Everyone is talking about AI in procurement. Pilots. Copilots. Dashboards. Hype or not?
But what are CPOs actually doing that is delivering real savings, tighter compliance and measurable resilience across the UK and Europe?
In this CIPS AI Webinar Week session, Chris Sawchuk from The Hackett Group, David Loseby FCIPS and Zycus joined us to cut through the noise. We focused on what’s working in the real world, where agentic AI is moving beyond experimentation into governed execution. From intake-to-outcomes orchestration, to autonomous workflows with embedded controls, we discussed how procurement leaders are scaling AI without losing oversight, trust or accountability.
What we uncovered:
- Why most procurement agentic AI initiatives stall after the pilot phase and what separates the few that successfully scale.
- Where agentic execution creates measurable savings and resilience and where it can introduce hidden risk.
- How leading CPOs are balancing autonomy with governance, compliance and human control across the source-to-pay lifecycle.
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A seasoned executive with extensive experience leading transformation across procurement, supply chain management, ESG, sustainability, and digital/AI initiatives, he has held senior leadership roles across both private and public sectors, including pharmaceuticals, banking, FMCG, manufacturing, consulting, retail, aerospace and defence, healthcare, and government. Formerly Group Chief Procurement Officer at Rolls-Royce, he pioneered a behavioural science-led approach to drive adoption of a global digital platform. More recently, he has advised FTSE 250 organisations on integrating ESG and sustainability into procurement, supply chain, and operational strategies. His expertise spans procurement, AI, behavioural science, organisational design, programme management, research, mentoring, and thought leadership.
Chris Sawchuk is a Principal, Global Practice Leader and leadership team member with The Hackett Group, an intellectual property-based strategic consultancy to global companies.
He has over 20 years of experience successfully advising hundreds of Fortune 500 as well as midsized companies across all industries globally. Sawchuk has provided operational and transformational guidance in strategy and organisational change as well as process design and digital technology enablement to significantly improve the supply management capabilities of these companies.
He is globally recognised in his specialty of supply management including strategic sourcing and supply risk management. He is cited regularly in business publications, a frequent presenter at industry events, author of numerous research papers, and a current and past member of the advisory boards of several developing companies.