SupplyChain Magazine June 2019 | Page 17

things from both sides of the lens – from inside the organisation and what ’ s happening in the marketplace . It ’ s important to think about how you can drive and foster change .”
Manny Satija , Strategic Sourcing Director at CSA Group , says that cold , hard facts are key when making the case for procurement . “ I ’ m a big believer in numbers , so when I think about organisations I always like to look at how spend ties in with the procurement function . If you start talking numbers , you get a lot of attention when you can relate strategically and work with those numbers . My approach is taking data and then elevating the poor of procurement . When you ’ re sitting at a table with the CIO , CFO and operational leaders and you understand their business at the same or higher level than them , you suddenly become significant – I would encourage everyone to spend time listening and learning the business .”
The next big thing to impact procurement will be new technology , says Safwat . “ AI , IoT , Big Data and robotics … the digital transformation era is coming , and we as procurement professionals
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