The role of Procurement in the enterprise is going through a major evolution as the role shifts from a primarily negotiation and finance centric role to a strategic enabler - bringing new technologies, workflows and best practices into organizations as they scale.
Join leaders from Box and Okta to understand challenges that a Procurement leader faces at a transformational technology company, and how they are establishing Procurement as a strategic function. Hear how they tackle changing priorities, collaboration, and data:
Overall priorities and changes
- What are the key priorities for the Procurement leader?
- How Procurement leads enable procuring “best-in-class” technologies at the forefront of application purchase and evaluation process?
- How the procurement function is transitioning from a “we are negotiating against you” to a “let’s partner to deliver value” model?
Cross-department collaboration
- How does the Procurement team collaborate with IT, Finance and Information Security business partners?
- Is Procurement tightly aligned with Finance or IT? Both?
Insights and Data
- How to use data and benchmarks?
- How does the Procurement team leverage data to be more proactive? To achieve key organizational outcomes i.e. financial, efficiency, employee experience