{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"EP 11: Provider of the Week: Valdera","description":"Chemical procurement\u2019s complexity isn\u2019t news, but the pace of change \u2013 and risk \u2013 is climbing fast. With AI sweeping through every corner of the business, leaders charged with sourcing chemicals and raw materials have reached a fork in the road: modernize, or fall behind. Dheev Arulmani, COO and co-founder of Valdera, brings deep chemical and consulting experience to this Provider of the Week episode of the ProcureTech Insider podcast. He shares how Valdera\u2019s AI-powered sourcing platform is transforming the end-to-end procurement workflow, empowering both seasoned category managers and less specialized teams to deliver better costs, reduced risk, and faster innovation.  If you want practical advice on what \u201cAI-native\u201d procurement looks like in chemicals and where the value is proven, this is an episode to queue up. In this episode, Dheev discusses: -Why \u201cone size fits all\u201d tech rarely delivers for chemical sourcing  -How to equip non-specialists to manage sophisticated materials at scale   -Digitizing high-impact steps like spec-sheet mapping, tariff estimates, and supplier feedback  -How to move quickly by starting small (then expand after proving ROI)  -Balancing cost, resilience, and innovation to drive measurable outcomes   ","author_name":"Art of Procurement","author_url":"http:\/\/artofprocurement.com","html":"