In this episode of the Smarter Sourcing podcast, John sits down with Ulunda Baker, Senior Director, Business Diversity, Category Management & Sourcing, Purchasing at TIAA, who shares her inspiring career journey. Ulunda discusses the importance of strategic sourcing and supplier relationships in achieving business goals. She also explores her leadership approach and the value of … EP 7 — TIAA’s Ulunda Baker on Empowering Sourcing and Procurement with Diversity and Inclusion

In this episode of the Smarter Sourcing podcast, John speaks with Anna Hammons, Senior Director, Procurement at Sam’s Club, about her day-to-day experience in procurement.

In this episode of the Smarter Sourcing podcast, John speaks with 11x CFO Raymond Silcock, about Raymond’s career in procurement and supply chain management, including at Diamond Foods, CTI Foods, Perrigo, and Neptune Wellness. 

In this episode of the Smarter Sourcing podcast, John speaks with Bobby Lavan, CFO at Bowlero Corporation. They discuss Bowlero’s procurement strategy, and how its various vendors have been built up over 27 years.

In this episode of the Smarter Sourcing podcast, recorded at the ICR Conference, John speaks with Lara Smith Weber, CFO at Inari, a company creating more sustainable seeds. They discuss how Inari is working on its mission to “seed change for a renewed Earth”.

In this episode of the Smarter Sourcing podcast, John speaks with Miguel Gonzalez, Chief Procurement Officer at DuPont. They discuss how DuPont takes a centralized approach to its procurement strategy by integrating it across the business.

In our first episode of the Smarter Sourcing podcast, recorded at the ICR Conference, John speaks with Marc Suidan, CFO at The Beachbody Company. They discuss how Beachbody functions as an organization — including its centralized procurement process for its nutrition arm.