Daniel Weise and Dr Wolfgang Schnellbächer on leveraging AI for Procurement excellence and how they see procurement developing
DIGITAL PROCUREMENT
Daniel Weise and Dr Wolfgang Schnellbächer on leveraging AI for Procurement excellence and how they see procurement developing
WRITTEN BY : LAURA V . GARCIA Top : Daniel Weise Bottom : Dr Wolfgang Schnellbächer
Summer has just arrived in Mannheim . Germany , and Daniel Weise , Managing Director and Partner at Boston Consulting Group ( BCG ) and his business partner and co-author of " Jumpstart to Digital Procurement : Pushing the Value Envelope in a New Age ," Dr Wolfgang Schnellbächer , Managing Director , Partner and European Leader of Procurement Practice at BCG are sweating their way through it .
I have a sneaking suspicion I may be one of the lucky few who get to see these men sweat , although only literally . These men are true industry leaders — having written THE book on digital procurement . Yet , I always find myself fascinated by their lack of airs . They possess a superb blend of smiles and congeniality , words spoken with the passion of an industry newbie but grounded by the unwavering confidence that comes from vast experience and in-depth knowledge .
These men know their procurement , and they love to talk about it , even with the likes of me . So , of course , I took full advantage . Let ’ s dig in , to what I dug out .
The Future of Procurement Wolfgang shares what he believes procurement will look like in the not so distant future . “ In five years , procurement will look completely different versus today .
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