391: Procurement as the Master and Beneficiary of Data Ecosystems w/ Sammeli Sammalkorpi

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As digital transformation progresses, corporate leadership teams are increasing their focus on the quality and availability of data. Spend analysis is just one internal data resource in a sea of data ecosystems, but it has the potential to serve as the foundational connection point for all procurement analytics.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For this special series, Art of Procurement partnered with Sievo and Buyers Meeting Point to take a deep dive into procurement data ecosystems. We will explore how procurement leaders can meet their analytical requirements while also exploiting the full cross-functional value of data - data that enables corporate growth and competitive advantage. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Every two weeks between April and July 2021, Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner will speak with senior level executives at Sievo, riskmethods, Basware, supplier.io, and EcoVadis - companies at the forefront of the procurement data revolution. Listeners can also download the ebook behind the podcast series in the Links section below.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Philip Ideson and Sievo Co-Founder and CEO Sammeli Sammalkorpi discuss procurement’s expanding mandate from the business and how - with the help of quality data and analytics - they can deliver above and beyond expectations:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why it has been so difficult up to this point to get a solid grasp on procurement analytics</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The evidence suggesting that humans and automation will be working in partnership for a long time</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">How procurement can manage and benefit from the data ecosystem that surrounds them</span></p>