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title: Procurement Innovation with Raj Verma Featuring Ingrid Watkins
description: On this episode of Procurement Innovation, Raj and Ingrid discuss supplier diversity, the influence our current social climate has on it and so much more!
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# Procurement Innovation with Raj Verma

## Where business leaders share key insights on innovation, market growth and principles of business success.

 

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### Procurement Innovation with Raj Verma Featuring Ingrid Watkins

Welcome to a new episode of the Procurement Innovation podcast series on GoProcure Radio. Today, we are thrilled to have Ingrid Watkins, Principal at [IW Consulting Group](https://www.iwconsultinggroup.com/) join our host and VP of Procurement Services at GoProcure, Raj Verma. On this episode, Raj and Ingrid discuss [Supplier Diversity](https://www.goprocure.com/procure-blog/what-does-diversity-have-to-do-with-procurement), the influence our current social climate has on it and so much more!

Ingrid Watkins is a passionate and accomplished leader in supplier diversity and business development. During her 20-year career at The Coca-Cola Company, she worked diligently advocating for the inclusion and utilization of diverse suppliers in procurement opportunities. She began her career at the Global Brand in 1996 and joined Supplier Diversity in 2002 as Communications Manager where she was responsible for creating internal and external communications and change management strategies, and training programs to promote and support program initiatives.

Ingrid is an award winning and well respected industry thought leader with proven track record building diversity programs from conception to best-in-class. She currently leads the IW Consulting Group, providing supplier diversity program solutions to corporate clients, and business development consulting to scalable emerging businesses. 

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