Indirect procurement: strategy, challenges & what's next
A complete guide to building an indirect procurement strategy that scales without increasing the budget and headcount.
Articles
The 15% Problem: Why Indirect Procurement Is a Decade Behind, and What It Costs
Only 15% of manufacturers run fully digital indirect procurement. Why the gap is costing hours and cash, and how leaders close it without rip-and-replace.
Slow down to speed up: five decisions to make before AI agents act in procurement
A guest blog from Victoria Folbigg, former CPO and author of our 2026 Expert Report, on what to settle before an AI agent gets near a buying decision.
MRO Availability: Why Parts, Not Price, Now Decide Mission Readiness
In aerospace and defence, MRO availability has overtaken price as the binding constraint. How A&D procurement leaders treat MRO as a readiness issue, not a cost line.
Why AI in procurement is only as good as the data behind it
Most teams know their catalogue could be better. Fewer can say what better means in practice. This article shows what good data looks like and how to get started.
Supplier Consolidation Done Right: Resilience, Not Just a Cost Cut
Supplier consolidation is a resilience strategy, not just a cost cut. How manufacturers rationalise the MRO base on performance without losing capability.
Six things procurement teams need before any AI tool
AI can lighten a heavy procurement workload, but only when the groundwork comes first. Here is what that looks like in practice.
Sovereign Supply Chains: How Defence Procurement Is Rebalancing Toward Resilience
Sovereign supply chains are now a board priority in A&D. How procurement leaders evidence origin, near-shore critical categories and reduce supply risk.
What procurement needs before AI: lessons from DPW 2026
Most DPW Amsterdam conversations started with AI features and went deeper: clean data, governed catalogues, vetted suppliers and data sovereignty.
The SME Spend Gap in UK Public Procurement
UK government targets £1 in £3 with SMEs. The gap is a measurement problem. How public bodies direct and evidence SME spend under the Procurement Act 2023.
MRO and Working Capital: The Balance-Sheet Cost Hiding in Indirect Spend
MRO working capital ties up more cash than most CFOs realise. How indirect procurement drives inventory, payables and production risk — and how leaders reclaim it.
Audit-Ready Public Procurement: Building the Evidence Before the Auditor Asks
Audit-ready public procurement now means building the evidence as you buy, not after. How UK public bodies defend every purchase under the Procurement Act 2023.
Indirect procurement: strategy, challenges & what's next
A complete guide to building an indirect procurement strategy that scales without increasing the budget and headcount.