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SIG Podcast Episode with Moody’s Analytics & Trust Your Supplier

The latest episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape podcast focuses on how procurement and compliance teams of enterprise organizations are coping with geo-political, regulatory, and industry risks.

Host Dawn Tiura, SIG President & CEO discusses the Trust Your Supplier and Moody’s Analytics partnerships for illuminating supplier risk with Gary Storr, Trust Your Supplier’s GM, and Enrico Aresu, Moody’s Analytics Director of Compliance & Financial Crime Industry Practice Lead for DACH and BeNeLux.

Gary describes the evolution of TYS, and why we’ve evolved from an onboarding platform to a full ecosystem of risk & compliance data & tools. Partnering with risk Intelligence data providers, such as Moody’s Analytics, allows TYS users to stay on top of a wide array of compliance regulations, such as the new Human Rights legislation (SCDDA) from Germany.

Listen or watch at:

SIG: https://sig.org/preventing-risk-and-compliance-struggles-keeping-your-buyers-night-enrico-aresu-moody%E2%80%99s-analytics

iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/preventing-risk-and-compliance-struggles-from-keeping/id1352492997?i=1000585400855

YouTube: https://youtu.be/LnkmRSeo6Gw

April Harrison November 8, 2022 Blog, Podcast, Risk & Compliance 0 Comments

Good Advice From Canda Rozier

One of my favorite parts of each episode of the Procurement Block podcast, is the advice I get from guests. I ask each guest to offer up some advice or a tip that we as listeners can try at work or at home.

During my conversation with Canda Rozier on change management, Canda offered up these words of wisdom: “Don’t be afraid to fail. Failure is inevitable and you have to figure out how to take that failure and turn it into a foundation for future success.”

I really appreciate this encouragement from Canda as I continue to try new things both professionally and personally. What about you? Do you find yourself being afraid to fail or have you found a way to turn past failures into success?

Hear more from Canda Rozier and our discussion on change management here: https://trustyoursupplier.com/procurement-block/s1e6/

April Harrison December 8, 2021 Blog, Podcast 0 Comments

New Podcast Episode – Artificial Intelligence

On Trust Your Supplier’s podcast, Procurement Block, we get to hear from the people who are at the forefront of procurement innovation.

When I think of AI, what comes to mind is the character Jarvis/Vision in the Marvel Universe. While Vision is a sentient being, this is not the only manifestation of artificial intelligence. Edoardo Vignani joins me on the latest episode of the Procurement Block podcast to school me in how AI is being used in procurement today and where it’s headed.

Edoardo is the Marketing Category Vice President for Globality, a company that provides AI-powered Smart Sourcing technology. The episode is out now, so head over to ProcurementBlock.com to listen to our conversation and to view the show notes.

April Harrison December 2, 2021 Podcast 0 Comments

Good Advice From Joyce Harkness

In the United States, we will be celebrating Thanksgiving this week. Our time is spent sharing food and other traditions with family and friends. As I’ve been making preparations, I remembered some family-themed advice given to me by Joyce Harkness.

Joyce joined me on an episode of the Procurement Block podcast and as a single, working mother offered up this tip for managing work and family: “We have a shared online family calendar. At the beginning of each school year, we would put the usual school and family events in the calendar. And then it helps us then have conversations about who’s attending what.”

Joyce was such a pleasure to have on the show. If you haven’t had a chance to listen to her episode on Supplier Information Management, you can check it on below.

Happy Thanksgiving!

https://trustyoursupplier.com/procurement-block/podcast-s1e4/

April Harrison November 22, 2021 Blog, Podcast, Risk Management, Supplier Information Management 0 Comments

New Podcast Episode – Identity Verification

On Trust Your Supplier’s podcast, Procurement Block, we get to hear from the people who are at the forefront of procurement innovation.

On this latest episode, I am being schooled by Charles Gaddy. Charles is the Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Global Data Consortium. With 25+ years of experience in Information Technology, Product Management and Sales Support, Charles’ focus at GDC is to expand the global coverage of the platform to meet the needs of customers as they expand into new international markets.

Charles brings his experience in the field of identity verification and his worldliness of chocolate to our conversation on digital identity. Learn the basics of digital identity – why it’s important, how it’s verified and how to protect your individual and company’s digital identity now and in the future.

Listen to our conversation and get more information from the show notes at ProcurementBlock.com.

April Harrison November 17, 2021 Podcast, Supplier Diversity 0 Comments

Good Advice: Supplier Financial Health

Sometimes we have a tendency to put off important, regular tasks as a way of avoiding the possibility of negative information. Not scheduling a medical check-up or delaying a review of your bank statement and bills doesn’t change what’s there. It merely limits the time you have to take any needed actions.

A few weeks ago, Eric Evans and I had a conversation about supplier financial health. He gave me and our podcast listeners some really good advice to look “at getting your digital house in order, data hygiene, and then really hooking this into your workflow and process to make it much more automated so you don’t have to think about it.”

Get the boost you need to tackle his suggestions for visibility & monitoring of the financial health of your suppliers – listen here:

https://trustyoursupplier.com/procurement-block/podcast-s1e3/

April Harrison November 11, 2021 Blog, Financial, Podcast, Risk Management 0 Comments

New Podcast Episode – Supplier Diversity

On Trust Your Supplier’s podcast, Procurement Block, we get to hear from the people who are at the forefront of procurement innovation.

On this latest episode, I am being schooled by Michael Robinson. Michael K. Robinson is the Program Director of Global Supplier Diversity for IBM’s Integrated Supply Chain. He is responsible for leading IBM’s supplier diversity initiatives worldwide. In this role, Michael, and his team, focus on the utilization, development and mentoring of diverse suppliers who can provide value-add to IBM’s Supply Chain.

Under Michael’s leadership, IBM has been recognized for numerous awards including Corporation of the Year by the NMSDC (3x), one of the Top Corporations by WBENC (13x), and one of DiversityBusiness.com’s Top Corporations to name a few. IBM has spent in excess of $2Billion, 1st Tier, annually worldwide with diverse enterprises since 2006 and in excess of $1B, 1st Tier, annually with diverse enterprises in the U.S. since 2000.

Michael brings his wealth of knowledge and experience to our conversation on supplier diversity. He explains how to jazz up your supplier diversity program by understanding the benefits, how to identify and attract diverse suppliers, and what to take into consideration when implementing or expanding a program.

Listen to our conversation and get more information from the show notes at ProcurementBlock.com.

April Harrison November 3, 2021 Podcast, Supplier Diversity 0 Comments