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I would once again like to welcome from Buyers Meeting Point to share information of this week's events and news from the world of purchasing, Kelly Barner. NOTE: In this week's guest soundbite, we'll consider the latest news on the Tesla Panasonic battery Gigafactory from a strategic supplier relationship perspective.   Share your thought's on what you believe is The Future of Procurement on Twitter using the hashtag #FutureBuy Be sure to visit the Buyers Meeting Point website @ http://buyersmeetingpoint.com

I would once again like to welcome from Buyers Meeting Point to share information of this week's events and news from the world of purchasing, Kelly Barner. NOTE: In this week's update we'll hear an exclusive clip from the Next Level Purchasing Association's July members only webinar from GEP's Santosh Nair on the Future of Procurement Technology.   Share your thought's on what you believe is The Future of Procurement on Twitter using the hashtag #FutureBuy Be sure to visit the Buyers Meeting Point website @ http://buyersmeetingpoint.com

I would once again like to welcome from Buyers Meeting Point to share information of this week's events and news from the world of purchasing, Kelly Barner. NOTE: In this week's guest soundbite, we'll hear Dr. Tom DePaoli deliver an example of procurement 'storytelling' put into practice. In addition, anyone interested in participating in the 2014 Business Continuity Institute's annual Supply Chain Resilience Survey (as referenced in this week's update) can do so before August 23rd by clicking here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BCI-Zurich-SC-Survey-2014   Share your thought's on what you believe is The Future of Procurement on Twitter using the hashtag #FutureBuy Be sure to visit the Buyers Meeting Point website @ http://buyersmeetingpoint.com

I would once again like to welcome from Buyers Meeting Point to share information of this week's events and news from the world of purchasing, Kelly Barner. NOTE: In this week's guest audio, we'll hear an excerpt from a recent CPO Google Hangout session arranged by Zycus featuring Andrew Bartolini of Ardent Partners. The entire session can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3gFWZB0PrQ Share your thought's on what you believe is The Future of Procurement on Twitter using the hashtag #FutureBuy Be sure to visit the Buyers Meeting Point website @ http://buyersmeetingpoint.com

I would once again like to welcome from Buyers Meeting Point to share information of this week's events and news from the world of purchasing, Kelly Barner. NOTE: This week's update is attached. In this week's guest audio, John Manners-Bell, the Founder and CEO of Transport Intelligence, discusses his recent book Supply Chain Risk: Understanding Emerging Threats to Global Supply Chains. Share your thought's on what you believe is The Future of Procurement on Twitter using the hashtag #FutureBuy Be sure to visit the Buyers Meeting Point website @ http://buyersmeetingpoint.com

I would once again like to welcome from Buyers Meeting Point to share information of this week's events and news from the world of purchasing, Kelly Barner. NOTE: In this week's guest soundbite, we'll hear Harry John, a Research Analyst at Procurement Leaders, from a recent webinar, "Turning Data into a Business Case for Procurement." The event can be viewed on demand here: http://www.procurementleaders.com/webinars-/webinars-/turning-data-into-a-business-case-for-procurement Share your thought's on what you believe is The Future of Procurement on Twitter using the hashtag #FutureBuy Be sure to visit the Buyers Meeting Point website @ http://buyersmeetingpoint.com

I would once again like to welcome from Buyers Meeting Point to share information of this week's events and news from the world of purchasing, Kelly Barner. NOTE: In this week's guest audio, we will hear from Ron Larimer, Founder of Procurement Done Right, as he previews the session he will run at this September's Next Level Purchasing Association annual conference. Share your thought's on what you believe is The Future of Procurement on Twitter using the hashtag #FutureBuy Be sure to visit the Buyers Meeting Point website @ http://buyersmeetingpoint.com

I would once again like to welcome from Buyers Meeting Point to share information of this week's events and news from the world of purchasing, Kelly Barner. NOTE: In this week's guest soundbite, we'll hear Heiko Schwarz, Managing Director at riskmethods, talk about the challenge of incorporating risk management into procurement's performance metrics. Share your thought's on what you believe is The Future of Procurement on Twitter using the hashtag #FutureBuy Be sure to visit the Buyers Meeting Point website @ http://buyersmeetingpoint.com

Organizations are re-inventing themselves to deliver deeper and more valuable experiences across all aspects of the customer’s journey. No matter the size or industry, each supplier and partner plays a critical role in an organization’s ability to provide an exceptional customer experience. In May, at the IBM Smarter Commerce Global Summit in Tampa, FL, IBM introduced new cloud-based and on premise softwareand services to help clients deepen engagement with partners and suppliers to help ensure goods and services are delivered precisely when and where they are needed. The new B2B integration software will provide better insight and control over today’s extended value chain as well as lower risk and enhance compliance. Joining me today to tell us what this all means for not only IBM's clients but the venerable giant's internal structure is Terrence Curley, Director of Products for B2B & Commerce at IBM.

