AVETTA
PROCUREMENT STRATEGY
AVETTA
HEADQUARTERS: LEHI, US NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 1,000 NUMBER OF COUNTRIES: 120 +
The enterprise approach also addresses the complexity of managing diverse supplier ecosystems.
Mark Schenecker, VP, Direct Materials at Coupa, was able to draw from his experience managing thousands of suppliers across 32 global factories. He noted that, while top-tier suppliers operate like well-oiled machines, the challenge lies in maintaining consistency across smaller suppliers who may only engage periodically – but whose failure could halt production entirely.
Scaling supplier engagement through automation Digital tools have dramatically expanded procurement teams’ capacity to engage with suppliers, particularly in the qualification and onboarding phases.
Jack Spallone, SVP, Sourcing & Procurement at International Vitamin Corporation, described how automation has transformed his team’ s approach to supplier management, enabling them to process significantly more suppliers than traditional methods would allow.
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