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Q&A: Zip's Michael Rooney on the Future of Procurement
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (911+ words) Zip'Forward London brought together more than 300 procurement and finance leaders. Over the space of one day, leaders had the opportunity to strategise and develop a bold new vision for the future of the industry.' At the event, Procurement Magazine spoke…...
Top 5 Stories in Procurement: Pivot, Ford, Zip & Syspro
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (521+ words) Zip Forward London brought together more than 300 procurement and finance leaders. Over the space of one day, leaders had the opportunity to strategise and develop a bold new vision for the future of the industry." At the event, Procurement Magazine…...
Precision at Scale: AI's Impact on Demand Forecasting
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (588+ words) Historically, procurement teams relied on time-series analysis, projecting future needs based on past performance. While functional in stable markets, these models struggle with black swan events or rapid shifts in consumer behaviour. AI-driven forecasting, specifically through machine learning (ML), allows organisations…...
Retail First: M&S Sells Vertically Farmed Salad in UK Shops
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (553+ words) The British retailer'has secured an exclusive supply of three varieties grown with 96% less water than traditional methods as part of its Plan A sustainability'programme. Marks & Spencer'has begun stocking three vertically farmed salad products across its Food stores following a multi-year…...
DP World Advances Sustainable Sourcing Towards 2050 Net Zero
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (851+ words) DP World has placed supplier engagement and procurement governance at the centre of its sustainability strategy as the company works towards net zero emissions by 2050. According to DP World's Sustainability Report 2025, the company screened 500 suppliers in 2025, representing approximately 18% of global…...
Coupa Acquires Tonkean: Accelerating AI Intake Systems
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (409+ words) With this acquisition, Coupa is now able to offer fully integrated agentic-as-a-service capabilities, adding agentic workflow automation and execution into its global network." "The acquisition of Tonkean is game-changing for Coupa and the market. For twenty years, we've built a…...
Q&A: ZIP's Rujul Zaparde on Investing in Procurement AI
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (334+ words) Zip'Forward London brought together more than 300 procurement and finance leaders. Over the space of one day, leaders had the opportunity to strategise and develop a bold new vision for the future of the industry.' At the event, Procurement Magazine spoke…...
How AI Procurement Platform Pivot Raised $70m
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (448+ words) Pivot " an AI'operating system for procurement " has raised US$40m in its latest funding round, taking its total amount raised since 2023 to US$70m.' The Series B funding round was led by Forestay Capital and Notion Capital, with participation from Greyhound and…...
Courtney Rowlands: Driving Procurement Maturity With TCO
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (512+ words) At the Net Zero Summit, Courtney sat down with Procurement'Magazine to discuss the seismic shift in the company's procurement strategy, the "ugly beast" of software spend and why a 360-degree commercial mindset is fundamental to business success. Generally speaking, if…...
Webinar: How CPOs can Build a Single Source of Truth
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (388+ words) As global supply chains grow more complex, blind spots deepen. Most organisations lack visibility beyond Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, leaving critical vulnerabilities unmonitored. The culprit? Fragmented, poor-quality data. In fact, a Dun & Bradstreet study reveals that "nearly half of US…...