FOREWORD

PROCUREMENT MAGAZINE TEAM

SENIOR EDITOR AARON MCMILLAN

EDITORS GEORGIA COLLINS LOUISE COLLINS LEAD DESIGNER VI AUSTIN

MEDIA DIRECTORS JONATHAN CARR KIERAN DELANEY DAN WHITE

PRODUCTION MANAGERS YEVHENIIA SUBBOTINA FREYA REID

MARKETING LEAD GEORGIA SWEET

PRODUCTION DIRECTORS DANIELA KIANICKOVÁ JANE ARNETA

MANAGING DIRECTOR LONDON & EVENTS JAMES CALLEN

CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER JAMES WHITE

CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER LEWIS VAUGHAN

CEO GLEN WHITE

It’ s good to be back! A lot has changed since I was last Editor, and I’ m looking forward to getting stuck in. What hasn’ t changed is the quality of the people in this profession. Procurement has continued to grow in influence and credibility in the last four years, and it’ s a privilege to be covering it again.

In this issue, our cover stars are the team at Toyota Motor North America. Taking part in The Procurement Interview, they explore how the company is revolutionising customer and supplier service by combining AI, data and human talent in a single supply chain. Elsewhere, our top 10 explores the leading tail-spend management platforms while our special report looks at how AI is impacting demanding forecasting.

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