Episode 4 is bring more "Fresh Insights" but this time from the world of procurement.  Tom Mills joins the table bringing to life the changing perceptions of procurement coming out of the pandemic.

JP is getting back into his squash matches and continuing his health kick, Ian relives Pulp Fiction and wonders what is in that brief case and also reading Ethan Hawkes book, Tom tells a story of being out in the middle of a field at 5am exercising.

Tom brings the world of procurement to life on how the pandemic has changed the domain from being strategic to more transactional and the challenge to get back to being strategic.

You can learn more about Tom on his LinkedIn page here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-mills-20a56726/

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:13 - Welcoming Tom to the table
• 2:50 - What have we been up to?
• 12:30 - Coming out the pandemic made procurement more transactional
• 16:17 - Procurement become common in the public domain
• 19:51 - Sway from strategic procurement processes
• 21:53 - Supply chain resilience
• 28:26 - Risk, resilience & pace
• 32:23 - Follow core principles but be adaptive
• 37:45 - Data is a game changer
• 42:40 - The changing perceptions of procurement
• 46:21 - People, talent and a career in procurement
• 49:33 - Dreams of being a weather man
• 55:09 - Importance of growing your network
• 57:56 - Thanking Tom
• 58:10 - Pub quiz (Ian vs JP) - Question 4
• 1:02:30 - Word on the street - Transformation strategy and pace
• 1:13:02 - Last orders