Omer Abdullah
Mauro Cozzi
Omer Abdullah
Co-founder and Managing Director The Smart Cube
Across the procurement industry in 2024 , there is likely to be an increased focus on technology providers helping their clients not only optimise the use of their tech , but also bringing their clients ’ people along . Historically , businesses have predominantly hired employees based on their ‘ hard ’ skills , including technical qualifications and capabilities – rarely prioritising recruiting those with expertise in relationship management and strong communication abilities . However , with the recent AI explosion , technology can now carry out many of those more technical tasks . As such , procurement firms must ensure their employees are able to provide value over and above AI ’ s capabilities to truly capitalise on its benefits .
Mauro Cozzi
Co-Founder Emitwise
The pioneers will continue embedding sustainability into their procurement function , just like Mars , who made their CPO their CSO . And these leaders will be pursuing data-driven ways to transition to a net zero supply chain . Emitwise customers like CBRE are already gathering primary Scope 3 emissions data to make lower carbon procurement decisions daily . procurementmag . com 123