Talking Supply Chain Podcast: It’s a Great Time to be in Procurement

On this episode, author Elouise Epstein discusses the changes transforming procurement, and the procurement professional. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.



If a pandemic, unpredictable spikes in demand and one supply chain disruption after another, have convinced you that this may not be the time to launch a career in supply chain management, or procurement, Elouise Epstein would like you to thing again.

A partner in Kearney’s Strategic Operations Practice and the author of the upcoming book “Trade wars, pandemics and chaos: How digital procurement enables business success in a disordered world,” Epstein sees opportunity to take procurement to the next level, along with the role of the procurement professional.

On this episode of Talking Supply Chain, Epstein discusses why this is a great time to be in procurement.

Be sure to listen wherever you get your podcasts.


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About the Author

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Bob Trebilcock
Bob Trebilcock is the executive editor for Modern Materials Handling and an editorial advisor to Supply Chain Management Review. He has covered materials handling, technology, logistics, and supply chain topics for nearly 30 years. He is a graduate of Bowling Green State University. He lives in Chicago and can be reached at 603-852-8976.
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