CPO Insights #20

Welcome to CPO Insights #20, your monthly update on the world of Procurement, Digital Procurement and Supply Chain News, featuring insights from C-Level?executives.

We speak to Rebecca Howard , Head of Supplier Relationship Management at Coventry Building Society who talks operational transformation, ESG, and procurement as a creator of social value and community engagement.

Plus exclusive procurement content, interviews, and insights from:

? Mark Janssen , Deputy Chief Procurement Officer of IDEMIA 's Smart Identity division, on his procurement journey with IDEMIA

? Shelley Salomon , VP of Global Business at Amazon Business , on her company's commitment to fostering gender diversity in procurement

? Sagi Eliyahu , Co-Founder and CEO at Tonkean and Alejandro F. , Head of Global Procurement at Semrush , on the power of intake orchestration and procurement's rise to the top of the agenda in the c-suite

? Sudhir Bhojwani CEO and Co-founder at ORO Labs and Yuan Tung CTO and Co-founder at ORO Labs on the importance of humanising the procurement experience amid procurement’s AI boom

? Plus, an exclusive report from DPW NYC

?? Cognizant | Trustmarque | Orange Cyberdefense | Portals | EXIM | Aquila Capital

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Social Value Through Procurement:

Rebecca Howard , Head of Supplier Relationship Management at Coventry Building Society talks operational transformation, ESG, and procurement as a creator of social value and community engagement.

“We’re owned by our members and our core belief is that we put our members first. Our members want us to keep their money safe and have an impact on people’s lives. That’s why our purpose is making people better off through life.”

AI's Value in the Procurement World:

Sagi Eliyahu , Co-Founder and CEO at Tonkean and Alejandro Fernandez , Head of Global Procurement at Semrush, discuss the power of intake orchestration and procurement’s rise to the top of the agenda in the c-suite

“Tonkean is such a flexible platform, it allows any company to take our best practices and standards, but then morph and mould them according to their existing policies, tech, and needs” – Sagi Eliyahu, Co-Founder and CEO, Tonkean

Trust in Technology, Relationships, and Innovation

Mark Janssen discusses his procurement journey with IDEMIA , putting trust at the heart of his approach to partnership, procurement, and innovation.

"One of the unique characteristics of the identity market is its unconventional number of customers and the unique relationships where parties can simultaneously be a partner, competitor, and supplier."

Powering Women in Procurement

Shelley Salomon , VP of Global Business at Amazon Business , discusses her company’s commitment to fostering gender diversity in procurement

“Women’s representation in procurement has seen progress these past few years, but there remains room for further improvement."

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