The last few years have been marked by significant changes in everyone's lives and also in the routines and ways of working of companies in the most varied segments around the world.
In the current reality of a post-pandemic world and the immersion of Eurasian countries in imminent wars, the market cannot simply base its decisions on mere insights and intuitions, threatening to put the rise of its companies at risk.
Therefore, it is increasingly essential for the purchasing sector to create efficient strategies that go beyond the acquisition of goods and raw materials, generating not only profits for their companies, but also risk reduction and greater assertiveness in process management.
This is where Procurement comes in. The concept is very important in the corporate context, especially in times where the disruption of distribution chains and the inflationary trends caused by the war in Ukraine have drastically accentuated changes in all sectors.
Thus, for 2023, GEP | COSTDRIVERS lists the main trends for the procurement area:
1 – Data
Data is the new oil and through indicators, cost compositions and analyses, decisions will be based entirely on data.
2 – Integrated Systems (APIS)
Integrated systems with tools and features to operate in the supply chain will be the stage for the digital revolution. Options that will make the buyer's life easier.
3 – ESG
The concept of ESG brings together environmental, social responsibility and governance policies, which will increasingly be demanded of companies.
4 – AI
Artificial intelligence in data mining and structuring has become the main topic when we think about companies with volumes of hundreds to thousands of contracts.
5 – Education
The search for information on Blogs, Podcasts and Magazines with knowledge about the sector is constantly growing and will be essential in 2023.
It is based on these trends, innovation and investment in the Procurement area that the competitive advantages of each company and its capacity for differential positioning will be consolidated, achieving greater savings, process optimization, secure and traceable communication, greater efficiency, better prices and higher quality. In addition, there will be a reduction in risks and, above all, the opportunity to make more strategic decisions.
