SupplyChain Magazine February 2022 | Page 127

Alan Holland
Fabian Lampe
TECH & AI

Alan Holland

TITLE : CEO AND FOUNDER COMPANY : KEELVAR
My name is Alan Holland . I ' m the Founder and CEO of Keelvar , an SaaS vendor focused on sourcing optimisation and sourcing automation .

The peaks and troughs of COVID- 19 have affected procurement and supply chains in many ways ,

“ At various times we have seen shortages of goods and services , procurement has been time-pressed in a market setting where the long term norms we ’ ve witnessed around contract negotiations are being torn up . Suppliers are not always honouring contracted prices agreed prior to the pandemic , and they are reluctant to agree to any new long-term contracts , which means that the frequency of sourcing is increasing , yet the staffing numbers remain the same ,” says Alan Holland , Founder and CEO of Keelvar .

Fabian Lampe

TITLE : HEAD OF PROCUREMENT AND MARKETING
COMPANY : ARCHLET
My name is Fabian Lampe . At Archlet I am Head of Procurement and Marketing . My background is in category management for marketing procurement , with a strong focus on sourcing capabilities , eSourcing auctions , advanced sourcing , and technology . In my role now , I support and educate people on those capabilities .