Every quarter CIPS gathers data on critical procurement pressure points and supply chain disruptions.
At this time of heightened global risk and volatility, the latest CIPS Global State of Procurement & Supply “Pulse” offers important and timely insights.
Join CIPS global economist Dr John Glen and procurement tech guru Paul Blake from GEP to hear the latest findings.
On the agenda:
- Which direction for inflation and prices?
- Are shortages and supply chain disruptions on the horizon?
- Can you gain an edge through technology and AI?
- Also: talent shortages; trade wars; and Trump tariffs
This briefing is part of our CIPS Global State of Procurement & Supply project, in partnership with GEP. You’ll also have the chance to put questions to John and Paul using the webinar’s Q&A function.
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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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Dr. John Glen was a senior lecturer in Economics and latterly Director of the Centre for Customised Executive Education CCED at Cranfield School of Management in the UK. After 18 years at Cranfield John retired from the School at the end of September 2017 and is now a visiting fellow at Cranfield.
John has extensive experience as a facilitator of top teams working with talented leaders on innovation and growth strategies in 40+ countries and from many more cultures. His focus is on top team deliberations around strategy, innovation, operating models, leadership and culture to promote growth and strategic value for shareholders.
John has worked extensively with the Kuehne and Nagel organisation for the past 10 years. Currently, he advises the boards of Kuehne and Nagel UK, Kuehne and Nagel South and Central America, and has worked on a wide range of engagements across Europe with Kuehne and Nagel. John has also advised a number of regional boards of global orgainsations including G4S Africa and DP World (Europe).
As of November 1st 2012 John was retained by CIPS as their economic advisor. In that role, John is speaking widely to procurement and supply chain practitioners about the impact of Brexit. John is also a member of the Brexit impact group that reports to the National manager of Kuehne and Nagel UK.
John appears regularly on BBC radio and television commenting on the UK macro-economy, the UK banking industry and the economics and finance of sport.
John teaches on a number of international MBA programmes in Germany, Belgium, South Africa and the Netherlands and has delivered executive education programmes to a large portfolio of corporate clients including Kuehne and Nagel, Jaguar LandRover, EMC2, Sony, Vodafone, REXAM, Pfizer, BAE Systems, Trust Re, Etisalat, ARI, HSBC and SABIC.