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Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
Welcome to Proc n Roll, where nearly 70 years of combined procurement expertise come together. Join Natasha, the PRO CPO with experience at IBM, McKesson, Salesforce, and Nike; Zach, the procurement guru from London; and Conrad, the visionary innovator behind transformational procurement at Intel and Adobe. We dive into the latest trends shaping the procurement landscape while breaking down the essential building blocks for success. Whether you’re new to procurement or a seasoned expert, our…
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- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
Don't Sacrfiice Speed for Security: Avoiding the TPRM Trap
On this week's Proc N Roll, our hosts are back together from the four corners of the world to tackle one of the biggest "boat anchors" slowing down…
- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
AI-Native vs. AI-Washed: Don't Get Fooled by Fake Tech
Conrad and Zach dive into the hype and reality of AI in procurement tech directly from DPW Amsterdam. They tackle the industry's biggest question: is the new…
- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
Fixing the Contract Bottleneck
Why is the procurement cycle always so slow, and why are stakeholders constantly complaining? In this week's Proc and Roll, Conrad, Zach, and Natasha tackle…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!Mastering Career Pivots and Emotional Intelligence with Adam Lancaster
What does it actually take to rocket-ship your career, build unshakable leadership skills, and completely transform your mindset? In this week's Proc and Roll…
- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
The 15-Day Nightmare: Why Your PR to PO Cycle is Killing Your Business
Is your procurement process holding the business back? Everyone dreams of a two-day PR to PO cycle, but reality often averages 10 to 15 days. When the process…
- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
The Anatomy of a Great Decision: 3 Frameworks Every Leader Needs
In this week's PNR, Conrad, Zach, and Natasha roll up their sleeves to tackle one of the most critical elements of leadership: how we actually make decisions…
- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
Everything is Rented: Leaving a Leadership Legacy Beyond Your Title
In this special in-studio jam session, Conrad sits down with Natasha Gurevich live at Graphite Headquarters. Fresh off her week at Sundance Mountain Resort for…
- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
Vibe Coding 101: How to Build Your Own Procurement Tech
In this week's Proc N Roll, Conrad and Zach dive deep into the world of Artificial Intelligence and how it is revolutionizing the way procurement professionals…
- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
Master or Servant? Finding the Right Power Balance with AI Agents
In this episode of Proc and Roll, Conrad, Natasha, and Zach tackle one of the most critical questions facing leaders today: how should we use Artificial…
- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
From Ray Dalio to Colin Powell: The Ultimate Decision-Making Toolkit
In this episode of Proc and Roll, Conrad, Natasha, and Zach dive deep into the cornerstone of true leadership: decision-making. Drawing inspiration from Ray…
- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
Learning is More Valuable Than Earning: Navigating the Stages of a Procurement Career
In this special episode of Proc and Roll, Conrad sits down with Natasha Gurevich to reflect on their career journeys, transitioning from massive enterprise…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!The 30-Day Leadership Hack: Why New CPOs Should Always Talk to HR First
Conrad and Zach sit down with Bart Reekmans, a former Belgian Air Reserve Commando who transitioned into a powerhouse career as a global Chief Procurement…
- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
Are You Leading, or Just Managing? The Crucial Difference
Welcome to the kickoff of the Proc n Roll Leadership Series! Conrad, Natasha, and Zach pause the standard procurement talk to dive deep into the philosophy of…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!Why Today is the SLOWEST AI Will Ever Be
Are you prepared for a future where your company rewrites its software every single night?In this episode of Proc n Roll, Zach and Natasha sit down with Sanjay…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!The Biggest Mistake You're Making With Your AI Experiments
Welcome to another Jam Session on Proc n Roll! This week, Conrad sits down with Ajay Khosla from Google to dive deep into the reality of agentic procurement…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!Build vs. Buy is Officially Dead: The Surprising New Strategy Taking Over ProcureTech
In this episode of Proc n Roll, Zach and Conrad sit down with Joël Collin-Demers, the digital procurement mentor and author of the Pure Procurement newsletter…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!The Bravery of Leadership: Making the Hard Decisions in Procurement
In this jam session of Proc n Roll, Conrad sits down with Limor David-Sternfeld, a seasoned executive with a fascinating career journey that spans from the…
- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
Procurement's Next Crisis: Who is Paying for All This AI?
