FOREWORD
PROCUREMENT MAGAZINE TEAM
EDITOR AARON MCMILLAN
PROJECT EDITOR LOUISE COLLINS
LEAD DESIGNER EMMA WALLER MEDIA DIRECTORS JONATHAN CARR KIERAN DELANEY DAN WHITE
PRODUCTION MANAGERS YEVHENIIA SUBBOTINA FREYA REID
MARKETING LEAD GEORGIA SWEET
GROUP CONTENT DIRECTOR STEVEN DOWNES
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
THE AGENTIC REVOLUTION: PROCUREMENT REIMAGINED
Welcome back to Procurement Magazine. This issue explores the shift from manual oversight to the agentic revolution. As global trade enters a volatile regime, the“ digital 1990s” of spreadsheets is finally collapsing.
Inside, LightSource CEO Spencer Penn shares a procurement blueprint inspired by Tesla, while Maersk leaders reveal how autonomous sourcing solves challenges exceeding human capacity.
From Nestlé’ s intelligence platforms to Asahi’ s strategic diversification, we examine how AI builds the“ plumbing” for a resilient future.
It is time to move beyond firefighting and embrace the era of the augmented buyer.
Aaron McMillan
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