CPO Compass 2025
The era of relative stability that enabled globalisation – and the long value chains and low-cost sourcing opportunities that it created – is over. Instead, CPOs now operate in an environment characterised by uncertainty, volatility and, above all else, complexity.
On top of this, the ever-accelerating development of AI promises to revolutionise productivity and extend businesses’ capabilities in a way that was once unimaginable, although many organisations are unclear on how they can deliver tangible results in this area.
Ultimately, the challenge for leaders is twofold: better understanding this complex environment; and becoming comfortable with leading their organisations into an uncertain future.
Enter the CPO Compass 2025. Unlike other reports published by Procurement Leaders, the aim here isn’t necessarily to provide readers with 'the answer'. But, by talking to subject-matter experts to explore the macro trends, we explore several of the tensions that leaders must navigate in the coming years.
Download this year's report, in partnership with Ivalua, to gain insights into the following areas:
- Navigating the business supercycle: In a world of post-global sourcing, experts discuss the macro factors that CPOs should account for when developing their strategies.
- Balancing human and artificial intelligence: Understanding the interplay between people and technology as leaders seek to develop future-fit functional capabilities.
- Powering next-level productivity: Facing ever-greater pressure to do more with less, could procurement’s role in the value chain unlock opportunity for buying organisations and suppliers alike?