In this heartfelt and insightful session at Horizon Asia 2025, Rhoda Cruz shared AboitizPower’s real-world procurement journey toward building resilience through innovation, digitalization, and risk management. With vulnerability and leadership, she described how her team is navigating internal and external disruptions—ranging from supply chain fragility and ESG pressure to operational safety—and how Zycus’ Supplier Risk Management (SRM) solution plays a pivotal role in their transformation.
Key Takeaways:
- Procurement in a Vulnerable Sector: As one of the Philippines’ largest energy providers, AboitizPower faces high exposure to geopolitical, environmental, and economic risk—making procurement resilience mission-critical.
- Digital-First Risk Management: AboitizPower adopted Zycus’ SRM to centralize supplier data, assess performance, and surface real-time risks across safety, quality, ESG, and financial parameters.
- Supplier Collaboration at Scale: With the Zycus Supplier Network, vendors can now self-manage profiles, respond to assessments, and participate in development programs—enabling proactive risk mitigation.
- Transforming Analyst Workflows: By using AI-driven risk scanning (Merlin Risk Radar), the team reduced manual work and freed up analysts for more strategic tasks.
- Looking Ahead to Agentic AI: Rhoda shared aspirations to move beyond current automation into Agentic AI use cases—starting with SRM and extending toward CLM and broader digital transformation goals.
