JOEL R. KLEMMER
AI IN PROCUREMENT
HEADQUARTERS: NEW MEXICO NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 1,500-2,000
The information was digital, but it was still spread across email, spreadsheets, contract files, finance systems, supplier systems and individual employees.” The result, according to Rakesh, is a procurement function that never gets to do its actual job:“ When a procurement team spends all their energy chasing down paperwork and typing in data, they become a glorified back-office utility instead of a strategic powerhouse. A truly strategic procurement team should be actively protecting and optimising the business. When a team is buried under a mountain of admin work, all of that forward-thinking strategy goes out the window.
JOEL R. KLEMMER
TITLE: DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT AND CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER
COMPANY: GALLUP-MCKINLEY COUNTY SCHOOLS
INDUSTRY: EDUCATION LOCATION: NEW MEXICO
Joel R. Klemmer is Director of Procurement and CPO for Gallup-McKinley County Schools. Bringing private enterprise, civilian federal and US Army Reserve experience, he drives strategic, outcome-focused procurement transformation.