Robert Bonnar's guest appearances

Robert Bonnar

Art of Procurement

Talent Talks Podcast

David Loseby

Tania Seary

Simon Whatson

Mark Raffan

Peter Smith

Dred Scott

David Bush

Alan Mulally

Tim Jones

Jeremy Smith

Randy Roth

Eric Martin

Steve Wozniak

Alex Brown

Christian Lanng

OwlTail

Andy Neilson

“The next stage of the stakeholder understanding of what value could be for procurement is unlocking new things that they haven't already thought of.”Procurement is an ever evolving world, and with several decades of experience between them, this week’s guests on Talent Talks are well acquainted with how to adapt to new technologies and opportunities. Robert Bonnar is a Global Procurement Director with valuable experience at SHV Energy, A-B InBev and GlaxoSmithKline, and Andy Neilson’s illustrious career includes time with Fitness First, Clarks, and now a position as Congress Member with CIPS. We hear their collective wisdom on the areas of focus that will further propel the procurement profession, the importance of innovation and tools that make collaboration with stakeholders easier, and how we can demonstrate procurement’s power as a go-to profession.This episode of Talent Talks covers:Main areas of focus in order to keep evolving the professionUnlocking value adding opportunities beyond cost-savingThe need to focus on innovations and tools to collaborate with stakeholdersRemote work and recruitment cutting out unnecessary travelProcurement specialists becoming more generalSelling procurement as a go-to professionThis episode of Talent Talks is sponsored by 4C Associates - a leading European procurement and supply chain consultancy, who work collaboratively with forward-thinking clients to deliver real business value across a wide range of transformation and cost optimisation service offerings. Visit https://www.4cassociates.com/ for more information.Links and references at: https://talentdrive.co.uk/

“The next stage of the stakeholder understanding of what value could be for procurement is unlocking new things that they haven't already thought of.”Procurement is an ever evolving world, and with several decades of experience between them, this week’s guests on Talent Talks are well acquainted with how to adapt to new technologies and opportunities. Robert Bonnar is a Global Procurement Director with valuable experience at SHV Energy, A-B InBev and GlaxoSmithKline, and Andy Neilson’s illustrious career includes time with Fitness First, Clarks, and now a position as Congress Member with CIPS. We hear their collective wisdom on the areas of focus that will further propel the procurement profession, the importance of innovation and tools that make collaboration with stakeholders easier, and how we can demonstrate procurement’s power as a go-to profession.This episode of Talent Talks covers:<ul><li>Main areas of focus in order to keep evolving the profession</li><li>Unlocking value adding opportunities beyond cost-saving</li><li>The need to focus on innovations and tools to collaborate with stakeholders</li><li>Remote work and recruitment cutting out unnecessary travel</li><li>Procurement specialists becoming more general</li><li>Selling procurement as a go-to profession</li></ul>This episode of Talent Talks is sponsored by 4C Associates - a leading European procurement and supply chain consultancy, who work collaboratively with forward-thinking clients to deliver real business value across a wide range of transformation and cost optimisation service offerings. Visit <a href="https://www.4cassociates.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.4cassociates.com/</a> for more information. Links and references at: <a href="https://talentdrive.co.uk/talent-talks-podcast/the-vital-tools-driving-procurements-evolution-with-shv-energys-global-procurement-director-robert-bonnar-cips-congress-member-andy-neilson-episode-38/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://talentdrive.co.uk/</a>

The Vital Tools Driving Procurement’s Evolution with SHV Energy’s Global Procurement Director Robert Bonnar & CIPS Congress Member Andy Neilson #38

Procurement’s organizational structure is as important as the processes and technology they use. Their operational model has to position them to deliver what the company needs most - requirements that may not remain fixed. When the business needs something different from procurement, their structure will have to evolve as well. Robert Bonnar is currently the Global Procurement Director at SHV Energy, but he has worked in procurement in a number of industries. As he puts it, “I did cars, drugs, booze, and now energy.” But even that colorful description doesn't capture the breadth of his experience. He has also focused in a number of procurement disciplines, including direct and indirect procurement and supplier-enabled innovation. In this conversation, Robert speaks with Host Philip Ideson about:  Whether it is possible to bring innovative or high-performing suppliers from one vertical to another, and what procurement needs to do to help them succeed His perspective on how to manage the complex puzzle of qualitative KPIs, quantitative KPIs, and data quality How procurement can use access to information to ease the burden placed on stakeholders and shorten the time to results 

Procurement’s organizational structure is as important as the processes and technology they use. Their operational model has to position them to deliver what the company needs most - requirements that may not remain fixed. When the business needs something different from procurement, their structure will have to evolve as well. Robert Bonnar is currently the Global Procurement Director at SHV Energy, but he has worked in procurement in a number of industries. As he puts it, “I did cars, drugs, booze, and now energy.” But even that colorful description doesn't capture the breadth of his experience. He has also focused in a number of procurement disciplines, including direct and indirect procurement and supplier-enabled innovation. In this conversation, Robert speaks with Host Philip Ideson about: <ul> <li>Whether it is possible to bring innovative or high-performing suppliers from one vertical to another, and what procurement needs to do to help them succeed</li> <li>His perspective on how to manage the complex puzzle of qualitative KPIs, quantitative KPIs, and data quality</li> <li>How procurement can use access to information to ease the burden placed on stakeholders and shorten the time to results</li> </ul>

389: Elevating Procurement’s Impact in a Distributed Organization w/ Robert Bonnar