Robert Davis

Client Engagement Manager

Robert is a Client Engagement Manager at Prokuria, where he works closely with customers to understand their needs, strengthen relationships, and help them achieve their procurement goals. With a master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge, he combines technical expertise with a customer-focused approach, making complex solutions clear and accessible. His work supports Prokuria’s mission to help businesses simplify sourcing, supplier management, and purchasing through smarter, more collaborative processes.

Posts by Robert Davis

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What Is Procure-to-Pay (P2P)?

Procure-to-pay (P2P) is the end-to-end cycle a purchasing organization runs from identifying a need through paying the supplier, connecting the procurement function with accounts payable (AP), the finance team that verifies

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AI for Supplier Management: What a Lean Team Can Automate Today

If suppliers are your job and you are the only person doing it, AI supplier management can sound like one more project there is no time for. The week already fills

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Invoice Approval Workflows: How to Save Money and Avoid Late Fees

A supplier invoice on 2/10 net 30 terms carries a 2% discount that expires on day ten. That 2% is money you already negotiated, and it pays out only if the

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7 Procurement Tasks Every Company Should Automate Today

Most procurement work is repetitive, high volume and rule bound, which is exactly the work software does well. Deciding which task to automate first is where teams get stuck. The seven

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RFP Software vs Spreadsheets: Which Approach Saves More Time?

Your last sourcing event probably lived in three places at once: a quote template in Excel, an email thread with the suppliers, and a comparison tab that two people edited without

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How is AI Transforming Procurement in 2026?

Fifty percent of procurement executives now use generative AI at least weekly, more than triple the 16% who did in 2023, according to AI at Wharton’s 2024 research. That jump shows

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Launching and Managing an RFP Without Chaos

In case you don’t have time to read the whole article, here is a short video summary: Launching a Request for Proposal (RFP) should not feel like unleashing a storm of

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Audit Trail In Procurement: Why And How To Do It

In case you don’t have time to read the whole article, here is a quick video: Every transaction your company conducts has a trail of data. Taking the time to make

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The Smart Sourcing Playbook: When to Use RFI, RFP, RFQ, or an E-Auction

In case you don’t have time to read the entire article, a podcast summary is provided for you: Summary This article helps you choose the right sourcing mechanism for each category

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The SRM Operating System: Building Onboarding, Performance, and Segmentation That Work

Supplier Relationship Management isn’t a once-a-year scorecard exercise. If you’re only reviewing supplier performance during annual assessments, you’re missing the point entirely. SRM functions as an operating system for procurement. It operates

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From Requisition to Receipt: Building a High-Trust PR/PO System

Short on time? We’ve turned the article into a podcast so you can listen on the go. The requisition-to-purchase order flow represents a critical inflection point where procurement either builds organizational

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7 Steps to Modern, High-Impact Procurement You Should Follow

In case you don’t have time to read the whole article, here is a short AI podcast summary: Considering today’s competitiveness on the market,  top procurement teams win by combining automation,