Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we are going to re-publish episodes from our “Procurement Rising” podcast series. In this podcast series, I interview Chief Procurement Officers and Best-in-Class procurement leaders as well as technology and business experts working in procurement and supply management. Our goal is to find people who are passionate about procurement and have progressive ideas/views to share and interesting stories to tell. If this describes you, let us know. Please complete this Guest Intake Form and submit it to us. Also, if you’re interested in sponsoring it, send us a note.

Episode 107 – John Dickson, Chief Procurement Officer at AstraZeneca

On this week’s podcast, I spoke with John Dickson, the Chief Procurement Officer at AstraZeneca. We had a great discussion that touched on a wide-range of topics. We talked about John’s career in procurement, including his five-year plan of establishing the “brand” of the procurement function at AstraZeneca. We also talked about work during the pandemic, and the four key elements that drive a successful procurement operation.

The podcast is now available on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Google, or wherever you get your podcasts.

As always, special thanks go to the Ardent Partners Podcast production team as well as The Sheila Divine and Cowboy Junkies for their musical contributions.

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