Resources

This installment of the RiseTalent series explores what the program looks like through the perspective of Gina Van Bemmel, RiseNow’s Training Program Manager. Gina shares how the first cohort combined structured learning, daily practice, and mentorship to create more than a training program. Apprentices learned professional habits, gained confidence, and applied new skills in real time. The result is a launchpad that equips talent to step into client work prepared and ready to lead in teams where people and technology work together.

In 2025 we spoke with more than 200 procurement leaders across 40 industries, and the patterns were clear. Despite new tools and big rollouts, many teams are still stuck with stalled progress, risk bottlenecks, weak processes, lost savings, and poor supplier experiences. Out of those conversations, 9 themes stood out that reveal where procurement is headed next. This is the first post of a series that will explore each theme in depth, starting with transformation fatigue and the erosion of momentum after go-live.

RiseTalent’s apprenticeship cohort offers a paid, hands-on path for recent grads and early-career professionals to break into procurement and supply chain consulting. Participants complete 500+ hours of structured training, real project work, technical upskilling, and ongoing mentorship, emerging with both industry knowledge and the confidence to contribute alongside seasoned consultants from day one.

Tony Nathanson, Global Lead for Direct Materials at RiseNow, breaks down why most platforms miss the mark and what really drives impact: early design collaboration, supplier-led innovation, and knowing where the real cost levers live. If you’re still treating direct like indirect, you’re solving the wrong problem.

A RiseNow assessment isn’t a tech pitch or maturity model—it’s a healthcare-specific diagnostic designed to surface operational truth. This post breaks down our approach: how we cut through assumptions, uncover misalignments, and deliver actionable roadmaps rooted in data, not anecdotes. If you’re a supply chain leader seeking clarity, not just commentary, this is your starting point.

Health systems and distribution centers often hesitate to bring in a supply chain assessment, fearing cost, disruption, or uncovering more problems than they can fix. But the real risk isn’t the assessment—it’s letting inefficiencies persist. A well-executed evaluation isn’t about assigning blame; it’s about identifying opportunities, prioritizing solutions, and creating a clear action plan. The key question isn’t should you assess your supply chain, but can you afford not to?

Technology isn’t the problem—lack of adoption is. In this piece, we explore why companies underestimate change management and training, and how embedding them early leads to stronger adoption, fewer workarounds, and real transformation that lasts.

Procurement teams don’t have a transformation problem—they have a “fixing” problem; this piece explores why slowing down with a structured assessment leads to faster, smarter, and more sustainable procurement transformation.

Your supply chain is constantly sending signals—miscounted inventory, expired supplies, and workarounds that shouldn’t be necessary. These small issues add up, leading to costly mistakes and operational breakdowns. One health system thought it had 95% inventory accuracy—until it found out the real number was just 27%. The good news? These problems can be solved. In this blog, we break down the warning signs and how to address them before they turn into bigger issues.

For procurement leaders, transformation isn’t about fixing isolated problems—it’s about engineering them out of the system entirely. Gabe Perez, Chief Strategy Officer at RiseNow, and Joël Collin-Demers, Consulting Principal at Pure Procurement, share why so many procurement teams fall short and how they can shift from a reactive, pain-point-driven approach to a vision-driven strategy.