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Procurement Says No

Richard Beattie & Edward Cross

The thoughts of two CIPS award winning procurement gods who want to share our love of procurement with newbies, oldies and the procurious. Generally we"ll be talking nonsense about all things procurement, with the occasional nugget of priceless insight.All views are our own - we"re not affiliated in any way to anybody or anything!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/procurement-says-no--5886102/support.

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49:11

Procurement Says No Ep37 It's the economy, stupid

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2025/12/05

Rich and Ed welcome super duper guest Dr John Glen to answer the question "how's the big global economy doing at the moment?". John is visiting professor at Cranfield University and Chief Economist at CIPS so he answers a load of other questions too, such as: is economic reconfiguration inevitable; what's the longer term economic view; is this the end of liberal democracy; how to sum up the UK budget; is it the end for the UN, COP30, G20 (delete where applicable); how do we grow the UK economy;

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Ask Rich & Ed Ep15 - How do I change management?

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2025/11/17

We get lots of questions from our listener on Procurement Says No...now you can listen to them all again in our series of mini bite-sized podcast chunks. Like dog food. Except in headphone cans, not actual cans. Sort of.In episode 15 we continue a theme all about consultants and you ask - what's the wort part of being a consultant; how to tender a consulting engagement (with thanks to Liam Neilson); and how to measure the value add of a change management programme.All of the procurement questions,

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Procurement Says No Vids Ep9 No elaboration

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2025/11/17

Another video which we said we'd never do. Except this is audio only.They're on TikTok in full glorious video.How will I know if my supplier is lying to me - ha, no elaboration and plenty repetition.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/procurement-says-no--5886102/support.

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37:48

Procurement Says No Ep36 AI Cyber Monkeys

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2025/11/04

Well, if there are themes in procurement at the moment then they are AI, cyber and something else - possibly monkeys. Rich and Ed discuss two of these in depth - including whether we'll ever have an AI procurement companion-bot.We have news on what CAPS data is telling us now about how procurement people spend their time (same old); how Peter Smith is finding sex-bots; less chocolate on your Club (and Penguin); and THREE insightful surveys brought to you courtesy of 100 CIPS procurement people in a

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Procurement Says No Vids Ep8 Autonomic response

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2025/10/20

Another video which we said we'd never do. Except this is audio only.They're on TikTok in full glorious video.How will I know if my supplier is lying to me - ha, the autonomic response!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/procurement-says-no--5886102/support.

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Ask Rich & Ed Ep14 - Bluffer's guide to Consulting

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2025/10/15

Lots more questions from Procurement Says No - the world's best procurement podcast.Now in a series of mini bite-sized podcast chunks. Like dog food.In episode 14 you ask what's the best part of being a consultant; and whether you can bluff your way in consulting (er, yes).With thanks to Nigel VineyAll of the procurement questions, all of the time.www.procurementsaysno.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/procurement-says-no--5886102/support.

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Procurement Says No Ep35 Rich and Ed confront the...

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2025/10/13

It's all gone a bit psychic energy crazy, as Rich and Ed invite spritual mentor and intuitive business coach Aude Firmin to talk to the dead (and accounts), do some live reiki healing and generally improve our shakras.Channel your business strategy with Aude, improve your intuition and discover that rejection is redirection. Enter the land of fluffy bunnies with us - you don't need psychedelic drugs, or even a valid PO, to get some spiritual healing with Aude.We also have some news from Starbucks

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Procurement Says No Vids Ep7 Will AI Diella replace...

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2025/09/29

Another video which we said we'd never do. Except this is the audio-only version.They're on TikTok in full glorious video.Diella is the new Albanian Minister for Public Procurement and an AI bot. She's here to take your job.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/procurement-says-no--5886102/support.

