The most recent findings from ProcureAbility's report titled "The State of Procurement in H2 2025," which is a subsidiary of Jabil and the market leader in supply chain and procurement services, have been made public. Based on the information that is available, this report, which was produced in collaboration with ProcureCon, goes a long way toward revealing the top priorities for procurement leaders. More on the same would reveal how, taking into account responses from senior procurement, supply chain, and risk management leaders working across a diverse set of industries, the report basically puts together an assortment of key insights into the current state of procurement. In addition, it provides data indicating that supply chain disruptions and clear prioritization of digital transformation and enhanced sustainability efforts are among the top concerns for 2026. “It’s telling that digital transformation and ESG are the two top enterprise priorities. Procurement is at the center of both—deploying technology to unlock value while advancing sustainability goals. This dual focus shows how procurement is no longer just supporting strategy, but also actively setting the pace for enterprise transformation,” said Darshan Deshmukh, President of ProcureAbility.
Talk about the published results on a slightly deeper level, we begin from 100% of procurement leaders reporting some level of AI implementation, whereas on the other hand, 72% of respondents considering their AI maturity “moderate,” with successful use cases in some functions and some efficiency gains.
Next up, no more than 6% of respondents ranked their AI maturity as advanced, with measurable results and widespread implementation across procurement functions.
Another point that deserves to be made is that procurement teams believe artificial intelligence (AI) is necessary for transforming supply chain risk management. According to the survey, respondents want to use AI for predictive risk assessment rather than traditional reactive monitoring. The said piece of data can be further contextualized once you take into account a fact that 65% of respondents reported struggling with supply chain shortages in the past 12 months. In addition, 47% of procurement leaders identified managing supply chain disruptions, risks, and uncertainties as the most significant obstacle procurement operations will face over the next year. Moving on, a contingent of 59% would go on to rank their supply chain adaptability as somewhat effective, while an estimated 38% deemed the same as not very effective.
Since we have not yet discussed how digital transformation emerged as the most important initiative for 65% of procurement leaders over the next 12 months, we still have a few bits to unpack. We also haven’t touched upon 51% respondents those who ranked enhancing ESG initiatives as one of their top priorities for the next year.
Finally, our final point of emphasis is based on the fact that process efficiency (43 percent) and supplier relationship management (45 percent) have been named among the most important areas of focus for procurement organizations over the next year. Founded almost 30 years ago, ProcureAbility’s rise up the ranks stems from providing procurement and supply chain services, offering advisory, managed services, digital, staffing, as well as recruiting solutions. You see, the company is currently focused on combining leading methodologies, analytics, market intelligence, and industry benchmarks with its uniquely flexible and customizable service delivery model.
ProcureAbility’s excellence in what it does can also be understood once you consider it is trusted, at the moment, by organizations from all across the world.
“Despite the fact that AI is now commonplace in procurement, the findings of the survey suggest that the majority of businesses are still in the early or moderate stages of maturity. Conrad Snover, CEO of ProcureAbility, stated, "This means that the real differentiator for CPOs is not whether you have adopted AI; rather, it is how quickly and effectively you scale it." “The leaders who can move beyond pilots to embed AI into the daily tasks, across sourcing, supplier management, and risk mitigation, will be the ones who turn today’s promise into tomorrow’s competitive edge.”
