Amazon Business partnered with KRC Research to interview 3,500 procurement and organizational leaders to determine the trends that are shaping procurement in 2025.

Our research found:

• Strategic innovations are meeting historical roadblocks: While many leaders report that procurement is evolving at a rapid pace, longstanding road blocks such as organizational complexities, budgets, and supplier relationsihps still hamper progress
• Optimizations inspired by improved insights: Respondents almost universally agreed that procurement has room for optimization, with many zeroing in on the need for stronger data, insights, and analysis
• Supplier relationships can make or break: Respondents cited their suppliers’ inability to support digital procurement and their lack of clear communcation and support as two of the most important challenges to procurement operations today
• Impactful purchasing rises in importance: Responsible purchasing remains top of mind, with 80% of decision-makers saying their organizations have mandates or goals for working with certified suppliers

Get ready to face the next year’s challenges with full report, armed with interviews and insights direct from fellow procurement leaders around the world.

Read the report.