Conversation with Lance Younger
Digital Procurement Overview

Beroe’s Head of Content, Sakthi Prasad, speaks with Lance Younger, CEO and Founder of ProcureTech, to map out what’s hot in the digital procurement space. During the conversation, Lance also offers his opinion on the technology evolution, and how it can impact the function in the next few years.

Discussion Pointers:

• What are some of the macro trends that are currently underway in the procurement digital tech space?
• What’s hot in the procurement tech space across the sourcing value chain?
• The cost of integrating third-party apps into the backbone
• Can a Procurement platform operate outside of the ERP system, much like the CRM solution?
• Based on your experience, what role do CPOs play in choosing a digital solution? How involved are they in the process?
• Ten years ago, one would refer to P2P implementation as “procurement digitalization”. Has that changed now and if yes, how?
• How best can procurement teams choose a solution amongst competing priorities?