#18 | An Interview on Investments in Procurement Technology with Iain Campbell McKenna

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An Interview on Investments in Procurement Technology with Iain Campbell McKenna

For this episode of Supplier Experience Live podcast by HICX, we have welcomed Iain Campbell McKenna. Iain a Managing Director at Sourcing Solved, an executive search consultancy company, where he works with clients to help them successfully optimize outcomes of their investments in procurement, technology and through areas such as innovative change management strategies, including advanced hiring practices. He is also a host of the Procurement in 5-Minutes, a podcast aiming to solve some of the biggest challenges within Procurement in only 5 minutes.

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#18 | An Interview on Investments in Procurement Technology with Iain Campbell McKenna

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