2026 ProcureAbility CPO Benchmark Study: Five Priorities for a Future-Ready Procurement Function
Procurement leaders are being asked to deliver more savings, scale AI, strengthen supply resilience, and play a greater role in business decision-making. Yet the capabilities needed to deliver against those expectations are not keeping pace.
The 2026 ProcureAbility CPO Benchmark Study draws on insights from 160 procurement leaders across 21 industries to examine where organizations are making progress, where execution gaps remain, and the five priorities shaping a future-ready procurement function.
Inside the report, you’ll learn:
- Why procurement’s biggest savings barrier may occur before sourcing even begins.
- What it will take to move AI from pilots to enterprise performance.
- Why trusted data is becoming foundational to procurement transformation.
- How organizations are building future-ready procurement capabilities without relying on headcount alone.
- Why supply resilience requires a broader approach to supplier risk and relationships.
- What leading organizations are doing differently across all five priorities.
Why it matters:
Procurement’s mandate is expanding faster than its readiness to deliver. The benchmark points to five interconnected priorities for the next 12–24 months: earlier business engagement, trusted procurement data, AI readiness, future-ready capabilities, and supply resilience.
The opportunity is not simply to do more. It is to build the capabilities that allow procurement to execute differently and create greater business value.
Download the 2026 ProcureAbility CPO Benchmark Study to explore the data, insights, and priorities shaping the next phase of procurement.
