Baby Basics
This is what a baby wears when they can’t yet walk and need frequent changes.
What is a diaper?
This animal is known as the “King of the Jungle.”
What is a lion?
Sara works in this department, known for contracts, bids, and saving the company money.
What is SS&P? (sourcing & procurement)
The process of obtaining goods or services, often through RFPs or bids.
What is procurement?
This gadget plays lullabies, monitors movement, and sends alerts to your phone.
What is a baby monitor?
This small item helps soothe a crying baby and is often called a “binky.”
What is a pacifier?
This long-necked herbivore is a nursery favorite.
What is a giraffe?
Sara’s baby’s nursery theme.
What is jungle? (safari)
The document that legally outlines terms and deliverables between two parties.
What is a contract?
Parents now use this wearable to track naps, feedings, and milestones.
What is a smart baby tracker?
This stage is marked by crawling and saying “mama” or “dada.”
What is infancy?
This animal’s black and white stripes make a fun nursery pattern.
What is a zebra?
Sara’s next big role after this baby shower.
What is Mom (or Mother)?
This term describes finding the best value while managing supplier relationships.
What is strategic sourcing?
This is the ultimate version of multitasking: debugging, feeding, and functioning on no sleep.
What is parenting?
Parents often lose this at night when the baby won’t sleep.
What is sleep? (or sanity)
This animal swings from vines and loves bananas.
What is a monkey?
She’s about to take on her biggest project yet—one that doesn’t come with an RFP or timeline.
What is motherhood?
Procurement professionals know this acronym stands for Total Cost of Ownership.
What is TCO?
When the baby cries, this system alert goes off instantly in every parent’s brain.
What is the baby alarm?
The item every new parent swears they won’t overuse... but they always do.
What is a baby monitor?
This famous Disney movie features a lion cub who “just can’t wait to be king.”
Sara’s favorite cookies are from this NYC bakery known for gooey chocolate chip perfection.
What is Levain Bakery?
Sara might “negotiate” this every night soon, but not with a vendor.
What is bedtime?
Once this new addition arrives, Sara’s out-of-office message might read “Rebooting life as Mom.”
What is maternity leave?