Episode Details

"If you build AI on top of weak foundations, you're going to have a very broken system." - Gaël De Martelaere, Chief Procurement Officer, Hexion

AI is driving enormous change in procurement, but success relies on more than just new tools. The real challenge is rebuilding the foundations (data, process, and team mindsets) while still delivering results for the business today.

In this episode, Gaël De Martelaere, CPO at Hexion, joins Philip Ideson to share how his team is moving beyond traditional procurement and redefining value for both customers and stakeholders. Gaël brings decades of experience, a healthy dose of curiosity, and a pragmatic focus on experimentation, not perfection.

In this episode, Gaël also speaks about:

-Transforming procurement to support broader business reinvention

-Rebuilding foundational processes with AI in mind

-Building digital fluency and accountability at every level

-Focusing on experimentation over multi-year perfection plans

-Why curiosity and sound judgment matter now more than ever

Links:

Gaël De Martelaere on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaeldemartelaere/ 

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