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How to 10x Your Sourcing Speed by Ditching Directories Built on Hidden Commissions

You contact 5 suppliers. Maybe 10. You pick one. Done. But what if the best supplier for your product was never even on your list? That's not bad luck. That's how the old system was designed. Gatekeepers with "books of vendors" who steered you toward whoever paid them the highest commission, not who was best for you. In this clip from Procurement Pulse, Ricky Ho, Co-founder, SourceReady, explains why sourcing without AI is fundamentally a luck game, and how the old purchasing agent model in Asia created hidden conflicts of interest that buyers are still dealing with today. What's covered: 00:00 The purchasing agent model: gatekeepers, hidden commissions, and who really won 01:22 Why sourcing without AI means you're probably missing better suppliers 01: 58 How AI can vet 1,000 factories in minutes (what takes humans weeks) Connect with us: SCOPE Recruiting | https://www.scoperecruiting.com/ Connect with Friddy |   / fhoegener   Connect with Evan |   / evan-cave   Connect with Ricky |   / ricky-ho-a25a05104   About Procurement Pulse: Real conversations with supply chain and procurement professionals who've been on both sides—building teams, solving problems, and staying ahead of what's coming next. About SCOPE Recruiting: SCOPE Recruiting is a boutique supply chain recruiting firm where every recruiter is a former supply chain professional. Co-founders Friddy and Melissa, both ex-ABB global category managers, built the company after seeing how many “generalist” recruiters didn’t truly understand supply chain, procurement, or logistics roles. By hiring professionals first and teaching them recruiting second, SCOPE delivers better matches, higher retention rates, and faster hiring results across manufacturing, procurement, logistics, and supply chain leadership. If you're building a supply chain team and the usual recruiting approach isn't working, check out www.scoperecruiting.com.