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“ In four years, so quickly, almost five ways of doing exactly the same thing,” he says.
For Lyvio, the pace of change makes it difficult to predict what comes next. But rather than waiting for the next technology to emerge, he believes procurement organisations need to be preparing for it now.
“ My personal belief is that there is a next phase,” he says.“ We’ re still at a phase where there is an augmented version of agentic AI that is cooking. And that’ s going to eat us. This is what we’ re trying to anticipate.”
That means developing a deeper understanding of the technology itself, rather than simply adopting new tools as they become available. At Opella, Lyvio says the Centre of Excellence organisation is highly focused on fully understanding each technology underpinning its solutions and the capabilities of its partners.
“ In case there is a change, we’ re ready to take it and support the acceleration,” he says.
Ultimately, Lyvio believes this shift will also change the role of the procurement professional. Buyers will need an increased mastery of various types of data analytics and what is happening across the wider business, while risk management will increasingly centre on predictability.
As procurement enters its next phase of transformation, the organisations best positioned to adapt may be those that understand not only what technology does today, but how quickly it could change tomorrow. opella. com 19