In this week's Proc n Roll, the trio tackles a billion-dollar boardroom debate: Who exactly owns AI in the enterprise? With 87% of companies increasing AI…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!Stop Begging for a Seat at the Table (This Fortune 500 CPO Says It's Fake)
In this week's Proc n Roll, we are joined by procurement legend John Dixon, whose 40-year career includes serving as Chief Procurement Officer for global…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!57 Contracts With the Same Hotel: The Visibility Problem Nobody Sees
You think you know your spend? Natasha Gurevich once found a company with 57 separate contracts with the same hotel chain — because nobody had visibility…
- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
Building Digital Twins: How AI is Reshaping the Procurement Workforce
In this episode of Proc N Roll, the "Three Amigos" reunite to tackle the wild frontier of AI in the workplace before diving deep into the architecture of…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!Stop Hiring. Start Growing: The Procurement Talent Fix
The procurement talent crisis isn't a hiring problem — it's a development problem. In this Proc N Roll: Track, Natasha Gurevich argues that as automation…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!How to Win Over a Stakeholder Who Doesn't Want Your Help
Every procurement professional has met that stakeholder — the one who says "we're fine, thanks" and locks the door. In this Proc N Roll: Track, Natasha…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!What Are We Trying to Achieve? The Shift to Outcome-Based Procurement
Welcome back to Proc n Roll! In this week's episode, Conrad reconnects with long-time colleague and procurement powerhouse Omid Ghamami to discuss a…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!Forget the Savings Number for 12 Months The CPO Mindset Shift
If procurement only speaks the language of cost savings, it will never be astrategic partner. In this Proc N Roll: Track, former CPO Natasha Gurevich argues…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!Why Most Procurement Risk Programs Fail (And the 4 Step Fix)
Procurement teams love to talk about risk. Most of them never actually manage it. In this Proc N Roll: Track, Conrad Smith lays out the biggest failure he sees…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!The Feedback Question That Disarms Every Conversation
Want honest feedback from your team? Stop asking people to judge you. In this Proc N Roll: Track, pro-CPO Natasha Gurevich shares the single question that…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!The True Cost of Dirty Data in Procurement
In this week’s Proc N Roll, Conrad sits down with Stephany Lapierre, the visionary founder of Tealbook. They dive into the reality of modern procurement tech…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!Be an Intrapreneur: Applying Startup Principles to Procurement
Welcome to another episode of Proc n Roll! Today, Conrad sits down with Peter Teresi, founder and CEO of Certificial, to explore what it really takes to build…
- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
The Big 50: Practical Steps to Building the Procurement Model of the Future
Welcome to a milestone Episode 50 of Proc & Roll! Conrad, Natasha, and Zachary follow up on our previous high-level discussion to give you a practical…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!Make vs Buy: Navigating AI Tool Development in Procurement
In this Jam Session, Natasha Gurevich and Zachary Bachir are joined by Jason Busch, founder of Spend Matters, host of the Algo Ego podcast, and a highly…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!The Death of Procurement Middle Management (And How to Survive AI)
Are you an architect of your procurement future, or are you waiting to be replaced by it? In this week's episode of Proc & Roll, Conrad and Zachary are joined…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!The 16-Hour OpenClaw Obsession: Why You Need to Start Today
In this episode of Proc & Roll, hosts Conrad Smith and Zach Bachir are joined by Kasey Smith for a deep dive into OpenClaw, a groundbreaking agentic AI tool…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!Escaping Procurement Island: Building a Global Community
Do you ever feel like you are operating on an island inside your own company? You aren't alone. In this episode of Proc & Roll, Conrad Smith sits down with…
- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
Will Agentic AI Kill Orchestration Suites?
In this episode of Proc & Roll, hosts Conrad Smith, Natasha Gurevich, and Zachary Bachir dive into Phase Two of Stakeholder Management while confronting the…
- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
Beyond Logic: Why Relationships are the Real Procurement Engine
"I had to learn the hard way that people's feelings really matter." That was Zachary Bachir’s candid admission about his journey from a logical "robot" to an…
- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
"Don't Worry, We Got It" (The $25 Million Mistake)
That was the response Natasha Gurevich’s CPO gave to a stakeholder who said, "Don't worry, we got it." It is the ultimate definition of fiduciary duty, and the…
- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
Is Your SRM Program Just Useless Theater?
