In today’s highly unpredictable, competitive and digital environment, we all know that only businesses that are responsive, adaptable and agile will thrive…but what is procurement’s role in enabling this? Is it to stay laser focused on delivering savings or is it much more? Agility comes in many shapes and sizes, from market intelligence and access to data, to supplier relationships and innovation. It’s time for procurement to go from the department of cost-cutting to the enabler of agility.

Topics covered in this session included:

• What agility means in the context of procurement and why it matters
• Why information and collaboration are key to enabling agility
• How disruptive technologies help procurement create value for the business
• Why traditional procurement approaches need to be redesigned

 

Contributors: Tradeshift
Categories: 2017 Spring - Amelia Island, Summit Presentations
SRC Type: Procurement Operations