Procurement Magazine March W3 2026 | Page 100

The new DNA of procurement

“ With AI, we can hand mundane work to our agent workforce and make procurement a career of choice”

Nina Bomberg,, CPO, Hamburger Energiewerke
Across the discussion, a new picture of procurement leadership emerges – resilient, digitally fluent, people-focused and anchored in value creation.
Stefan reminds us that building resilience is not optional. Nina demonstrates how AI can both humanise and modernise the function. Tomas champions a holistic model for sustainable value and continuous improvement.
Together, their perspectives reveal a profession no longer defined by savings or compliance, but by its capacity to build capability, enable strategy and shape the enterprise of the future.
In 2026 and beyond, procurement’ s success will depend not on how efficiently it buys, but on how strategically it leads.
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