CEO INSIGHT
Glen White, CEO of BizClik & Procure
“ Right now, those working in procurement stand at a critical juncture”
It’ s a pleasure to introduce The Global Procurement & Digital Transformation Survey 2025 to our audience of global executives. I consider this the definitive guide to the complexities, challenges and incredible opportunities that lay in front of procurement teams and their leaders everywhere.
I speak with leaders at the world’ s largest companies on a daily basis – our mission is to support, guide and elevate them and their teams. We take our responsibility very seriously, but we also take real pleasure in sharing hard-earned lessons and successes, many of which you’ ll find in this survey, as well as across our industry-leading portfolio of brands.
At BizClik we have a long history of collaborating with procurement and supply chain functions. Through our Procurement Magazine and Supply Chain Digital titles, we’ ve supported
C-level leaders through many of the most challenging times by providing the kind of highlevel insight and market-leading expertise that’ s crucial for navigating enterprise complexity.
Right now, those working in these sectors stand at a critical juncture. Leaders face pressure to drive greater strategic value amidst geopolitical pressures, employee shortages and the rise of AI.
What you’ ll find here is that, yes, times are challenging. But there’ s an overwhelming sense that everyone in procurement is embracing those challenges and transforming the way they work in a way that’ s truly inspiring. Standout insights for me include the huge rise in digital procurement technologies, and the resounding appetite for adopting transformational AI – a technology
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