Have you ever asked yourself, what are the procurement strategies at some of the world’s most innovative companies? We sat down with Digital Procurement Futurist & Partner at Kearney, Dr. Elouise Epstein, for an unfiltered discussion on the evolution and need for a data foundation in 2023.
In this recorded live session, Tealbook Founder & CEO, Stephany Lapierre, and Dr. Epstein discussed the value of a Supplier Data Platform (SDP) and how procurement teams can achieve good data quality at scale to drive business outcomes and successfully achieve their digital procurement transformation.
Dr. Epstein said it best, “In procurement we have one job, and that’s to get supplier data right.”
As one of procurement’s most influential and esteemed thought leaders, Dr. Epstein made critical observations including:
- The need for a comprehensive procurement platform, with data foundation being essential to procurement success.
- Data governance and its relevance across all levels of procurement.
- The future of procurement architecture and how we can utilize a procurement platform to manage supplier data.