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Vodafone Procurement says AI is going to be transformative – but where to start?

 

Vodafone Procurement's Global Supply Chain Director & CEO, Ninian Wilson, joins us for the launch of season 2 of AI Negotiation Unlocked

It's here: Season 2 of our AI Negotiation Unlocked Podcast. This season, we'll be shining the spotlight on all things procurement and looking at how AI Negotiation is transforming processes.

In our first episode, Rosie sits down with Ninian Wilson of Vodafone Procurement to talk about why he believes AI will fundamentally transform procurement, where he's starting with it, and why it's so essential for global procurement teams to start leaning into AI now.

Plus, hear the wild story about one of the most memorable negotiations of his life! 

 

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Discussed this episode:

  • How AI will transform procurement: From improving efficiencies across teams to helping procurement manage uncontrolled tail spend, understand how AI is set to revolutionize procurement.

  • Where Vodafone is starting with it: we discuss the importance of starting simply, finding use cases that are easy to experiment with and will help you in your day-to-day.

  • Why starting now is essential: there's a lot of talk about AI in enterprise businesses, but not enough action. Learn why incorporating simple proof of concept use cases now is going to help you be a leader in the future.


This week's newsletter: the six questions you should ask about that "Magic AI Demo"

This week's newsletter gives you six simple but critical questions that cut through the hype of any AI demo you see: ask how the system works, how it fails, whether it's reliable, explainable, and capable of ROI at scale. 

This newsletter is written for non-technical leaders to cover the practical, second-layer questions that will help you decide if any AI tool is commercially worth your investment.

Check it out here.

Stay tuned for more insights on AI-powered negotiation in future episodes of AI Negotiation Unlocked.

Can't wait? Find out more from Nibble's experience negotiating 100,000 times a month here

 

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