Category: The CPO of 2030

The role of procurement is changing, and so are the skills required to be an effective procurement leader or CPO (chief procurement officer). Read on for seven leadership traits to master if you’re a procurement leader.  New demands and pressures come from all angles, and procurement leaders are having to adapt quickly to stay relevant.……

Chief procurement officers should be many things: strategic, decisive, purposeful and adaptive as well as a role model for the profession. To achieve all these will require, above all, interpersonal skills – an ability to connect with people.  The findings from the CIPS Procurement & Supply Salary Guide 2024, in partnership with Hays, show that……