Save your free spot at AOP Mastermind LIVE Spring, taking place on April 13 and 14th from 10am – 1pm ET. The agenda is ambitious, as we recognize the need to embrace a growth mindset in urgent conditions, but our impressive speakers are more than up to the task. CLICK HERE to learn more and register. If you are planning your procurement webinar sch...

In addition to this week’s webinars, Procurement Leaders is hosting a free virtual conference called ‘Innovation In: Positive Growth’ from 8am-11:30pm ET | 1pm-4:30pm GMT Tuesday through Thursday. They will share how to identify the tactics, skills and technology procurement needs to achieve their sustainability goals and drive both financial and e...

As we turn the corner into March, we have a whole new set of economic numbers to look forward to – and hopefully they’ll give us good news. The ISM Manufacturing Report on Business will be out on the 1st, ISM-New York Report on Business will be released on the 2nd, and the ISM -Non-Manufacturing Report comes out on the 3rd. The U.S. Jobs Report wil...

January may have gotten off to a slow start, but February went by in a flash – and there were a ton of webinars to choose from. There are already a number of events listed for March, and without competition from the typical spring conference cycle, we may have a combination of new virtual formats and additional webinars cropping up. If you are plan...

The Dial P for Procurement livestream will be on-air for the second time this week, on Tuesday, February 16th from 12-1pm ET. My co-host, Supply Chain Now’s Scott Luton, and I will be hosting Jeffrey Ostrander, Head of Supply Transactions, Western Hemisphere, for Schlumberger, and Ragnar Lorentzen, Chief Commercial Officer at HICX. We’re going to t...

Save the Date: As you think about how to block your time for this week and next, let me put in a plug for Dial P for Procurement, my new livestream hosted by the team at Supply Chain Now. We launched in January and the second episode will be on Tuesday, February 16th from 12-1pm ET. If you’re watching live on LinkedIn you can join the on-air conver...

After last week’s deluge of supply chain disruption-focused events, this week is both quieter and more varied. That will give you plenty of time to read the ISM-New York Report on Business commentary for January, which will be released right here on February 2nd at 9:45am ET. If you are planning your procurement webinar schedule beyond this week, I...

On the one hand, all of this week's events are focused on supply chain disruption - on the other hand they are all empowering, and solution oriented. If you attend one of our webinar and learn something you plan to put into practice, reach out and let me know! If you are planning your procurement webinar schedule beyond this week, I recommend "Sust...

Hello everyone – long time no speak! There have been very few events since mid-December, so I’m only now getting the weekly procurement event recommendations up and running. If you look at the calendar, I promise what you are seeing is not a mistake – there are really 8 events taking place on Thursday the 21st! I added nearly all of them late last ...

Well folks, this is it. My last recommendation post of 2020. I’m somewhat at a loss for words when I think about this year – everything since March 12th (when our local schools closed) has been a blur. That said, I have some pretty exciting things cooking for 2021 – including an updated BMP brand, a completely overhauled website, and a new monthly ...

Although the events calendar is mostly empty for next week because of the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S., there are two webinars currently scheduled. I’m expecting to have either 2 or 3 more recommendations posts in 2020, depending on how many events there are the week of December 14th. If you are planning your procurement webinar schedule beyond...

The shift from COVID response to recovery is clear to me in the events recommended below as well as the other events I’ve just added to the events calendar. Here’s an example, rather than supply chain disruption, companies seem to be focused on cash flow. It doesn’t mean that things are getting any easier, just changing to a more structural focus. ...

In addition to the recommended webinars listed below, there are two other dates this week I’d like to call your attention to... On Tuesday, I’ll be releasing the October ISM-NY Report on Business at 9:45am ET. Check back to see how the New York Metro economy is faring in terms of current business conditions, employment, six-month outlook, and price...

The events schedule seems to be picking back up this week, with 9 events taking place. I’ve also started filling up the November page, which promises to be busy since there is effectively one less week of work in it. Marketing teams are racing to schedule the last few events of the year before it slips away, and we all benefit from that! If you are...

This is the time of year when it becomes all too easy to count down the days and weeks left on the calendar. By my count, we have about 8 solid weeks remaining – when you allow for Thanksgiving and the natural phase out towards Christmas. 8 weeks… that’s either good news or bad news depending on your perspective. If you are planning your procuremen...