Procurement magazine November 2025 | Page 71

“ With rigid schemas and limited APIs, traditional systems leave teams stuck in swivel-chair workflows”

John Modesto, Vice President of
Enterprise Sales, Zycus
“ With rigid schemas and limited APIs, traditional systems leave teams stuck in swivel-chair workflows,” explains John. The solution, he argues, lies in intelligent integration layers that can“ absorb complexity and route requests intelligently across legacy systems, making modernisation possible without replacing what already works”.
As a result, the focus shifts to creating intelligent overlays that can work with existing infrastructure whilst gradually modernising the overall ecosystem.
The global complexity imperative Clearly, modern procurement operates in an increasingly complex global environment.
Successful digital platforms must accommodate not just different languages and currencies, but varying regulatory frameworks, cultural norms and business practices across multiple jurisdictions.
The most sophisticated platforms are designed from the ground up to handle this complexity.
“ Whether you’ re managing suppliers in 40 languages or enforcing tax policies across 60 countries, Zycus flexes to fit,” John goes on.
This extends to“ policy routing to configurable compliance and ESG tracking” that can adapt across different regulatory environments whilst maintaining central oversight and control. procurementmag. com 71