Marcelo Stefani Global Head of Sourcing & Chief Procurement Officer
PepsiCo
10 years, and we invested together more than US $ 100m. So this is fundamental for us to be part of the ecosystem of PepsiCo to really drive the innovation and the sustainability we need.”
One team, one voice Ultimately, Marcelo’ s vision for procurement is one of total integration. He notes with pride that when meeting with suppliers, it is often difficult to distinguish whether a PepsiCo representative is from the sustainability office or the procurement office.“ I love when we are seeing suppliers, some of them, they don’ t know if we come from the CSO office, from the procurement office. We have the same language and the same passion for doingbusiness.”
As the function continues to evolve alongside technologies like AI, Marcelo stresses that procurement must remain dynamic:“ For me, what is saying is it’ s never static and never still. You need to reinvent yourself every day.
“ You need to change the way you work, especially with AI coming as well. Therefore, the only way you can do that is if you have an ecosystem for the suppliers that you are working with. If not, this does not happen at all.”
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