PwC India and Ivalua announce alliance to help organisations reap the benefits of digitalisation

As businesses continue to face material shortages, rising prices, and increasingly complex global supply chains, the partnership will help procurement teams digitalise their operations, allowing them to actively support their organisational strategic objectives.

India, 16 March, 2023. PwC India, a professional services firm and an industry leader in procurement and supply chain transformation, and Ivalua, a global leader in spend management, today announced an alliance to support the procurement digitalisation of organisations in India.

Whether it’s helping to mitigate the disruptions caused by black swan events, dealing with supply chain shortages, or addressing increasing pressure to reduce emissions, procurement teams play a key role in driving businesses’ strategic priorities. This partnership will help businesses digitalise and streamline operations, increase operational agility, improve productivity, and will equip them for future growth, making supply chains more resilient and sustainable.

PwC’s recent Global Digital Procurement Survey showed that digital transformation is firmly anchored in procurement departments’ agenda and CPOs are focusing their roadmap on Source-to-Pay digitalisation to drive process optimisation, cost savings, and risk management. Thanks to PwC’s end-to-end strategy design and implementation expertise, and Ivalua’s leadership in Source-to-Pay Suites, this alliance will help businesses develop a “future-proof” procurement organisation focusing on technology, processes, and people. The partnership will help companies progress on the path of supply chain resilience, assist them in improving compliance and ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements.

Furthermore, sustainability is an emerging priority for Indian businesses and companies are increasingly realising the importance of decarbonising their supply chain. Gathering relevant suppliers’ data and mapping supply chain emissions are the first steps toward supply chain decarbonisation. The PwC and Ivalua alliance will provide companies with greater visibility into tier-one and sub-tier suppliers, enabling them to meet their ESG goals.

Ajay Nair, Leader, Supply Chain Transformation, PwC India, said, “PwC is excited to team with Ivalua to bring its industry-leading capabilities to market on the critical topic of Source-to-Pay and Sustainability. PwC India has a large team of Ivalua-certified professionals with in-depth implementation experience. Our alliance will empower organisations to revolutionise procurement, increase operational efficiency and improve collaboration with suppliers. Working with Ivalua, we will be showcasing to a growing number of organisations in India the value of digitising procurement.”

“All Ivalua’s partners are carefully selected for their ability to meet our customers’ needs, and we are delighted to combine the capabilities of our complete, unified platform with PwC India’s expertise and knowledge of the local market,” said Gabriel Giret, VP Alliances at Ivalua. “We look forward to enabling the digital transformation of an increasing number of organisations in India, supporting them to increase supply chain resilience, improve their ESG performances, and ensure compliance by better monitoring and assessing risk across their supply chain.”

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