welcomes Sandra Göttlinger and Max-Leonhard Böttrich to the show. Sandra is a Senior Manager and Co-Lead in Digital Procurement at Deloitte, and Max is a Senior Consultant on the same te...

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  Episode #9

  Ep 9: Evaluating AI with Confidence feat Sandra Göttlinger and Max-Leonhard Böttrich

  Jul 7, 202633 minS3

  As AI capabilities are added to an increasing number of SaaS platforms, procurement must ensure that their evaluation frameworks match solution strengths to enterprise priorities and also separate real progress from marketing spin. It is the evidence of impact and effectiveness, not talk or hype about it, that should drive decision-making about technology. In this episode of the #LoveProcurement podcast host Kelly Barner welcomes Sandra Göttlinger and Max-Leonhard Böttrich to the show. Sandra is a Senior Manager and Co-Lead in Digital Procurement at Deloitte, and Max is a Senior Consultant on the same team. Sandra and Max share their perspectives on: How AI impact is being assessed in source-to-contract provider evaluation and selection processes The most important dimensions or criteria to include in provider evaluation frameworks Ways procurement can evaluate AI capabilities fairly across providers, avoiding being misled by self-assessments or marketing claims ROI measurement, AI maturity, and where companies should focus next Links: Sandra Göttlinger on LinkedIn Max-Leonhard Böttrich on LinkedIn Sourcing & Procurement | Deloitte Deutschland Deloitte_Selecting-Source-to-Contract-AI-Vendors.pdf AI ROI: The paradox of rising investment and elusive returns

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