The Future-Ready Procurement Team: Building the talent behind the mandate

Tom Mills, Founder & CEO of Procurement Protagonist, joins Darshan Deshmukh, President of ProcureAbility, to discuss insights from the 2026 ProcureAbility CPO Benchmark Study. They explore what the findings mean for procurement leaders, how organizations are preparing teams for the future, and how to balance talent development with automation in an increasingly AI-driven environment.
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• Why procurement's strategic role is expanding faster than organizational readiness.
• The capability gaps most commonly holding back transformation efforts.
• How leading organizations are approaching upskilling, AI, automation, and targeted hiring.
• Why influence, stakeholder engagement, and change leadership remain critical differentiators.
• Practical actions leaders can take today to build a future-ready procurement organization.

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