Magnus Bergfors is part of the Sourcing and Procurement team within Supply Chain Research. He advises Chief Procurement Officers and Procurement Technology Leaders on digital transformation initiatives in procurement. This includes helping define and identify technologies across the source-to-pay landscape and creating procurement technology strategy. Mr. Bergfors helps clients understand the market, evaluate vendors and determine best-fit, prioritize investments, negotiate contracts, and deploy best practices across a variety of market segments including Source-to-Contract (S2C) (spend analysis, supplier management, e-sourcing, and contract life cycle management) and Procure-to-Pay technologies. He also assesses and advises clients on the use of emerging technologies, such as AI, orchestration, and advanced analytics, across sourcing and procurement.
Mr Bergfors has over 20 years of experience in the procurement space. As a practitioner he worked with both direct and indirect procurement in the manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and airline industries. Additionally he has worked with procurement technology solution providers, primarily in product marketing, and as an analyst both at Gartner (2012-2019) and other boutique analyst firms.
AstraZeneca , Strategic Buyer, 3 years
Atlas Copco Tools, Strategic Buyer, 1 years
Basware, Director of Product Marketing, 3 years
Keelvar, Director of Product Marketing, 1 years
Scandinavian Airlines, eSourcing Manager/Team Leader Purchasing Systems and Support, 3 years
Procurement Digital Transformation
MSc in Industrial Management and Engineering at Linköping Institute of Technology (Linköpings Tekniska Högskola)
Sourcing and Procurement Technology selection and evaluation, Impact of AI and AI use cases, procurement digitalization strategy, suites vs best-of-breed, market overview and emerging trends