Philip Ideson

Other roles at Ally included: 2010 - 2011: Senior Manager, Supplier Management and Procurement Transformation Initiatives 2008 - 2010: Manager, Outsourcing & Offshoring Center of Excellence

Other roles at Visteon (India & US) included: 2006 - 2007: Program Manager, New Product Launches (Lighting Products)

Roles at Ford / Visteon (UK) included: 2003 - 2004: Senior Buyer, Travel, HR & Professional Services 2001 - 2003: Commodity Buyer, Electro-Mechanical Components 2000 - 2001: Full Service Buyer, Interior Plastics (Ford Graduate Program)

I strongly believe that the on-demand, as-a-service economy is going to fundamentally change the way in which companies structure their back office operations. I founded ProcureChange to help clients make procurement a competitive advantage by levering knowledge based outsourcing and the growing as-a-service economy. We do this through a mix of data driven products, traditional project-based consulting, and a governance retainer program – all built and delivered by procurement, and procurement outsourcing experts. Our products and services support clients whether they are looking to make either incremental or transformational change to their Indirect procurement organizations. For companies that are considering what procurement delivery models would be most appropriate to meet their long term goals, we answer the fundamental question: “could my company benefit from strategic procurement outsourcing?”. Where the answer is yes, we help clients design, build and govern their outsourced procurement program. This ensures that their program is designed and managed in a way that maximizes the value of their significant procurement investment.

The Art of Procurement is a weekly show where I interview thought leaders from both inside and outside the world of procurement. The show seeks to understand the trends, strategies and tactics that are evolving the procurement value proposition and the procurement career of the future.

Palambridge is a virtual platform of procurement experts, technology, and intelligence created to provide a broad range of solutions on-demand. We are changing the way that business and procurement leaders access the expertise they need to make their supply markets a competitive advantage.

The Art of Procurement started as a podcast, where I interview thought leaders from both inside and outside the world of procurement. Today, it is evolving into a multi-channel procurement platform that seeks to understand and share the trends, strategies and tactics that are evolving the procurement value proposition and the procurement career of the future. In addition to our media properties, Art of Procurement also builds tailored learning and development programs, provides interim procurement leadership services and produces the online event The Procurement Revolution. In March 2017, our flagship podcast passed the 125 episode mark! Properties within the Art of Procurement Network include: ➊ The Art of Procurement Show (Weekly Podcast) ➋ This Week in Procurement (Weekly Curated Digest of Procurement Articles) ➌ This Month in Procurement, Co-Hosted w/ Mark Perera (Monthly Video Show & Podcast) Alumni include: ☞ Steve Wozniak, Co-Founder, Apple ☞ Jimmy Anklesaria, Founder, Anklesaria Group ☞ Rob Bernshteyn, CEO, Coupa Software ☞ Chris Browne, CPO, The World Bank ☞ Tom Derry, CEO, Institute for Supply Management ☞ Tim Jones, Director of Strategic Sourcing, Google ☞ Christian Lanng, Co-Founder & CEO, Tradeshift ☞ Stan Litow, VP Corporate Affairs, IBM & President, IBM Foundation ☞ Mark Perera, Founder & CEO, Old St Labs & Founder, Procurement Leaders ☞ Kate Vitasek, Founder, Vested & University of Tennessee ☞ Bill Huber, Partner, Information Services Group ☞ Brian Bancroft, Vice President Direct Procurement, The Coca-Cola Company ☞ And many, many others! To listen to the show, head on over to http://artofprocurement.com