Procurement & Supply Chain LIVE 2025 brought together industry leaders to tackle today’s most pressing challenges: digital transformation, sustainability, and building resilient, adaptive supply chains.
Building Collaborative Supplier Relationships
A core message from the event: move beyond transactional buying. Leaders from Mars and Sedex emphasized transparency, shared risk registers, and scenario planning as tools to build trust-based partnerships. These relationships are essential as companies navigate disruptions and regulatory shifts.
Decarbonization Through Collective Action
Sustainability remains a top priority. Equans Netherlands shared how climate-focused meetings between suppliers and customers help set shared goals and inspire innovation—like solar-paneled parking structures. Success here requires procurement teams with strong system thinking and the ability to influence change across networks.
AI, Data, and Digital Twins in Action
Digital tools took center stage. Digital twins are now used by companies like RS Group to visualize vulnerabilities and simulate disruptions. Meanwhile, AI is gaining traction—not to replace talent, but to enhance forecasting and streamline sourcing. The real value? People who can translate data into action.
Risk, Resilience, and Talent
KPMG reports risk is now a top-three business concern. Forums highlighted the need for both long-term sourcing strategies and near-term agility. But leadership is evolving too. Future-ready procurement heads must blend digital literacy with commercial courage, strategic influence, and adaptability under pressure.
Procurement is no longer a back-office function—it’s a driver of competitive advantage, sustainability, and global resilience.
