Inflation fighter and value creator: Procurement’s best kept secret

Episode notes

Most businesses around the world are being impacted by inflation today. As they have navigated turbulence over the last two years, the decades-old model of how goods are made, sourced, and delivered has been severely disrupted. With that backdrop reactive fire-fighting has become part of the norm for procurement functions and this is set to continue. But there is a way to get ahead of turbulence and develop a resilient way of working. Join the conversation with Craig Reed, former Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer at Corteva Agriscience, Marta Mussacaleca and Roman Belotserkovskiy, Partners in McKinsey’s Operations Practice; Ezra Greenberg, global leader in McKinsey’s work on macro scenarios and trends; and host Daphne Luchtenberg, McKinsey’s Operations Practice Director of Communications. McKinsey Talks Operations has much more content to offer on the Operations topics that connect strategy with lasting success. Visit to explore events and insights from McKinsey’s Operations Practice, and join the McKinsey Talks Operations community. You can also