CIPS Global State of Procurement & Supply 2025: cool heads in the storm

14 May

CIPS Global State of Procurement & Supply 2025: cool heads in the storm

Supply chain disruption. Tariffs. Price pressures. ESG. Procurement and supply professionals must contend with complex, shifting issues. The second edition of the CIPS Global State of Procurement & Supply 2025, supported by GEP, reveals a profession at an inflection point – and leaders who are playing a critical role in corporate decision-making.  

Informed by 280+ procurement and supply chain leaders, the 2025 report is packed with insight. 

Download the report to find answers to key questions and benchmark your performance: 

  • Does procurement have enough influence in your organisation? 
  • Are procurement headcounts increasing or reducing? 
  • How far should you automate? 
  • How effective is your supply chain visibility? 
  • Where should ESG leadership lie? 
  • And, which skills do I need to be future-ready? 

Related Expert Reports

Listening for the silent threat: how CLM transforms risk into opportunity

Even the most diligent teams can’t see everything when information is dispersed across systems, versions, and departments. That’s why a growing number of organisations are rethinking how they approach contractual risk. Instead of fighting fires one document at a time, they’re turning to Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), a comprehensive approach that brings every stage of the contract process into one cohesive, visible, and controlled environment.

How to Get Contracting Right in the Age of AI

If you were confident you could make a critical function 37% more efficient, grow revenue by 100 – 200 basis points, or cut procurement spend by 33%, wouldn’t you do it? Research and analysis show that these benefits are absolutely available to enterprises who get contracting right.

Supply Chain Risk Outlook

This report combines Verisk Maplecroft’s proprietary Global Risk Data with analysis from a team of experts, to reveal the opportunities and threats facing global supply chains in 2026.