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Procurement Says No

Procurement Says No

By: Richard Beattie & Edward Cross
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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!

Er, except Kodiak Hub...who are sponsoring our shows. How smart of them.

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Episodes
  • Procurement hypocrites and negotiating with Trump again - Ask Rich & Ed Ep31

    Procurement hypocrites and negotiating with Trump again - Ask Rich & Ed Ep31
    20 Oct 2026
    More mini bite-sized podcast chunks. Like dog food.

    We get lots of questions from our listener(s) on Procurement Says No. Now you can listen to them all again even if you have very low attention levels. Whoop.

    In episode 31 we answer the most important questions of our age:
    • How to negotiate with Trump to stop bombing your country and let some ships through the Straits of Hormuz.
    • Are you a procurement hypocrite if your role is managing your supplier carbon footprint metrics whilst your business produces 130m plastic bottles?
    All of the procurement questions, all of the time. Hot damn.

    www.procurementsaysno.com

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    7 min
  • (Last train to) Buying Station Central - Procurement Says No Ep48

    (Last train to) Buying Station Central - Procurement Says No Ep48
    5 Oct 2026
    Rich & Ed welcome Kavita Cooper (never Coupa) to tell us all about WANS, BT and her entrepreneurial life as CEO of Buying Station.

    Buying Station is a sooper dooper, cheap as crisps, end-to-end procurement system for SMEs, charidees, anyone and everyone who'd like a lovely P2P and sourcing system for peanuts.

    We ask her how it all started and where it's going next; we talk about omni-platforms, I2P, orchestration and lots of other buzzwords such as intelligence hubs and "the roadmap".

    It's all such fun that Kavita couldn't stop laughing. You will too. Or won't.

    And remember to check out our wonderful "Ask Rich and Ed bot" AI companion app - which will answer all of your questions with genius and brilliance. We couldn't believe it! You won't either - so click the link below to be amazed...

    https://mentaraiq.com/share/chatbot/0e874f81-612c-46e5-8c7d-b1a8fc7ee544

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    39 min
  • Buying Cyber Insurance and what's a SOW? Ask Rich & Ed Ep30

    Buying Cyber Insurance and what's a SOW? Ask Rich & Ed Ep30
    21 Sep 2026
    We get lots of questions from our listener(s) on Procurement Says No. Now you can listen to them all again in our series of mini bite-sized podcast chunks. Like dog food.

    In episode 30 we've gone mostly cyber...
    • What level of cyber security should I buy for my $200m pharma packaging business?
    • What level of cyber security should I buy for my traditional weaving business using industrial looms?
    • If you work in a cyber business, should you outsource your cyber security?
    • What's the difference between a statement of work (SOW) and a works order (WO) (not a trick question)?

    All of the procurement questions, all of the time. Woohoo.

    www.procurementsaysno.com

    Now sponsored by www.KodiakHub.com. The SRM suite that makes you smarter.

    Like a smart thing.

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/procurement-says-no--5886102/support.
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    5 min
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