Source Code
Spencer Penn, CEO & Co-Founder at LightSource talks with procurement and supply chain leaders, operators, and builders about what's actually happening in direct materials sourcing. The tradeoffs. The lessons that came hard. Where the industry is headed. For anyone building, sourcing, or trying to untangle a supply chain that won't stop getting more complex.
Episodes
15 episodes
Jim Nelles, Supply Chain & Procurement Executive - Why Procurement Should Be a Profit Center
In this episode, we sit down with Jim Niles, a supply chain and procurement executive with leadership experience across major companies and private equity. Jim shares how he found his way into procurement and why the function can create major v...
Spencer Penn, CEO at LightSource - What AI Means for the Future of Procurement
In this special episode, the tables are turned as Spencer Penn, CEO of LightSource and usually the one asking the questions, takes the guest seat with Aaron McMillan, Editor of Procurement Magazine. Together, they look back at what AI actually ...
Chris Chandler, Founder & Managing Partner at Creovia Group - How Procurement Creates Value in Private Equity
In this episode, we sit down with Chris Chandler, founder and managing partner of the Creovia Group, to explore how procurement creates value inside companies and private equity portfolios. Drawing from his experience across General Motors, Kel...
Doug Johnson, VP, Global Supply Chain at Emerson - 34 Years of Supply Chain Leadership
In this episode, we sit down with Doug Johnson, former VP of Global Supply Chain at Emerson, to explore the lessons he learned from more than three decades leading global supply chain and procurement teams. Doug shares how an unexpected career ...
Victoria Folbigg, CEO of Folbigg Consulting & AI Procurement Academy Co-Founder - Why AI Won't Replace the Best Procurement Professionals
In this episode, we sit down with Victoria Folbigg, CEO of Folbigg Consulting and co-founder of the AI Procurement Academy, to explore how artificial intelligence is changing the future of procurement. Drawing from decades of leadership at comp...
Shashi Mandapaty, Chief Procurement Officer, Former Johnson & Johnson Executive - Lessons From Leading Global Procurement
In this episode, we sit down with Shashi Mandapaty to explore a journey that goes far beyond procurement. After leading global procurement at one of the world's largest healthcare companies, Shashi is now helping build what could become the wor...
Rick McDonald from Clorox - The $7B Cyber Attack That Exposed Real Leadership
Rick McDonald spent decades inside one of the most complex parts of business, the part most people only notice when something breaks. At Clorox, that break came in the form of a cyber attack that forced the company to operate without normal sys...
Jason Busch Former CEO of Spend Matters - Will AI Make Procurement Obsolete?
Jason Busch makes a strong case that procurement was never really about the auction. The auction was just the visible moment. What actually drove results was everything leading up to it and everything that followed, how clearly the requirements...
Danny Wang, former SVP at Canada Goose on Consulting, Sourcing, and Supply Chain Trust
Danny Wang shows why great procurement is not about chasing the lowest price or hiding behind process. It is about knowing what really matters, asking better questions, and making decisions that actually work in the real world.Danny has...
Mitzi Campbell, CPO from International Paper: How AI Is Reshaping Procurement Leadership
Mitzi Campbell shows why procurement is no longer about process, cost savings, or sitting behind a desk. It is about relationships, judgment, and the ability to operate beyond what automation can replace.Mitzi is the Chief Procurement O...
Pierre Mitchel, ProcureTech Analyst |- Will AI Replace Procurement Teams? The Future of Spend Analytics and Automation
Pierre Mitchell has spent years helping companies understand one of procurement’s biggest challenges: knowing exactly where their money is going. Even today, many teams still struggle with clear spend visibility, which makes it harder to find s...
Nico Orduz from Time Manufacturing - Why Procurement Should Be Involved From Day One of Product Development
Nico Orduz shows why strategic sourcing is not just “get it cheaper.” It is getting involved early, protecting the business, and making trade offs you can stand behind before the design locks you into the wrong costs and the wrong suppliers.
Nels Hinderlie - What Sales Professionals Wish Procurement Teams Knew
Nels Hinderlie explains why enterprise selling is not only about moving a deal to signature. It is about working through procurement the right way, creating alignment across the people involved, and helping companies understand the real value o...
Kris Stasukaitis from Shure - How Great Procurement Teams Manage Risk Before Problems Happen
Kris Stasukaitis shows why procurement is not just about finding a lower price. It is about protecting the business, building the right supplier base, and making smart sourcing decisions before risk, quality issues, or supply disruption turn in...
Source Code | Direct Materials. Real Talk.
Source Code is where procurement and supply chain leaders get real about direct materials sourcing. Spencer Penn talks with operators and builders about the decisions that matter, the tradeoffs that sting, and where the industry is actually hea...