Why Your SRM Program is Useless Theater? Why has Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) progressed so little in the last 20 years? And what can procurement…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!Lessons from PepsiCo: What a "World-Class" Procurement Team Actually Looks Like
Why do most layoffs fail? Why is the obsession with "world-class" talent actually hurting your team? And is the advice to "learn to code" already obsolete?In…
- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
"My Data Sucks!": The Hard Reality Check Most Procurement Teams Need Right Now
Everyone wants to talk about AI, but no one wants to talk about the mess in their data lake. In this episode of Proc & Roll, hosts Conrad Smith, Zachary…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!"You're Only as Good as Your Last Failure" : Former Meta S2P Leader Talks Credibility
Why do business stakeholders roll their eyes when you talk about "cost savings"? And why does the next generation of talent treat their career path like a…
- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
AI vs. The Experts: Who Actually Predicted the Future of Procurement?
Will Procurement Teams Shrink in 2026? It is time for our retrospective! In this episode of Proc & Roll, hosts Conrad Smith, Natasha Gurevich, and Zachary…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!Backstage Pass to M&A: Surviving the 5-Deal-a-Month World Tour
In this Jam Session, host Conrad Smith sits down with Jay Sklar from Hub International for a masterclass in high-velocity procurement. With Hub International…
- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
I Love Proc 'n' Roll: The First Anniversary Special
Happy 1st Birthday to Proc & Roll! 🎂🎸 Can you believe it has been a whole year? In this special anniversary episode, hosts Conrad Smith, Natasha Gurevich, and…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!The Industrial Mindset: How to Engineer Better Indirect Procurement
"We jumped off a cliff and built the plane on the way down." ✈️ That is how Arnaud, Head of Indirect Procurement at BIC, describes the massive challenge of…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!Start Me Up: MVK’s Guide to "Start Small, Fail Fast" with AI
"Don't let IT select the technology." 🛑That is just one of the hard-hitting pieces of advice from Michael Van Keulen (MVK), Chief Customer Officer at Green…
- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
Better, Faster, Stronger: The Power of Agentic Workflows
Can you build a fully functional AI procurement agent in just 50 hours? In this special "Show and Tell" episode, host Zachary Bachir rolls up his sleeves to…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!The Age of Agents: Managing "Shadow AI" in Procurement
"Just because you can build an AI agent in five minutes, doesn't mean you should use it for enterprise procurement." In this episode, Josh Earley joins the…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!I've Got the Power: Using AI to Even the Playing Field
What if you could automate the most painful parts of your procurement job right now? In this hands-on "jam session," Conrad is joined by David Johnson for a…
- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
I Won't Back Down: A Leader's Guide to Courage and Overcoming the Fear of AI Disruption
As AI and automation change the procurement landscape, what skills will you actually need to stay relevant? Natasha, Conrad, and Zach break down how the…
- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
Mr. Roboto: How to Navigate the Agentic AI Revolution in Procurement
What happens to your job when an AI agent can do 80% of your administrative work for you? In this mini jam session, hosts Conrad Smith and Zachary Bachir have…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!The CPO's 90-Day Playbook: People, Process, Systems
Veteran CPO Ash Hall joins us to give his practical advice for career progression and leadership in procurement. Ash gives us his playbook on how to navigate…
- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
It's The End of RFP as We Know It
Is the traditional RFP a "disgusting," "sloppy," and "painful" process that needs to be retired? In this passionate episode, the Proc & Roll team declares war…
- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
A Matter of Trust: An Ethical Negotiation Guide
In a tough negotiation, where do you draw the line between a strategic bluff and an unethical lie? In this episode, Natasha, Conrad, and Zach continue their…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!The Rules of the Game: A Guide to Building Fair and Transparent RFPs
The conversation on procurement ethics and integrity continues, and this time, the hosts have brought in a special guest: a real "proc star," Ash Hall, former…
- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
Come Together: Building Respectful and Transparent Supplier Relationships
Is your procurement process truly ethical, or are there hidden gray areas you haven't considered? In this episode, the Proc & Roll team tackles the critical…
- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
Financial Harmony: A Procurement & Finance Duet
Procurement reports millions in savings, but does the CFO actually believe the numbers? In this follow-up to our savings discussion, the Proc & Roll team…
- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
Under Pressure: A CPO's Guide to Savings
It's the proverbial 2 a.m. call from the CFO: "The quarter is bad, I need your team to deliver savings". Do you become the "cost police" and start squeezing…
- Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!
Paint it Green: An ESG Jam Session
ESG is a top priority for many companies, but are we approaching it the right way?In this episode, Zachary, Natasha, and Conrad explore the realities of…
Proc-N-Roll : Your guide to practical procurement!Procurement Contracts pt2: Smells Like Legal Spirit
AI is poised to change everything, but will it fix the strained relationship between Legal and Procurement, or make it worse? In this special episode, Natasha…