Behind the Scenes of Scaling Internationally - Malin Schmidt from Kodiak Hub

About this episode

Malin Schmidt discusses building a world-class SRM platform and the challenges of scaling a SaaS company.

In this episode of The Procurement Software Podcast, James Meads welcomes Malin Schmidt, founder and CEO of Kodiak Hub, to discuss what it really takes to build a world-class SRM platform from the ground up. Malin brings an engineering and operations background to a space most founders enter from procurement itself, and that outside perspective has shaped everything from how Kodiak Hub's product is architected to how the company is run. This episode covers the full arc: from a niche supplier rating tool to a global execution platform, navigating the messy middle of scaling a SaaS company, and why the business case for SRM is finally getting easier to make. A wide-ranging conversation with a lot of hard-won founder insight, well worth your time whether you're building a procurement tech company or buying one. You'll learn why geopolitical disruption has shifted the SRM conversation from nice-to-have to business-critical, and how Kodiak Hub is helping procurement teams become truly AI-native. Key Takeaways: Why SRM only delivers real value when the stakes are high, specifically in direct material and manufacturing environments, where supplier performance directly hits operations…

People in this episode

Host: James Meads

Guest: Malin Schmidt

Topics covered

• scaling internationally
• supplier relationship management
• SaaS company growth
• geopolitical disruption
• AI in procurement

Keywords

• SRM
• procurement technology
• cost of inaction
• operational risk management
• CFO
• CPO
• AI-native
• supplier performance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kodiak Hub