Bertrand Maltaverne

Procurement Digitalist in Vienna, Austria

Bertrand Maltaverne

Procurement Digitalist in Vienna, Austria

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I am a Procurement digitalist.

I spent a lot of time at the photocopier and the fax machine at my Procurement job, but then I got involved with an eSourcing pilot project at my company, a Fortune 500. This was when I realized the potential of modern Procurement technology - and its challenges.

Since then, I have spent 15 years focused on the digitalization of Procurement (direct and indirect), in various roles. On the practitioner side first, then on the procurement software vendor and consultancy., and now as analyst.

I believe in the transformative effect of technology on business. It sounds counterintuitive but I also believe that digital is a means, not the end.

Precisely because the digital transformation is not purely a technological challenge, is why I am so passionate about it. I have learned from psychology, behavioral economics, communication and change management.

My specialty is synthesizing all this to develop a vision, build a strategy and implement it. In my work and outside it, I contribute to the field on social media, blogs, articles, and conferences.

❝Revolution doesn't happen when society adopts new technologies — it happens when society adopts new behaviors.❞ —Clay Shirky in Here Comes Everybody