Procurement News — April 1, 2026
Welcome to Procurement News, part of our ongoing aggregate news series covering recent supply management headlines and trends pertinent to Chief Procurement Officers and other procurement leaders! Contact us with…
Procurement Predictions 2026 (Part One): Why Procurement Must Think End-to-End
We are launching a new article series based on Ardent Partners’ recent webinar, Procurement 2026: BIG Trends and Predictions. The original session delivered forward-looking insights designed to help procurement leaders…
Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “Supplier Risk Management Becomes a Core Operating Discipline”
Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…
ProcureTech Pulse — March 25, 2026
CPO Rising's ProcureTech Pulse series continues this week with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…
Procurement Trends 2026 (Part Three): Redefining Procurement Value in 2026
We are launching a new article series based on Ardent Partners’ recent webinar, Procurement 2026: BIG Trends and Predictions. The original session delivered forward-looking insights designed to help procurement leaders…
The Seat Is Dead: How AI Is Rewriting Software Economics
The Seat Is Dead: Why AI Is Forcing a Fundamental Rewrite of Software Economics AI is not just changing how work gets done, it is redefining what enterprises pay for.…
LevelUp 2026: How Levelpath (and Its Customers) Are Rewriting the Procurement AI Playbook (Part 2)
LevelUp 2026: How Levelpath (and Its Customers) Are Rewriting the Procurement AI Playbook (Part 2) Today's article highlights the keynote addresses by Ace Hardware and Acrisure from Levelpath's 2026 conference.…
LevelUp 2026: How Levelpath (and Its Customers) Are Rewriting the Procurement AI Playbook (Part 1)
LevelUp 2026: How Levelpath (and Its Customers) Are Rewriting the Procurement AI Playbook (Part 1) This article is the first of two that discusses Levelpath's inaugural LevelUp 2026 conference held…
Procurement Trends 2026 (Part Two): Entering the Age of Autonomous Procurement
We are launching a new article series based on Ardent Partners’ recent webinar, Procurement 2026: BIG Trends and Predictions. The original session delivered forward-looking insights designed to help procurement leaders…
Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “Savings Tops the CPO Priority List (Again)”
Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…