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

1. Change in environments, like situations of crisis or digitization, does impact procurement, but the core foundations and objectives of procurement always remain the same.
2. Certain tools help to make procurement work in specific departments faster and easier, that does not mean every department should jump on it.
3. Our own people are the key, without them procurement success is not possible.

Resources

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/joachim-scheurich-cpsm/

• https://www.ProcurementZen.com/029 

• www.SellMoreIdeas.com