Consultants without enough work? This isn't a surprise. As companies cut back on headcount and external vendors, we see that trickling down to the analysts who used to be staffed on the work.

I had a great chat with Gary Bernstein about his path to becoming Procurement leader and first Procurement hire at some of the top technology organizations. Spoiler alert: Like most career paths, it's not a linear, but that's the most exciting part about it! Staying true to yourself and your values will pay off.

Procurement leaders and Finance gurus: Could I interview you on Sudozi’s Friday LinkedIn Live? 🙋🏻‍♀️ 𝐖𝐞’𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 (𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧). I’m looking for guests for the end of August and beyond. Tag or DM me your favorite finance and procurement leaders who are excited to chat about strategic finance, growth, procurement, workflows, data, AI, etc.

Being the first hire in Procurement might be one of the most challenging jobs at the company 💼 But if you get it right, it can also be one of the most rewarding and impactful experiences since you'll have an opportunity to: 🤝 Work with all the key leaders at the company 💵 Influence decisions about the largest spend investments 📈 Build a Procurement culture that goes beyond savings

For the software companies out there looking to improve OpEx and vendor spend efficiency (…I believe that’s all of you), you don’t want to miss this session with Gary Bernstein. Gary’s career experiences span overseeing procuring solar modules at Chevron to rebuilding GitHub’s procurement team to being the first Procurement hire at ClickUp

So excited for Sudozi to be partnering with FIF Collective (Females in Finance Collective) for this unique opportunity at NYSE Murial Sierbert was an American Businesswoman who was the first woman to own a seat on the NYSE, and the first woman to head one of the NYSE's member firms. She joined the 1,365 male members of the exchange on Dec 28, 1967. She is sometimes known as the "first woman of finance." Personally, I have too many memories of being the only female in exec meetings and board meetings. I'm sure many women can relate!