Please feel free to use this GPT, I'd love feedback on how to improve it. There's no data capture nor marketing eamil capture - it's yours to try out!
https://chatgpt.com/g/g-699f13d0421c8191a8b17c7664159b2c-cost-driver-model-builder-procurement-grade
Does anyone have experience of tech / AI in monitoring ESG legislation?
How should we build soft skills alongside AI?
I had a lovely conversation recently with Frédéric Lourdin, the CPO of PHC Holdings Corporation.
His view was simple: if you ignore cultural differences in procurement, eventually things start breaking down. Sometimes with suppliers, sometimes internally, usually both.
He's worked across Swiss and Japanese business cultures for years, and seen first-hand how differently trust, communication and decision-making work in those very different cultures. We often talk about global processes and standardisation, but the human side of working across cultures matters just as much.
ps when I first started in Procurement 20+ years ago, I completely messed up a negotiation in South Korea becuase I did not do my homework on the culture and formalities of doing business there.
Does anyone have any examples of Procurement Tech they've used that is as "easy as Amazon"?