HICX enables the world’s leading brands and manufacturers to deliver a great experience to their suppliers. We work with enterprises globally to help them overcome significant challenges in supplier management for risk, compliance & governance.
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Episodes
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
An Interview on Why Now Is The Time to Be In Procurement with Stephen Day
For this episode of Supplier Experience Live from HICX, we are joined by Stephen Day. Stephen is Chief Procurement Officer at Kantar, a data analytics and brand consulting media company based in London. Stephen’s expertise is wide ranging, from operations management, to supply chain management, multi-country transformation and change management. Stephen talks to us about why now is the best time to get a foot in the door of the procurement industry.
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
An Interview on Cloud-Based ProcureTech Solutions with James Meads
For the twelfth episode of Supplier Experience Live from HICX, we are joined by James Meads. James is an advisor on cloud-based procurement technology solutions and an advocate for best-of-breed solutions. Based in Bulgaria, he has aligned his business to focus on the three megatrends which will shape procurement and supply chain for the next five years: driving digitalization, improving sustainability, and reducing supply chain risk.
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
An Interview on The Rise of Marketing Procurement with Sarah Scudder
For this episode of Supplier Experience Live from HICX we welcomed Sarah Scudder. Based in San Francisco, Sarah is a data-driven marketing strategist, social media influencer, and public speaker. She is an advocate for ‘marketing procurement’ and is currently busy working on marketing and sales strategies for a procurement software start-up, Real Sourcing Network, a technology company that provides an innovative and painless way for companies to buy high-quality print and packaging.
Wednesday Sep 08, 2021
Wednesday Sep 08, 2021
An Interview on Data sharing for Machine Learning and AI – Procurement Analytics with Dave Food
For this episode of the Supplier Experience Live podcast from HICX, we welcomed Dave Food. Dave is Strategy Director at Prophetic Technology and Principal Lecturer at WMG, University of Warwick. His expertise is wide-ranging, from supply chain logistics, procurement analytics, and marketing through to innovation. Within this scope, Dave discussed with us trends in blockchain, big data, AI, drones, machine learning, and 3D printing.
Thursday Aug 12, 2021
Thursday Aug 12, 2021
An Interview on Procurement Trends with Daniel Barnes
We are joined by Daniel Barnes to discuss procurement trends, Daniels expertise lies in bringing Procurement and commercial teams in line with wider company aims. He does this to, in his words, “create a tone of value, build robust supply chains, analyze spend and ensure your contract terms aren't war and peace for the sake of it.” Daniel has also founded an online resource center, World of Procurement, to create content to make such topics more accessible, engaging and interesting.
Thursday Aug 05, 2021
Thursday Aug 05, 2021
An Interview on Positive Disruption with Joanna Martinez
We welcome Joanna Martinez, who helps businesses transform their processes by educating and motivating their employees. A regular speaker on the event circuit, Joanna coaches, advises and consults on all areas relating to procurement and supply chain. She has also recently published her own book, A Guide to Positive Disruption, subtitled, ‘How to Thrive and Make an Impact in the Churn of Today's Corporate World’.
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
An Interview on Transformation in Procurement & Technology with Karthik Rama
During this episode of Supplier Experience Live from HICX, we are joined by Karthik Rama. Karthik is referred as the ‘Procurement Doctor’ as he uses his deep expertise that he has gained over the years to help various organizations around the world in transforming their troubled procurement processes.
Karthik talks to us about his biggest passion, transformations in procurement and technology.
Monday Jul 12, 2021
Monday Jul 12, 2021
An Interview on learnings from podcasting on supply chain & procurement
For this episode, we are joined by Kelly Barner, Owner & Managing Director of Buyers Meeting Point. Kelly has been working in the procurement and supply chain industries for many years, and lived through their evolution to where they are today. She discusses with us:
Her experience of working in supply chain and procurement space over the years
The changes and advancements in the industry in the last few decades
What we can expect to see in the future.
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
An Interview on the Five Key Benefits of Supplier Diversity
In our latest interview, we welcome Jason Roberts, CEO & Founder of Kaleida, a B2B marketplace for tenders, to discuss the benefits of supplier diversity. Jason built the Kaleida platform in November 2020, which offers a fully inclusive approach for connecting buyers to suppliers, including diverse suppliers.
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
In our first podcast this year we are joined by Susan Walsh, an expert in spend data classification, taxonomies, and data accuracy.
Currently writing her first book focused on dirty data, Susan discussed with us the 'The Dangers of Dirty Data', its implications, and the future of procurement.
Listen in to find out about Susan's own framework, COAT, on building reliable data.