Episode show notes
“The challenge is finding somebody with a really good set of soft skills, and that transcends both public and private sectors.”
When it comes to recruiting exciting new procurement talent, good apprenticeships can be the perfect combination of experience and learning.
Emma Law’s sustained efforts to create such apprenticeship opportunities are becoming fruitful, alongside her already stellar decade at Orbis Partnership.
We’re joined by Emma on Talent Talks to discuss the major challenges facing public sector procurement hiring, why we need to push harder on ESG, and AI’s role in procurement’s future.
This episode of Talent Talks covers:
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- The main challenges with recruiting new talent into the public sector
- How public scrutiny affects decision making
- Which skills transcend the divide between public and private sectors
- How early we should bring procurement language into education
- AI’s role in the future of procurement, and the time it’ll free up for strategic thinking
The Talent Talks Podcast is proudly sponsored by Staverton Consulting. Staverton Consulting delivers tangible and sustainable cost reduction as well as reducing business risks throughout the supply chain for private equity backed businesses, SME’S and growth companies. For more information please head to stavertonconsulting.com.
Episode highlights
“The only reason you’re not finding modern slavery is because you’re not looking hard enough.” – 7:30 – Emma Law
“The challenge is finding somebody with a really good set of soft skills, and that transcends both public and private sectors.” – 17:45 – Emma Law
“You’ve got to be going back to getting young people engaged, making sure people understand that procurement is an actual career.” – 23:05 – Emma Law
“As we get into that higher level of CIPS, it can be really challenging for an individual not to be able to tap in, especially if there’s not a lot of money around, to be able to have the learning. So this gives an opportunity for the learner where they can have all of that input and time.” – 30:45 – Emma Law
“AI is about taking work away and making sure that folks are really able to do that strong, strategic element that you can’t really replace.” – 33:45 – Emma Law
Links & references
Emma Law – https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-law-mcips-chartered-58ab717/
Orbis Partnership – https://www.linkedin.com/company/orbispartnership/
Martin Smith, Founder & Director of Talent Drive – https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinsmith2009/
