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Procurement as
a strategic function

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Procurement probably isn’t what springs to mind when discussing digital transformation.

Historically, procurement has often been viewed as a cost center. Today, after years of social, economic, and political upheaval, procurement is transforming into a strategic function, and playing a crucial role in helping organizations achieve their broader business goals.

Todd Heimes, worldwide director and general manager of Amazon Business, sat down with the MIT-SMR Connections team to discuss how and why procurement is moving toward a more digitized, automated future ripe for innovation, and what Amazon Business is doing to support this transformation. Topics include:
 

•  Insights into the various technologies — including artificial
    intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), big data analytics,
    blockchain, and automation — that are have the potential to vastly
    increase procurement efficiency and innovate supplier
    relationships

•  The increasing use of data and analytics tools as organizations
    pursue a more sophisticated technical footprint, and the tech
    savvy talent needed to support these initiatives

•  The benefits — and challenges — of digital transformation, such as
    identifying the resources, talent pool, and the internal buy-in
    needed to move procurement into the future

Download the Executive Interview as we rethink what’s possible for procurement.

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