Interview with a Procurement Expert (Part 2) - 029
This is the 2nd part of the interview with Joachim Scheurich, who is a well-seasoned procurement expert. In the light of his vast on-field experience, Joachim shares with us the role of procurement during crises situations.
Major focus of this part of the interview is on changing environments in procurement.
Episode Highlights
- Understanding procurement in relation to crisis
- Looking at procurement holistically ; how it not only contributes to the commercial position of a company, but also its overall image
- Joachim answers the question "what will strategic procurement in the future be like?"
- Understanding "digitalization" in terms of procurement
- Who are the most important stakeholders in a company?
Key Points
- Change in environments, like situations of crisis or digitization, does impact procurement, but the core foundations and objectives of procurement always remain the same.
- Certain tools help to make procurement work in specific departments faster and easier, that does not mean every department should jump on it.
- Our own people are the key, without them procurement success is not possible.
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