I would once again like to welcome from Buyers Meeting Point to share information of this week's events and news from the world of purchasing, Kelly Barner. NOTE: In this week's guest soundbite, we'll hear Charles Dominick from the Next Level Purchasing Association as he reveals the most desirable procurement skills as identified by practitioners in a recent research report. Share your thought's on what you believe is The Future of Procurement on Twitter using the hashtag #FutureBuy Be sure to visit the Buyers Meeting Point website @ http://buyersmeetingpoint.com

As part of our continuing coverage of the Year in The Life winners Scout and Freightos we will be airing, on a quarterly basis, interviews with members of their respective executive teams regarding the previous quarter in terms of successes, challenges and set-backs, as well as looking to the future. Joining me today is Freightos CEO Zvi Schreiber.

As part of our continuing coverage of the Year in The Life winners Scout and Freightos we will be airing, on a quarterly basis, interviews with members of their respective executive teams regarding the previous quarter in terms of successes, challenges and set-backs, as well as looking to the future. Joining me today is Scout Co-Founder & VP of Business Development Andrew Durlak.

I would once again like to welcome from Buyers Meeting Point to share information of this week's events and news from the world of purchasing, Kelly Barner. NOTE: In this week's guest audio, we will hear four CPOs - Peter Gombera from Land Securities, Anne Stewart from Symantec, Richard Beaumont from Rolls Royce, and Claire Smart from National Trust - making predictions about the future of procurement at a March 2014 CPO event attended by Procserve. Share your thought's on what you believe is The Future of Procurement on Twitter using the hashtag #FutureBuy Be sure to visit the Buyers Meeting Point website @ http://buyersmeetingpoint.com

I would once again like to welcome from Buyers Meeting Point to share information of this week's events and news from the world of purchasing, Kelly Barner. NOTE: In this week's guest audio we'll hear an excerpt from a recent Directworks webinar on Managing Supplier Risk in which Michael Cross, their Senior Director of Solutions Marketing, talks about the need for risk ownership and leadership in an organization. The entire webinar can be viewed on demand here: http://www.directworks.com/Managing-Supplier-Risk-Webinar-Replay-Signup Be sure to visit the Buyers Meeting Point website @ http://buyersmeetingpoint.com

Perhaps it was just a matter of time in that we have had the Top 40 Under 40, and The Top 50 Over 50 – of course with the later the focus is more on looking good and being healthy as opposed to corporate accomplishment – that a Top 30 Under 30 was inevitable.  For those who are regular listeners of the show or conversely follow the Procurement Insights blog, you will readily recall my frequent references to how today’s young professionals have actually chosen to be in the procurement field as opposed to those from older generations who sort of fell into it. It is an important observation in that this shift from accidental involvement to one of deliberate choice is a driving force behind the changes that are taking place in the industry as a whole.  Today we will talk about this new program from ThomasNet.com and ISM which is geared towards recognizing Millennials in the Supply Chain Industry.

I would once again like to welcome from Buyers Meeting Point to share information of this week's events and news from the world of purchasing, Kelly Barner. NOTE: In this week's guest soundbite, we'll hear Charles Dominick discuss the findings of the 4th annual Next Level Purchasing Association salary survey. A full report is available for download here: http://spsm.nextlevelpurchasing.com/2014-purchasing-salaries-report/ Be sure to visit the Buyers Meeting Point website @ http://buyersmeetingpoint.com

I would once again like to welcome from Buyers Meeting Point to share information of this week's events and news from the world of purchasing, Kelly Barner. NOTE: In this week's guest excerpt, we will hear Rita Gunther McGrath, author of the End of Competitive Advantage, talk about the three main challenges that she believes will keep executives up at night in 2014. Be sure to visit the Buyers Meeting Point website @ http://buyersmeetingpoint.com

I would once again like to welcome from Buyers Meeting Point to share information of this week's events and news from the world of purchasing, Kelly Barner. NOTE: In this week's audio excerpt, we will hear Simon Horton - author of Negotiation Mastery - use a simple arm wrestling experiment to teach us a lesson about the benefits of collaborative versus 'old school' negotiation. The complete video can be viewed on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEXTwy3wJ-U&list=HL1396970073&feature=mh_lolz Be sure to visit the Buyers Meeting Point website @ http://buyersmeetingpoint.com

On May 1st 2014, Next Level Purchasing Association will release the “Purchasing & Supply Management Salaries in 2014 Report”.  This report provides purchasers insight into the compensation of their peers throughout the world and delves into salary statistics, including salary by industry, gender, and educational attainment, to provide various benchmarks. One of the key trends this report reveals was a considerable growth in purchasing salaries over the last year. Also several shocking trends were exposed including: A huge salary disparity between and men and women in purchasing in North AmericaAn astounding disparity in the global procurement workforce between men and women Joining me to talk about this seminal report is Next Level Purchasing's Charles Dominick.

I would once again like to welcome from Buyers Meeting Point to share information of this week's events and news from the world of purchasing, Kelly Barner. NOTE: In this week's guest audio excerpt, we will hear Andrew S. Winston, author of The Big Pivot, talk about the real meaning of sustainability initiatives to today's corporations. Be sure to visit the Buyers Meeting Point website @ http://buyersmeetingpoint.com