Today on Procurement Rising, part of the Ardent Partners podcast network, I interviewed Michael Hillman, renowned CPO, and someone with a lifetime of experience. We're going to dive into his legendary career and focus on the highlights and key learnings that have brought him to where he is today.

On today's episode, we highlight an engaging CPO panel discussion that I lead from our "CPO Spectacular" event from last November. The panel includes three Best-in-Class CPOs who discussed their experiences and insights from a hectic 2021, and then shared their plans for 2022. We hope you enjoy!

We begin Season 3 of the Procurement Rising podcast with Jean-Michel Dos Remedios, the Sourcing & Supplier Development Senior Director at Bel Brands USA. Jean-Michel was also the winner of "The Innovation Award" at Ardent's CPO Honors 2021 awards. We talk about that, plus some of the new and innovative strategies and approaches he and his team are using to overcome significant hurdles.

Today, on Procurement Rising, part of the Ardent Partners Podcast Network, we interview Brian Roche, the Chief Procurement Officer at Westfield Insurance. Brian is a leading CPO and has a great and long track record in the financial services industry. 

Today, on Procurement Rising, part of the Ardent Partners Podcast Network, I interviewed Sean Park, CPO at Splunk, a popular B2B company that everybody seems to be using. Sean was also recently a panelist at Ardent’s November CPO Rising Virtual Event, and he's graciously returned to cover some new ground with me today.

Today, on Procurement Rising, part of the Ardent Partners Podcast Network, I interviewed Tom Cassidy. He's the CPO at Bayada, a company that is front and center in the battle against COVID. Tom is also a regular at our annual CPR Rising Summit held each Fall, which of course will not be held in person this year. 

Today on Procurement Rising Podcast Series we welcome Thomas Udesen, the Chief Procurement Officer at Bayer. Thomas is also the co-founder of the Sustainable Procurement Pledge (SPP), a community of CPOs and other procurement executives who are committed to bringing sustainability into their procurement practices. In our discussion, we talk about Thomas’ career, how he ended up working at Bayer, what lead him to co-founding the SPP, and why it is so important for procurement leaders to incorporate sustainable best practices. If you would like to learn more about the Sustainable Procurement Pledge click her: https://spp.earth/

We kick off Season 2 of the Procurement Rising Podcast Series with globally renowned CPO, Bill Cooper. Bill retired earlier this summer after an illustrious career in procurement where he was most recently the Associate Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer for the entire University of California system. In our discussion Bill reflects back on his decades long career in procurement. We also talk about how the role of CPO has changed over the years and what it takes to succeed in the job today.

This week, listeners will hear Part 2 of the key findings of Ardent Partners’ sixteenth annual State of Procurement and the CPO market research study. In our follow up to Part 1, Andrew is again joined by is Ardent’s VP of Research Christopher J. Dwyer, and Ahmad Jiwani, the Senior Product Marketing Manager at Workday. Together they dive into the annual research study, talk about what is happening in the world of procurement today, and discuss the key procurement benchmarks for 2021.

This week features a special edition of the Procurement Rising Podcast. Listeners will hear Part 1 of the key findings of Ardent Partners’ sixteenth annual State of Procurement and the CPO market research study. Joining Andrew on this presentation is Ardent’s VP of Research Christopher J. Dwyer, and Ahmad Jiwani, the Senior Product Marketing Manager at Workday. Together they dive into the annual research study, talk about what is happening in the world of procurement today, and discuss the key strategies that are most relevant to the CPO community.