Procurement Consulting Services

Unlock the power of AI-driven procurement with purpose-built AI Assistants and Agents, and IBM’s unmatched consulting expertise.

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Learnings from the HFS Horizons excerpt: The role of Procurement has never been more strategic

 

IBM has been named a Market Leader for Sourcing and Procurement Service Providers for our ongoing commitment to driving innovation and delivering value through AI-powered procurement solutions.

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Transform your procurement operations with AI

In a disruptive era with a tight labor market, Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) face strategic imperatives, including profit and revenue optimization, sustainability leadership, and building a resilient supplier ecosystem.
To fully capitalize on these advancements, IBM Procurement Consulting partners with clients to co-create solutions, achieve a competitive advantage, and accelerate time to value through an AI-led procurement transformation powered by intelligent assistants and agents.

This partnership radically simplifies bottom line operations, providing the comprehensive, end-to-end capabilities and intelligence required to:

- Achieve immediate cost savings within the current fiscal year while generating long-term value to enhance profitability.

- Drive sustained success by leveraging future-proof operating models, sustainability initiatives, and large capital project procurement

- Phase out manual transactional activities such as purchasing, order processing, and support, to optimize workflow methodologies, simplify processes, and increase capacity in your procurement strategy

- Achieve tangible results by co-creating and deploying tailored generative AI use cases, empowering teams to harness AI’s full potential and focus on higher-value work in the procurement process

Learn the 5 ways to make procurement smarter

How COOs are transforming procurement with data and agentic AI

The 2025 IBM COO Study reveals five enterprise shifts that elevate procurement—driving agility, cost efficiency, and smarter sourcing through AI-powered operations.

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Benefits
Competitive advantage

Achieve margin expansion, cash release, and revenue growth with AI-powered procurement that boosts efficiency through automation and mitigates supply chain risks with predictive analytics.

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Enhanced Transparency & Agility

Increase transparency, boost productivity, and respond quickly to disruptions, market changes, and customer demands by working with clients to select best-in-class AI models that enable the development of relevant capabilities for their procurement organizations.

Procurement transformation: why excellence matters
Innovation and continuous improvement

Drive innovation and continuous improvement through IBM’s cognitive platform, reducing supply chain costs, enhancing customer satisfaction, and equipping your procurement team to stay resilient and responsive to market demands.

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Case studies
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Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP)
Improved category management and sourcing made possible through AI-powered analytics and procurement optimization.
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Procurement data connected in real time
Delivering procurement excellence and strategic sourcing with a cognitive supply chain platform.
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Iberdrola
Building smarter, more sustainable procurement processes with IBM Consulting® and SAP.

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