MATTHEW ROSE , PROCUREMENT TRANSFORMATION PRACTICE LEAD & PARTNER , KPMG Matthew Rose
“ The digital workforce is now a blend of human and machine resources meshed together ”
MATTHEW ROSE , PROCUREMENT TRANSFORMATION PRACTICE LEAD & PARTNER , KPMG Matthew Rose
TITLE : PROCUREMENT TRANSFORMATION PRACTICE LEAD & PARTNER
COMPANY : KPMG UK INDUSTRY : PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Rose leads KPMG ’ s Procurement
Advisory Team in the UK . He has 20 years ’ experience in transforming procurement , “ building world-class capability and unlocking hundreds of millions of pounds in value for my clients ”.
Matthew Rose , Procurement Transformation Practice Lead and Partner at KPMG UK , says that in the early days of this trend , technology enabled organisations “ to run leaner headcounts and focus the available talent on higher-value tasks ”.
He cites as an example the use of machine learning ( ML ) to automate the purchase-topay process .
“ The first wave of machines focused on repeatable high-volume tasks and lent heavily on robotic process automation and simple bots ,” says Rose .
But he says that now , automation and AI is increasingly being used for higher value-added tasks . “ This is illustrated by the explosion of available solutions on the market ,” he points out . “ Collaboration , supply market research , sourcing and data analytics have all been targeted by new wave intelligence-enabling procurement technology .”