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Ardent Partners 2026 procurement trends APAC

What Do Ardent Partners’ Big Procurement Trends Really Mean for APAC?

Insights from Horizon SEA, the Procurement AI World Tour & the Region’s Top Procurement Forums From keynote stages to customer conversations, what we’re hearing on the ground across the region. Every year, Ardent Partners publishes its Procurement: BIG Trends and Predictions report — and every year, procurement leaders treat it as the definitive benchmark for […]

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Ardent Partners Savings CPO KPI

Savings Is Still the #1 CPO KPI — But the Playbook Has Changed

TL;DR Ardent Partners settles the annual debate definitively: savings remains the #1 CPO priority in 2026. But the methods have fundamentally shifted from blunt-force negotiation to AI-powered precision. Roughly 40% of enterprise spend remains unmanaged — representing the single largest untapped savings lever. Autonomous negotiation agents can bring these categories under active procurement influence without

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