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The 2026 State of ProcureTech

Jun 12, 2026

The procurement technology landscape is evolving faster than ever, and separating signal from noise has never been harder. In our debut episode, hosts Joël Collin-Demers and Matthew Buckingham dig into what's actually shaping the ProcureTech market rig...

Waiting for S/4HANA Leaves Procurement Exposed

Aug 21, 2026

Waiting for your S/4HANA migration before you touch procurement technology feels like the responsible call. But, it's quietly the most destructive thing on your roadmap. In this minisode, Joël Collin-Demers lays out three reasons the waiting posture ba...

Build vs. Buy : The AI Edition

Aug 14, 2026

Most build-vs-buy decisions in procurement technology get evaluated on sticker price... And by the time the integration bill shows up, you're already in production. This week, Joël and Matt break down why the real question isn't build vs. buy, it's how...

AI Agents in Procurement : Hype vs. Reality

Jul 10, 2026

Everyone at every procurement conference this spring said the same thing: "AI agents are the answer to procurement's problems..." Almost nobody could tell you the question. This week Matt and Joël cut through the noise with a working definition of what...

What Is an AI Agent Studio? 🎨

Aug 7, 2026

In June 2026, the last of the top-eight Source-to-Pay suites on Gartner's Magic Quadrant quietly shipped its "AI Agent Studio". Now, every serious procurement platform has one. But before you take any "Studio" label at face value, it's worth knowing wh...

Your Supplier Portal Is Already Obsolete 🌀

Jul 24, 2026

Your sourcing platform doesn't save a dollar until suppliers bid. Your risk tool doesn't flag anything until suppliers submit their information. Your P2P doesn't touch a transaction until suppliers transact. For most procurement technology, supplier en...

ERP or S2P Suite for Procurement? The Only Factor That Actually Matters

Jun 19, 2026

Most procurement platform decisions get made for the wrong reasons — and by the time you realize it, you're already in implementation. In this episode, Joël Collin-Demers breaks down the only factor that actually matters for your ERP vs. S2P decision: ...

A ProcureTech Business Case Trick 🌀

Aug 28, 2026

It's business case season, which means most procurement teams are about to build next year's case from a blank page... That's the slowest way to do it, and rarely the most convincing. This episode tells the story of an experienced procurement team that...

Why 'It's AI Powered' Tells You Almost Nothing

Jun 26, 2026

"AI will transform procurement." Sure. But which kind of AI? Doing what, exactly? That question is at the heart of this episode. We cover three AI subdomains procurement professionals should actually understand — Natural Language Processing, Computer V...

No, Your Colleagues Are Not The Problem 🤝

Sep 4, 2026

Your best procurement technology idea keeps stalling, and by now you've probably decided your colleagues are the problem. They're not. You are. This episode makes the case that the people who follow ProcureTech closely are, almost by definition, the on...

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