CPO Insights #31

Welcome to CPO Insights #31, your monthly update on the world of Procurement, Digital Procurement and Supply Chain News, featuring insights from C-Level executives.

Latest Stories from CPOstrategy Issue 63:

The New Procurement Excellence at the Core and Business Value at the Forefront 

Roche's Head of Global Procurement, Marielle Beyer and Head of Strategy & Transformation and Head of Insights & Enablement Procurement, Patrick Foelck explore an attitude to procurement transformation that goes beyond traditional tactical procurement and creates real value for the business.

Fostering Sustainable Operations via a procurement transformation 

We speak with leaders from Tüpraş to explore how digital transformation is powering the organisation’s sustainable initiatives.

DPW New York 2025: Put AI to Work 

What began as an intimate summit in 2024 has already grown into a much more sizable conference – and CPOstrategy was there, at DPW New York 2025, to capture the action from the front line.

Inside the ZIP AI Summit

CPOstrategy attended Zip’s exclusive AI Summit in New York this year, to learn more about the future of agentic orchestration, and what that means for Zip and its guests.

How Candex streamlines the chaos of tail spend

Candex exists to solve procurement’s oldest pain point, ail spend, by removing friction, simplifying compliance, and giving procurement leaders time to focus on what truly drives value.

How Digital Mirror is redefining contract performance 

Most organisations don’t know if their contracts are delivering what was agreed. At DPW New York, we spoke with Digital Mirror’s founders about why tracking contract performance can unlock strategic value.

Navigating the early innings of AI

We sat down with Shaz Khan, CEO and Co-Founder of Vroozi, to discuss how and why businesses should prepare themselves for AI by not getting lost in the whirlwind of hype and focusing only on what works for their needs.

Focusing on where impact matters most 

We caught up with Valdera’s Co-Founders and CEO and COO, Sruti Arulmani and Dheev Arulmani, to find out why chemical procurement comes with its own challenges, and what procurement leaders should be focusing on as AI evolves

How collaboration fuels the shift to Agentic AI 

We spoke to Rinus Strydom, CRO at Pactum AI, and Steven Velte, Executive Director Procurement Transformation at Honeywell, about how to move past the concern to level up your business.

Supplier data cleanup isn’t enough 

We spoke with Stephany Lapierre, Founder and CEO of TealBook, and Stefanie Fink, Head of Global Data and Digital Procurement at Kraft Heinz, about TealBook’s increasingly successful client relationship evolution.

Defining the new category of agentic procurement orchestration 

Just after Zip announced its exciting news about its new fleet of AI agents, CPOstrategy sat down with Rujul Zaparde, Co-Founder and CEO of Zip, at DPW New York 2025 to discuss what this technology means for procurement.

How AI is set to reshape procurement 

 AI’s rapid evolution is creating both opportunity and urgency. From automating decisions to redefining procurement talent, AlixPartners lays out what needs to change — and why risk takers will lead the way

Seeing beyond the hype to unlock the potential of artificial intelligence 

AI is already transforming procurement, but meaningful value depends on more than just tools. At Beroe, that starts with aligning AI to real business problems. We spoke to Chief Product Officer Prerna Dhawan about what it takes to move from experimentation to execution.

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