Welcome to the first episode of Scandals of Procurement. Host Emma Shaffer is joined by a rotating guest each week in this new series presented by The Evolution of Procurement Podcast. This series will highlight some of history's biggest procurement scandals and the ripple effects that they have caused. This week, Emma is joined by Steve Isaac to discuss the scandal of the $400 hammer.  ..read more

In this episode, Darin connects with Colette Holt, a leader in procurement law who has spent decades designing, implementing and defending affirmative action programs, local hire and community benefits programs. Colette is the principle of her firm, Colette Holt & Associates, and also serves as the General Counsel for the American Contract Compliance Association. In their conversation, she and Darin discuss her background and the family history that led her to the legal profession. They cover the importance and benefits of supplier diversity programs as well as the vast legal challenges ..read more

In this episode, Darin and Dr. Cliff McCue dive deep into the changes in education for members of the public procurement community. They share their opinions on the offerings and opportunities for procurement education and how those offerings have changed as the profession takes its place as a more strategic role. They talk about Cliff's background and how he came to procurement and his advice for the next generation ..read more

Darin is joined by Negometrix founder and current President of Negometrix USA Jan Siderius for this final podcast fo 2020!  Together, they discuss Jan's background and how his work with hospital suppliers led him to the realization that technology could provide efficiency improvements to procurement. They talk through the digital procurement transformation happening in Europe and dive deep into bid evaluation best practices and methodologies. They finish off by discussing the future of procurement technology and the importance of information security in an age where every company is - t ..read more

Darin welcomes procurement technologist Jenti Vandertuig to the podcast!  After serving over 14 years as head of procurement for the County of Santa Clara, CA, Jenti continues to consult and teach the art of procurement. This has included procurement advising and consulting for the San Francisco 49ers, as well as an adjunct faculty role for the University of California, Santa Cruz. While at the County of Santa Clara, she re-engineered and revitalized the procurement department. This included building a team of world class procurement professionals, optimization of a procure-to-pay proces ..read more

Darin welcomes Peter Smith, the former president of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply in the United Kingdom. He has also served as managing editor for Spend Matters Europe, part of the world’s leading family of procurement websites.  Peter has held executive level procurement positions in both the public and private sectors. He is a frequent columnist and well-known author and in 2010 published the book “Buying Professional Services”, published by the Economist. Peter holds a Master’s degree in Mathematics from Cambridge University and is a lecturer at for the Procurement ..read more

In this episode, Darin is joined by Nathan Mosley, CPPB who currently works as a Sourcing Manager with Facebook. Together they discuss Nathan's background and his experience moving from aerospace to government to social media.  They discuss Nathan's experience as a leader in promoting diversity and inclusion in procurement, along with his advice, recommendations, and outreach strategies for engaging diverse communities.   ..read more

In this month's episode, Darin is joined for a conversation with procurement transformation luminary Lourdes Coss. Together they discuss Lourdes' background and experience as a procurement leader across a number of agencies including The City of Houston, Cook County, IL, and more. They dive deep on training and methodologies, they discuss procurement's role as a leader in public administration and the importance of fostering leadership skills in rising procurement professionals. They share their hopeful view of the future of the field of Procurement and the role that new technology plays In t ..read more

A quick update on the Past, Present, and Future of The Evolution of Procurement Podcast from Darin Matthews ..read more

In this episode, Darin connects with Colette Holt, a leader in procurement law who has spent decades designing, implementing and defending affirmative action programs, local hire and community benefits programs. Colette is the principle of her firm, Colette Holt & Associates, and also serves as the General Counsel for the American Contract Compliance Association. In their conversation, she and Darin discuss her background and the family history that led her to the legal profession. They cover the importance and benefits of supplier diversity programs as well as the vast legal challenges ..read more