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Procurement Says No Ep34 - The Secret Buyer

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2025/09/22

Rich and Ed are back with more news, advice and answers to the crazy goings-on in the world of procurement.Including very exciting news from Renault - their new CEO is an ex-procurement person. Woohoo. News that some people will never learn - as the UK Government gives Fujitsu more contracts, worth £281m. And some reaction to US tariffs - or it was already planned, honest - as Mars invests $2bn in US manufacturing across its pet care and snacking division by the end of 2026.Some legal stuff

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Ask Rich & Ed Ep13 - A trip down the Amazon

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2025/09/10

Lots more questions from Procurement Says No - the world's best procurement podcast.Now in a series of mini bite-sized podcast chunks. Like dog food.In episode 13 you ask for our thoughts on Amazon Business; how many suppliers is optimum; should you use an interim or a Big4 consultant and which consultancy is best - and should you work for one???All of the procurement questions, all of the time.www.procurementsaysno.comBecome a supporter of this podcast:

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Procurement Says No Ep33 The Way We Source

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2025/08/25

Rich and Ed star on episode 56 of internationally renowned podcast "The Way We Source" - hosted by Sam Jenks and sponsored (them, not us) by Kodiac Hub - your end-to-end Supplier Relationship Management platform for strategic, sustainable and smart procurement blah, blah.We answer the important questions: Why does procurement say no? Why do procurement people sometimes take themselves tooooo seriously? Are we aligning or hindering? And some stuff about AI. And we talk about agile for

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Procurement Says No Vids Ep6 Last jokes we promise

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2025/08/15

We've launched into the world of short videos on TikTok. It's another thing we said we wouldn't do.Anyway, here's the audio-only version, for those of you who really, really don't want to look at us.We promise this is the last of our run of terrible procurement jokesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/procurement-says-no--5886102/support.

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Ask Rich & Ed Ep12 - The 90 day plan

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2025/08/11

Procurement Says No - the world's best procurement podcast - gets lots of questions from our listeners all around the world. So we thought, let's put all of those questions into a series of mini bite-sized podcast chunks. Like dog food.In episode 12 you ask for help on creating a procurement 90 day plan (which you definately will stick to); how to save money on fuel buying; and whether using e-auctions is still a thing.All of the procurement questions, all of the

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41:57

Procurement Says No Ep32 Ben Farrell - CIPS, trips...

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2025/08/05

Rich and Ed welcome CIPS supremo Ben Farrell and find out how the Blackthorn Rally is saving Paddington bear, giraffes and elephants; Ben's globe trotting including nearly meeting the Nigerian president, seeing just how big a typical Government Dept of Bribery & Corruption should be; and his passion for procurement - shared with CIPS volunteers around the world.He also talks to us about the new CIPS strategy and HQ and invites us along for the ride; what's in it for mid-career procurement

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Procurement Says No Ep31 Alchemie part deux - AI and...

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2025/07/21

Rich and Ed meet Alex Jennings from Alchemie Network to discuss whether AI can save us from Trump's tariffs and global meltdown.This is the edited audio of Alchemie's live stream from July 2025 (and we know the sound is nowhere near Dobly 5.1) where we discuss the latest developments in the global tariff drama - agreements which have been made, deals which are close, which countries are on the naughty step, what it all means in economic terms and what you can do about it!We also find out whether

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Procurement Says No Vids Ep5 Crap jokes #3

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2025/07/21

We've launched into the world of short videos on TikTok. It's another thing we said we wouldn't do.Anyway, here's the audio-only version, for those of you who really, really don't want to look at us.We've nearly run out of procurement jokes thankfully - here they are...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/procurement-says-no--5886102/support.

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Procurement Says No Vids Ep4 Elevator Speech

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2025/07/14

We've launched into the world of short videos on TikTok. It's another thing we said we wouldn't do.Anyway, here's the audio-only version, for those of you who don't really want to look at us.We ask the important question - "what is the procurement elevator speech?"Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/procurement-says-no--5886102/support.

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Procurement Says No Vids Ep3 Crap jokes #2

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2025/07/14

We've launched into the world of short videos on TikTok. It's another thing we said we wouldn't do.Anyway, here's the audio-only version, for those of you who really don't want to look at us.More crap jokes...these ones are slightly worse than the previous episode.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/procurement-says-no--5886102/support.

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Procurement Says No Vids Ep2 Crap jokes

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2025/07/14

We've launched into the world of short videos on TikTok. It's another thing we said we wouldn't do.Anyway, here's the audio-only version, for those of you who don't really want to look at us.Here is proof that there are no good procurement jokes...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/procurement-says-no--5886102/support.

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Procurement Says No Vids Ep1 What is procurement?

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2025/07/14

We've launched into the world of short videos on TikTok. It's another thing we said we wouldn't do.Anyway, here's the audio-only version, for those of you who don't really want to look at us.What is procurement?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/procurement-says-no--5886102/support.

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