“The next stage of the stakeholder understanding of what value could be for procurement is unlocking new things that they haven't already thought of.” Procurement is an ever evolving world, and with several decades of experience between them, this week’s guests on Talent Talks are well acquainted with how to adapt to new technologies and opportunities.  Robert Bonnar is a Global Procurement Director with valuable experience at SHV Energy, A-B InBev and GlaxoSmithKline, and Andy Neilson’s illustrious career includes time with Fitness First, Clarks, and now a position as Congress Member with CIPS.  We hear their collective wisdom on the areas of focus that will further propel the procurement profession, the importance of innovation and tools that make collaboration with stakeholders easier, and how we can demonstrate procurement’s power as a go-to profession. This episode of Talent Talks covers: Main areas of focus in order to keep evolving the professionUnlocking value adding opportunities beyond cost-savingThe need to focus on innovations and tools to collaborate with stakeholdersRemote work and recruitment cutting out unnecessary travelProcurement specialists becoming more generalSelling procurement as a go-to professionThis episode of Talent Talks is sponsored by 4C Associates - a leading European procurement and supply chain consultancy, who work collaboratively with forward-thinking clients to deliver real business value across a wide range of transformation and cost optimisation service offerings. Visit https://www.4cassociates.com/ for more information. Links and references at: https://talentdrive.co.uk/