Procurement Pulse

Welcome to Procurement Pulse, where we delve into the heartbeat of supply chain and procurement innovation. Hosted by Friddy, Founder of SCOPE Recruiting, this podcast brings you insider insights, expert interviews, and success stories from industry leaders like Google and Cisco. Explore the latest trends in centralized procurement, learn how to attract top talent, and discover strategies to optimize your operations. Whether you’re in procurement, supply chain, or talent management, Procurement Pulse is your essential guide to staying ahead in a rapidly evolving industry.

Procurement Pulse is a business podcast hosted by Friddy - SCOPE Recruiting, with 21 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.

Friddy - SCOPE Recruiting hosts Procurement Pulse, a business show with 21 episodes published.

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  Episode #11

  Best of Season 1: What Leaders Are Saying About Supply Chain and Talent

  Jul 22, 202625 minS1

  Season 1 covered a lot: AI in procurement, lean manufacturing, supplier sourcing, robotics in the warehouse, reverse recruiting. Different guests, different corners of the industry, but the sam e question kept coming up: as the tools get smarter, what's actually left for people to do? This episode pulls together the sharpest moments from the season. What We Discuss: 00:00 Why AI adoption stalls on trust, not technology 04:28 The lean manufacturing insight most companies overlook 09:07 What happens when you message 50 suppliers instead of 5 14:13 The skill that decides who stays relevant as AI takes over 16:30 Why boutique 3PLs need a different robotics strategy than Amazon 19:34 Reverse recruiting, explained Connect with us: SCOPE Recruiting | https://www.scoperecruiting.com/ Connect with Friddy | https://www.linkedin.com/in/fhoegener/ Connect with Evan | https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-cave About Procurement Pulse: Real conversations with supply chain and procurement professionals who've been on both sides—building teams, solving problems, and staying ahead of what's coming next. About SCOPE Recruiting: SCOPE Recruiting is a boutique supply chain recruiting firm where every recruiter is a former supply chain professional. Co-founders Friddy and Melissa, both ex-ABB global category managers, built the company after seeing how many “generalist” recruiters didn’t truly understand supply chain, procurement, or logistics roles. By hiring professionals first and teaching them recruiting second, SCOPE delivers better matches, higher retention rates, and faster hiring results across manufacturing, procurement, logistics, and supply chain leadership. If you're building a supply chain team and the usual recruiting approach isn't working, check out scoperecruiting.com .

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  Ep 10: Is General-Purpose Robotics the Future of Warehousing?

  Jun 3, 202631 minS1

  <p>Robots have been in warehouses for years. But rigid setups, massive upfront costs, and zero flexibility have kept automation out of reach for most 3PLs.</p><p>General-purpose robotics changes that, and it's closer than most people think.</p><p>In this episode of Procurement Pulse, host Friddy Hoegener sits down with Joe Spisak, Founder & CEO of Fulfill.com, who built and sold his own 140,000 square foot fulfillment center before launching a platform that connects brands with 3PL partners across a network of 2,800+ providers.</p><p>They dig into why current robotics still falls short for mid-market 3PLs, what...

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  Ep 9: Leadership in Procurement: The Trust, Talent, and AI Questions Nobody's Answering

  May 5, 202633 minS1

  <p>Companies spend millions on procurement technology and walk away with almost nothing to show for it. Not because the tech failed, but because nobody planned for the hard part.</p><p>The hard part is the people.</p><p>In this episode of Procurement Pulse, host Friddy sits down with Amanda Prochaska, Founder and Chief Wonder Officer at Wonder Services, who left her dream job at MGM Resorts to fix one of procurement's most persistent problems: digital transformations that look great on paper and fall apart in practice.</p><p>Amanda makes a sharp case for why most failed...

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  Episode #7

  How to Find Suppliers Alibaba Will Never Show You with Customs Data

  Apr 8, 20264 minS1

  <p>90% of Alibaba's revenue comes from supplier advertising fees. That means page one rankings are heavily influenced by who paid the most, not just who's best for your product.</p><p>Most procurement teams contact 3 to 5 suppliers before making a decision. Not because that's enough because contacting more is too time-consuming. But better pricing and better quality might be sitting with supplier #47.</p><p>Ricky Ho, Co-founder of SourceReady, explains how AI changes sourcing. His platform has indexed 1.4M suppliers using customs data from 80 countries, including factories with no website or online presence. Instead of manually messaging 5 suppliers, their AI...

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  Ep 8: What Is ‘Reverse Recruiting' and Why It’s Growing Now?

  Mar 24, 202632 minS1

  <p>Hundreds of applications. Zero callbacks. That's the reality for a lot of senior professionals right now. And it's not because they're underqualified.</p><p>The job market has quietly shifted. More competition, more AI-generated resumes flooding the same roles, and a hiring system that was built to process candidates, not advocate for them. Something had to give.</p><p>So what does it look like when the entire model gets flipped on its head?</p><p>In this episode of Procurement Pulse, Friddy sits down with Adam Feinberg, founder of My Personal Recruiter, to unpack what reverse recruiting actually...

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