Professor Giuseppe Conti joined members to share insights from his procurement career.
Jack Torrance
Insights Manager
Joined 2020
Jack is responsible for capturing member success stories and sharing them with the wider community for collective progression. A former business journalist at the Daily Telegraph, his main procurement interests are in sustainability, risk and talent development.
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9 things we learned about talent at WPC 2026
As the function’s technology continues to evolve, so must its people
8 things we learned about sustainability at WPC 2026
Leaders must be clear on how sustainability drives value to gain support for initiatives
Blueprints for future talent: Developing an AI-ready procurement team
Understand how leaders are building high-performing, agile teams as technology impacts the roles and skills mix
Optimising sustainable procurement data with AstraZeneca
Procurement sustainability teams have access to huge amounts of data, from suppliers' carbon emissions data to human rights audit results and supplier inclusion metrics. But organising this data,...
Unwrapping supply chain complexity with Mondelēz International
CPO Thomas Gaengler joined members to share his strategy to streamline procurement’s approaches
How procurement is responding to the Gulf conflict
As hostilities escalate, the function is playing a key role in protecting staff, controlling costs and maintaining supply chains
How procurement is demonstrating the value of resilience through KPIs
Members of the resilience cohort gathered to discuss their approaches to resilience KPIs to demonstrate value
Bayer’s Momentum programme: Shared value through supplier development
By opening doors to senior leaders, the pharma giant is building a more robust and inclusive supply base
How will AI reshape procurement teams?
Members were joined by Regeneron’s Lotus Gibbs to explore how AI is shaping procurement roles
How procurement roles could evolve in the age of AI
PL members explore the potential impact on functional roles in the age of AI
Dealing with challenging suppliers
Technical data, internal alignment and honest conversations are key to solving many issues
Establishing a risk-aware culture in procurement
Every employee has a role to play in protecting the organisation
Establishing a startup accelerator to foster innovation at scale
A large budget is not a prerequisite to a successful startup accelerator
Using an AI advisor to support supplier selection
Procurement teams often find themselves buried in manual tasks that prevent them from building deep relationships with partners. When administrative work consumes most of a team's capacity,...
From CSRD to CSDDD: Navigating the regulatory maze
As the regulatory landscape shifts beneath the feet of global business, procurement functions find themselves at the sharp end of compliance. The incoming Corporate Sustainability Reporting...
Procurement talent strategies for 2026
Planning for 2026 requires more than a simple list of training courses. Procurement teams are currently facing a shift where digital skills are no longer optional extras. We recently hosted a...
From competing suppliers to innovation partners
Connecting competing suppliers in-person to focus on the future has driven £15m in savings
Protecting billions in revenue with a risk playbook
Supply chain instability is no longer a rare occurrence; reacting to failures after they happen is a strategy that invites risk. Waiting for a crisis to strike threatens both income and a company's...
Reacting to and recovering from a major cyberattack
Cyber attacks are no longer just news stories; they are significant business continuity risks. Recent breaches in the automotive and retail sectors show how easily a supplier network becomes a...