For procurement and technology leaders across Europe, the year ahead poses a singular truth: clean, consistent, and trustworthy data is the foundation on which every AI-driven or digitally enhanced procurement transformation must be built. Without it, “smart” tools falter, adoption stalls, and investments underdeliver. In the following, I map out why data quality must be […]

For a Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) in Europe, piloting an AI-enabled procurement tool is one thing — scaling it to enterprise-grade impact is something else entirely. As procurement teams across the continent contend with complexity from regulation, local supplier ecosystems, sustainability mandates and geopolitical uncertainty, a structured roadmap is critical. In this post I frame