What’s on the mind of procurement and supply chain leaders? How are they making a positive impact at a time of tariffs and turmoil? What skills are they developing to enhance their influence?
In our recent webinar, we unveiled the findings of the 2025 CIPS Global State of Procurement & Supply report, supported by GEP.
We highlighted the findings, interpret new trends with a leading procurement thinker, and take your burning questions.
On our agenda will be many critical procurement and supply chain considerations:
- Centre-led vs decentralised procurement?
- How far should we automate?
- Which skills do I need to be future-ready?
- How effective is our supply chain visibility relative to others?
- Where should ESG leadership lie?
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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.
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Darren is a vice president for consulting at GEP in Europe. He has over 30 years of global experience in procurement, supply chain and operational excellence.
Darren’s focus is on operational effectiveness and efficiency, helping clients with their operating model, structure, value chain, supply chain, strategic cost management and process excellence. Darren is a qualified Black Belt in Six Sigma business process reengineering and is a qualified lender.
His areas of expertise include procurement strategy and policy, op model and benchmarking, sourcing and category management, supplier relationship management, source-to-pay, sustainability, value stream mapping, supply chain strategy, inventory management, order-to-cash, fulfilment and distribution, zero-based budgeting, and automation and robotics.
Darren has a broad range of indirect category expertise and has worked across multiple industries, including banking, aerospace, telecoms, healthcare, government, utilities, consumer goods, life sciences and retail.
Prior to joining GEP, Darren held a number of leadership roles in consulting and industry, including European Sourcing & Procurement Leadership for Accenture, UK&I Operations Strategy Leadership at Accenture, Director of Procurement EMEA and APAC for a global financial services organization and Program Manager responsible for post-merger integration in a global telecom company.