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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...

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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...

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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: ...

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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...

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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...

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The 2026 State of Autonomous Sourcing

Oct 2, 2026

Your autonomous sourcing pilot worked in the sandbox. Getting it into production is a different problem, and the technology is the smaller part of it. In this episode, Joël sits down with Tiago Melo, VP of Solutions Consulting at Fairmarkit, for a prac...

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The 5 Foundations of Agentic Procurement Teams

Sep 25, 2026

You can buy the most advanced agentic AI on the market and still crash it into a wall if your procurement function isn't built for autonomy. This minisode is a readiness check to run before you sign a contract or hand your team a build mandate. It walk...

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Do You Want a ProcureTech Software Provider or a Partner?

Sep 18, 2026

You're not just licensing software. You're deciding what kind of relationship you'll have with the company behind it, and most procurement teams find that out too late. This deep dive lays out seven dimensions that separate a real ProcureTech partner f...

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Inside IDC's 2026 Spend Orchestration MarketScape

Sep 11, 2026

Spend orchestration and source-to-pay started as separate purchases. They're converging, and that shift changes the technology decision sitting in front of you. IDC's Patrick Reymann, Research Director for Procurement Applications and Agents, joins the...

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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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