Procurement Magazine July 2021 | Page 28

VODAFONE PROCUREMENT COMPANY

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insights to enable business foresight . In other words , enabling fully end-to-end connected solutions that provide transparency about what is happening in their area of spend . Extending the reach to identify external factors that will influence the business and leveraging artificial intelligence to advise and recommend the best course of action to minimise risks and maximise the value for the organisation .”
Plaza-Bartsch joined Vodafone 14 years ago in the nascent era of digitalisation , when centralization and standardization were the buzz words of the hour . That initial unification process took some years to accomplish but resulted in “ a data foundation for the supply chain organisation ” that has been instrumental in accelerating the digital transformation over the past five years .
“ The degree of insights that we can get from the data that we ' ve created over those years is tremendous ,” says Plaza-Bartsch . “ We can see how our operations perform in realtime , identify patterns and behaviors in our business and take laser sharp actions to drive performance . We can see how our users are

“Digitalisation needs to be very much linked to the actual expected business outcome ”

REINHARD PLAZA-BARTSCH GLOBAL HEAD OF SCM DEVELOPMENT , OPERATIONS & DIGITAL , VODAFONE
leveraging certain datasets , what is becoming more relevant to them and how they are unlocking value for the business . Beyond our operations , we are helping our suppliers and partners improve their performance through our insights and the actions we have taken .
“ We are now also using some predictive models to proactively manage and mitigate risks , although this is an area where there is still a big opportunity to scale further . Getting access to data has been one step in our journey ; this has now moved towards
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