SupplyChain Magazine December 2020 | Page 119

The Spirit of Independence
The Spirit of Independence
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“ With purchasing , if you have one unified way of doing things then it allows you to think about automation ”

— Peter Hagenow , Head of Strategic Procurement , KWS
The larger the company , the more complex it gets to drive digitalisation and we have to remember that we ’ re not a small company anymore . It ’ s vital to sell your idea and convince people that it ’ s for the best . I believe it ’ s important to try and reassure people when it comes to digitalisation and help make them understand that there is no danger to new technologies .”
Having partnered with SAP for a number of years , Hagenow understands the importance of key , strategic collaborations to success . “ In the beginning , Maik and I needed to connect to the business so that we could build the procurement function . Our company has used SAP for decades so we were reaching out to them to search for the right tool for us ,” he says . “ One of the best things
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