FOREWORD

PROCUREMENT MAGAZINE TEAM

SENIOR EDITOR AARON MCMILLAN

EDITORS GEORGIA COLLINS LOUISE COLLINS

LEAD DESIGNER JOEL FISHER

MEDIA DIRECTORS JONATHAN CARR KIERAN DELANEY DAN WHITE

PRODUCTION MANAGERS YEVHENIIA SUBBOTINA FREYA REID

MARKETING LEAD GEORGIA SWEET

MANAGING EDITORS LUCY BUCHHOLZ TOM CHAPMAN

PRODUCTION DIRECTOR DANIELA KIANICKOVÁ

MANAGING DIRECTOR LONDON & EVENTS JAMES CALLEN

CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER JAMES WHITE

CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER LEWIS VAUGHAN

CEO GLEN WHITE

Procurement no longer sits on the sidelines of business strategy – it sits at the centre of it. The days of the function being judged purely on cost savings are over. Teams now shape sustainability agendas, safeguard ethical supply chains and give their organisations a genuine edge in the market, all while keeping supplier relationships and efficiency firmly on the agenda.

As markets grow more volatile and competitive pressure builds, the old playbook no longer holds up. The individuals defining procurement ' s next chapter are willing to break from convention and back strategies that produce measurable results.

This year marks a milestone for Procurement Magazine’ s annual list: for the first time, we ' ve widened it from 100 names to 250, reflecting how much strong leadership now exists across the profession, delivering real outcomes inside some of the world ' s largest organisations.

What unites all 250 is this: they have turned procurement into a genuine driver of business success, creating value across the supply chain for their organisations and society alike.

AARON MCMILLAN

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