How AI Is Shifting Procurement From Routine Tasks to Strategic Powerhouse

Why Agentic AI Could Transform Procurement

Procurement stands to benefit from agentic AI more than almost any other business function because its work is structured, financially measurable, and filled with judgment-intensive tasks that have resisted traditional automation. Yet adoption remains low because the real barriers are organizational rather than technological. Companies that are succeeding are redesigning procurement around AI instead of simply layering new tools onto existing wo…

How AI Is Shifting Procurement From Routine Tasks to Strategic Powerhouse

Procurement teams have long handled the grind of purchase orders, supplier bids and compliance checks. That routine work now faces an accelerating challenge. Amazon Business executives say artificial intelligence tools can lift much of the administrative load. The result points to a procurement function that spends far more time on supplier strategy, risk management and long-term value creation. Amy Worth serves as director of Amazon Business fo…

'AI has the potential to fundamentally reshape the role of procurement': Amazon Business tells us why AI could supercharge procurement like never before

As AI continues to help the world of work evolve, more and more roles are increasingly embracing the technology in a bid to improve efficiency and value for money.Perhaps nowhere is that more important than procurement - often a neglected area of interest, it plays a vital role for businesses across all industries, and has proved ripe for AI innovation so far.We spoke to Amy Worth, Director Amazon Business UK and Public Sector Customers EU, to f…

AI Rising 2026 Pt. 6 (State of Procurement AI Series): What Is Driving the AI Agenda - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT

Ardent Partners' multi-part series explores the latest procurement AI research findings and their implications for procurement and leaders.