Procurement Pulse

About Procurement Pulse

Procurement Pulse is the podcast for supply chain, procurement, operations, and manufacturing leaders. Hosted by Friddy Hoegener, Co-Founder of SCOPE Recruiting, a boutique supply chain recruiting firm, the show features conversations with executives, industry experts, and hiring leaders about supply chain strategy, procurement, leadership, AI, talent, and the future of work. If you're looking for practical insights on supply chain leadership, procurement, recruiting, and operations, Procurement Pulse is your guide to staying ahead.

Publisher

Friddy - SCOPE Recruiting

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Aug 2024

Latest episode

22 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

27 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Jul 2026

   Best of Season 1: What Leaders Are Saying About Supply Chain and Talent

   Season 1 covered a lot: AI in procurement, lean manufacturing, supplier sourcing, robotics in the warehouse, reverse recruiting. Different guests, different corners of the industry, but the sam e question kept coming up: as the tools get smarter, what's actually left for people to do? This episode pulls together the sharpest moments from the season. What We Discuss: 00:00 Why AI adoption stalls on trust, not technology 04:28 The lean manufacturing insight most companies overlook 09:07 What happens when you message 50 suppliers instead of 5 14:13 The skill that decides who stays relevant as AI takes over 16:30 Why boutique 3PLs need a different robotics strategy than Amazon 19:34 Reverse recruiting, explained Connect with us: SCOPE Recruiting | https://www.scoperecruiting.com/ (https://www.scoperecruiting.com/) Connect with Friddy | https://www.linkedin.com/in/fhoegener/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/fhoegener/) Connect with Evan | https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-cave (https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-cave) About Procurement Pulse: Real conversations with supply chain and procurement professionals who've been on both sides—building teams, solving problems, and staying ahead of what's coming next. About SCOPE Recruiting: SCOPE Recruiting is a boutique supply chain recruiting firm where every recruiter is a former supply chain professional. Co-founders Friddy and Melissa, both ex-ABB global category managers, built the company after seeing how many “generalist” recruiters didn’t truly understand supply chain, procurement, or logistics roles. By hiring professionals first and teaching them recruiting second, SCOPE delivers better matches, higher retention rates, and faster hiring results across manufacturing, procurement, logistics, and supply chain leadership. If you're building a supply chain team and the usual recruiting approach isn't working, check out scoperecruiting.com (http://scoperecruiting.com).

2. 

   3 Jun 2026

   Ep 10: Is General-Purpose Robotics the Future of Warehousing?

   Robots have been in warehouses for years. But rigid setups, massive upfront costs, and zero flexibility have kept automation out of reach for most 3PLs. General-purpose robotics changes that, and it's closer than most people think. In this episode of Procurement Pulse, host Friddy Hoegener sits down with Joe Spisak, Founder & CEO of Fulfill.com, who built and sold his own 140,000 square foot fulfillment center before launching a platform that connects brands with 3PL partners across a network of 2,800+ providers. They dig into why current robotics still falls short for mid-market 3PLs, what makes general-purpose different, and why the next five years could bring more disruption to warehousing than the last twenty combined. Joe also shares what he actually looks for when hiring entry-level supply chain talent and why your GPA is the last thing on his mind. What We Discuss: 00:00 Three 3PLs in 18 months: the near-disaster that started it all 02:43 How the matchmaking model works and what 100+ data points actually flag 05:11 Using the free matchmaking process as a negotiating weapon with your current 3PL 07:45 How Fulfill.com expanded from matching brands to connecting 3PLs with tech partners 10:34 Why the biggest 3PLs push back and where the real opportunity sits 13:32 General-purpose robotics: why mid-market warehouses are closer to disruption than they think 17:42 What warehouse teams actually look like when robots start entering the floor 21:49 What Joe looks for in entry-level hires (and why your GPA is irrelevant) Connect with us: SCOPE Recruiting | https://www.scoperecruiting.com/ (https://www.scoperecruiting.com/) Connect with Friddy | https://www.linkedin.com/in/fhoegener/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/fhoegener/) Connect with Joe | https://www.linkedin.com/in/spisakjoe/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/spisakjoe/) About Procurement Pulse: Real conversations with supply chain and procurement professionals who've been on both sides—building teams, solving problems, and staying ahead of what's coming next. About SCOPE Recruiting: SCOPE Recruiting is a boutique supply chain recruiting firm where every recruiter is a former supply chain professional. Co-founders Friddy and Melissa, both ex-ABB global category managers, built the company after seeing how many “generalist” recruiters didn’t truly understand supply chain, procurement, or logistics roles. By hiring professionals first and teaching them recruiting second, SCOPE delivers better matches, higher retention rates, and faster hiring results across manufacturing, procurement, logistics, and supply chain leadership. If you're building a supply chain team and the usual recruiting approach isn't working, check out scoperecruiting.com (http://scoperecruiting.com).

3. 

   5 May 2026

   Ep 9: Leadership in Procurement: The Trust, Talent, and AI Questions Nobody's Answering

   Companies spend millions on procurement technology and walk away with almost nothing to show for it. Not because the tech failed, but because nobody planned for the hard part. The hard part is the people. In this episode of Procurement Pulse, host Friddy sits down with Amanda Prochaska, Founder and Chief Wonder Officer at Wonder Services, who left her dream job at MGM Resorts to fix one of procurement's most persistent problems: digital transformations that look great on paper and fall apart in practice. Amanda makes a sharp case for why most failed implementations have nothing to do with the software, what agentic AI actually changes about adoption, and why the entry-level role decisions companies are making right now could quietly hollow out the next generation of procurement leadership. What We Discuss: 00:00 Welcome to Procurement Pulse 00:48 From "who doesn't like buying things?" to procurement transformation 02:57 The digital implementation trap most CPOs don't see coming 05:23 What an SI told Amanda that changed everything 09:10 Why agentic AI might finally solve the adoption problem 11:07 The entry-level role question keeping Amanda up at night 13:27 Replace headcount or unlock capacity? The fork in the road ahead 18:10 Why vendor relationships matter more than category expertise now 24:51 The soft skills that will outlast every wave of automation 29:16 Full-time vs. contract talent: what's actually shifting in the market 32:34 Where to find Amanda and Wonder Services Connect with us: SCOPE Recruiting | https://www.scoperecruiting.com/ (https://www.scoperecruiting.com/) Connect with Friddy | https://www.linkedin.com/in/fhoegener/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/fhoegener/) Connect with Evan | https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-cave (https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-cave) About Procurement Pulse: Real conversations with supply chain and procurement professionals who've been on both sides—building teams, solving problems, and staying ahead of what's coming next. About SCOPE Recruiting: SCOPE Recruiting is a boutique supply chain recruiting firm where every recruiter is a former supply chain professional. Co-founders Friddy and Melissa, both ex-ABB global category managers, built the company after seeing how many “generalist” recruiters didn’t truly understand supply chain, procurement, or logistics roles. By hiring professionals first and teaching them recruiting second, SCOPE delivers better matches, higher retention rates, and faster hiring results across manufacturing, procurement, logistics, and supply chain leadership. If you're building a supply chain team and the usual recruiting approach isn't working, check out scoperecruiting.com (http://scoperecruiting.com).

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