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Building a digital-ready Procurement team – Latest study reveals how to become Agents of Change

Spend Matters

The post Building a digital-ready Procurement team – Latest study reveals how to become Agents of Change appeared first on Spend Matters. The full report can be downloaded here for free For any queries or discussion points arising from this year’s survey insights, please direct your comments to the author (pierre@spendmatters.com).

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Five Insights for Procurement Teams Navigating Peak Season

Barkers Procurement

With Christmas and January sales approaching, procurement teams are well into peak season. As we near the end of the year, the current season will soon be over, and procurement teams will start preparing to plan the next one. For many FMCG procurement teams, these risks are linked to inaccurate forecasting.

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NEW WEBINAR: Metrics That Matter for Procurement Teams: AI & Strategies to Unlock 8%+ Savings

CPO Rising

Join Ardent Partners and Zycus on July 15th (11 AM ET) as they discuss Metrics That Matter for Procurement Teams: AI & Strategies to Unlock 8%+ Savings.

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SpendHQ: Vendor Analysis (Part 1) — Spend analytics solution overview, company background, platform and services overview, modules and application overview, roadmap and vision

Spend Matters

Spend analytics is crucial for procurement teams as it provides valuable insights into the organization’s spending patterns, supplier performance and potential cost-saving opportunities.

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Procurement Is Navigating a Tech Tsunami (and It’s Upending How You Work)

Autonomous procurement. These innovations are converging and transforming how procurement teams operate. The GEP 2025 Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report breaks it all down. And if it feels like the old playbooks aren’t working anymore, that’s because they aren’t. Agentic AI. Unified source-to-pay ecosystems.

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Strategic Sourcing + Smart Solutions: The Unbeatable Duo for Procurement Success

SCMDOJO

Innovative Solutions: Enhancing Procurement Efficiency While strategic sourcing focuses on supplier relationships and long-term goals, innovative solutions bring technology-driven efficiency and insight to procurement processes. Moreover, early warnings allow procurement teams to take pre-emptive actions, ensuring continuity of supply.

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Level up your procurement with AI: From quick wins to game-changing strategy

Spend Matters

Level 2: The smart optimizations Medium-effort AI for deeper insights Once the basics are in place, procurement teams can move up the AI ladder to more sophisticated use cases. From there, procurement teams can gradually scale up to more complex applications that drive deeper insights and business transformation.

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How Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform

How Market-Leading Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform breaks down how procurement teams are staying ahead of the chaos with real-time insights, smarter sourcing moves and AI-powered agility. One policy shift and your sourcing strategy is upside down.