Soft Skills & Supply Chain Resilience with Managing Director of Barkers Commercial Consultancy David Loseby #36

“It's not just about just ripping cost out for the sake of it, but it's actually doing it in a more intelligent way that says ‘We’ll create value’.”It can take a number of months or years to set up a supply chain, but as we’ve all discovered from the past year it takes far less time to stress test it to breaking point. The events of the past year highlight a necessity for any procurement function - supply chain resilience.With an impressive career in procurement, Managing Director of Barkers Commercial Consultancy, David Loseby joins us to discuss the effects of single-source supply chains on resilience, and the need for modern procurement professionals to be as proficient in soft skills as they are in technical ability.This episode of Talent Talks covers:Reinforcing supply chain resilience in various categoriesThe pros and cons of a single-source supply chainA growing emphasis on the value of soft skillsThe need for modern procurement professionals to be flexibleBalancing theoretical and practical procurement, and being a “Pracademic”This episode of Talent Talks is sponsored by Suppleye - a free to access platform that provides fresh insights, breaking news and unique sentiment scores on the companies that interest you. Know your suppliers inside and out by visiting https://www.suppleye.com/ and signing up in less than 2 minutes. Links and references at: https://talentdrive.co.uk/

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The Talent Talks Podcast provides regular insights and guidance to procurement and supply chain professionals. Host, Martin Smith interviews CPO's within large corporations and brands in the UK such as John Lewis, Mars, Babcock International, Managing Directors of procurement specialist companies including as Procurement Excellence and Embedded IT as well as thought-leaders and authors from the sector. Martin Smith, founder of Talent Drive is a specialist procurement and supply chain recruiter. He uses his network and expertise to provide insightful, thought provoking discussions, as well as providing tips on building your own career in the industry. The podcast is just one area of #projectprocurement; Martin's network of like-minded procurement professionals including webinars, content and events. Register your email to find out about our next meet-up and get involved: https://bit.ly/talenttalksmailinglist We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, and do please reach out if you'd like to be a guest; [email protected]. All links and references at https://talentdrive.co.uk/