Procurement’s remit keeps expanding: protect margin, derisk supply, move faster, and deliver measurable sustainability while AI, tariffs and tighter capital keep rewriting the rules.
Looking ahead to 2026, we see five practical priorities for Chief Procurement Officers that build on widely shared industry guidance and take it a step further into execution.
The latest edition of The ERA Leadership Series contains exclusive insights and CPO strategies, straight from our cost experts, including how to:
- Re-architect your operating models
- Fully embrace GenAI
- Level-up supplier relationships
- Quantify sustainable procurement
- Design optionality into the supply base
Discover the five key steps to optimizing margins and building resilience in the latest edition of The ERA Leadership Series: "Five Procurement Priorities for 2026: From Cost Visibility to Cost Intelligence".
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