46. Accelerating Procurement Intelligence w/ Pedro Berrocoso, Digital Procurement & Automation Advisor @ AccelerIQ

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The Way We Source

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A podcast hosted by Kodiak Hub SRM Software, where we interview professionals, tech vendors, researchers and people we find inspiring in Procurement, Sourcing, Supply Chain and Sustainability. The way we source and procure impacts they way we live and has an effect on every person on the planet in some way. We want to dig a bit deeper into the lives and the profession of the people behind this scene.

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46. Accelerating Procurement Intelligence w/ Pedro Berrocoso, Digital Procurement & Automation Advisor @ AccelerIQ

The Way We Source

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46. Accelerating Procurement Intelligence w/ Pedro Berrocoso, Digital Procurement & Automation Advisor @ AccelerIQ

We're joined by Pedro Berrocoso, a Digital Procurement & Process Automation advisor and founder of AccelerIQ – a boutique consultancy helping businesses to maximize process and technology value with a human-centric view. As a Digital & AI enthusiast, he is passionate about advancing Procurement into the future. Pedro lead a Center of Excellence for Digital Innovation in his recent role and before that held various roles as Head of Procurement Processes and Tools across CPG, Pharma and Energy businesses.

In this fantastic conversation, Pedro joins Sam to discuss AI in Procurement, change management, how to drive digital literacy & maturity in Procurement teams, how to build champions for new technology & processes, and more!

Connect with Pedro on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedroberrocoso/

Learn more about Kodiak Hub's SRM System: https://www.kodiakhub.com/

Timestamps:

(00:38) - Introducing Pedro

(01:37) - What does Procurement & Sourcing mean to Pedro?

(03:10) - What still excites Pedro about Procurement?

(04:42) - How do we avoid the incoming AI apathy coming to Procurement?

(06:27) - Which areas of Procurement will AI make the biggest impact?

(09:15) - What is the difference between structured and unstructured data?

(10:52) - Where are Procurement teams typically mature and which areas do they need to work on more?

(13:15) - How can Procurement close the gap towards maturity?

(14:46) - Should Procurement teams have a North Star metric and how can they develop it?

(16:35) - What’s Pedro’s approach to Procurement advising with AccelerIQ?

(18:28) - How does a Procurement team best build a culture of digital literacy?

(22:12) - What transitions in technology has Pedro seen in Procurement?

(26:50) - What does Pedro think will be the next era of digital transformation in Procurement?

(30:00) - How does one go about building a strong Center of Excellence?

(33:20) - How do you go about building champions for new processes or technology, and what are some of the greatest barriers to building champions?

(36:42) - Does Pedro think that there will applications of Procurement technology from the bottom up?

(41:39) - Pedro answers our round of quick-fire questions