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Supplier Relationship Management: Procurement’s Untapped Superpower 🚀
In this episode of the Sustainable Supply Chain Podcast, I sit down with Sam Jenks, Chief Revenue Officer at Kodiak Hub, to explore why supplier relationship management (SRM) is now mission-critical for sustainability, resilience, and competitive advantage.
Sam explains why outdated approaches - spreadsheets, siloed systems, and tick-box compliance are holding companies back, and how smart SRM can transform supplier data into real insights, strengthen collaboration, and unlock ESG impact. We cover:
🔑 Why Scope 3 emissions and poor quality go hand-in-hand
🔑 How to shift the conversation from ROI to the “cost of inaction”
🔑 The role of AI and agentic AI in shaping the future of procurement
🔑 What organisations must do to turn suppliers into true strategic partners
If your organisation touches procurement, supply chains, or ESG, this episode is packed with takeaways you can act on today.
👉 Subscribe for more episodes: tinyurl.com/ssc-pod
👉 Follow me on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tomraftery
#SustainableSupplyChain #SupplierRelationshipManagement #Procurement #SupplyChainResilience #Scope3 #Sustainability #AIinProcurement #ESG
Supplier Relationship Management: Procurement’s Untapped Superpower 🚀
In this episode of the Sustainable Supply Chain Podcast, I sit down with Sam Jenks, Chief Revenue Officer at Kodiak Hub, to explore why supplier relationship management (SRM) is now mission-critical for sustainability, resilience, and competitive advantage.
Sam explains why outdated approaches - spreadsheets, siloed systems, and tick-box compliance are holding companies back, and how smart SRM can transform supplier data into real insights, strengthen collaboration, and unlock ESG impact. We cover:
🔑 Why Scope 3 emissions and poor quality go hand-in-hand
🔑 How to shift the conversation from ROI to the “cost of inaction”
🔑 The role of AI and agentic AI in shaping the future of procurement
🔑 What organisations must do to turn suppliers into true strategic partners
If your organisation touches procurement, supply chains, or ESG, this episode is packed with takeaways you can act on today.
👉 Subscribe for more episodes: tinyurl.com/ssc-pod
👉 Follow me on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tomraftery
#SustainableSupplyChain #SupplierRelationshipManagement #Procurement #SupplyChainResilience #Scope3 #Sustainability #AIinProcurement #ESG
