ProcureAbility, a Jabil company and the leading provider of procurement and supply chain services has officially published the results from its latest report called “The State of Procurement in H2 2025.”
Going by the available details, this particular report, created in partnership with ProcureCon, treads up a long distance to reveal top priorities for procurement leaders.
More on the same would reveal how, taking into account responses from senior procurement, supply chain, and risk management leaders working across a diverse set of industries, the report basically puts together an assortment of key insights into the current state of procurement. Not just that, it also brings forth data which claims that clear prioritization of digital transformation and enhanced sustainability efforts, as well as supply chain disruptions are among the top concerns for 2026.
“It’s telling that digital transformation and ESG are the two top enterprise priorities. Procurement is at the center of both—deploying technology to unlock value while advancing sustainability goals. This dual focus shows how procurement is no longer just supporting strategy, but also actively setting the pace for enterprise transformation,” said Darshan Deshmukh, President of ProcureAbility.
Talk about the published results on a slightly deeper level, we begin from 100% of procurement leaders reporting some level of AI implementation, whereas on the other hand, 72% of respondents considering their AI maturity “moderate,” with successful use cases in some functions and some efficiency gains.
Next up, no more than 6% of respondents ranked their AI maturity as advanced, with measurable results and widespread implementation across procurement functions.
Another detail worth a mention is rooted in procurement teams deeming AI to be essential in the context of transforming supply chain risk management, with surveyed respondents looking to leverage AI for predictive risk assessment instead of traditional reactive monitoring.
The said piece of data can be further contextualized once you take into account a fact that 65% of respondents reported struggling with supply chain shortages in the past 12 months. On top of it, 47% of procurement leaders also ranked managing supply chain disruptions, risks, and uncertainties as the most significant challenge facing procurement operations over the next 12 months.
Moving on, a contingent of 59% would go on to rank their supply chain adaptability as somewhat effective, while an estimated 38% deemed the same as not very effective.
Hold on, we still have a few bits left to unpack, considering we haven’t yet touched upon how digital transformation emerged as the most important initiative for 65% of procurement leaders over the next 12 months. We also haven’t touched upon 51% respondents those who ranked enhancing ESG initiatives as one of their top priorities for the next year.
Finally, our last piece of highlight arrives on the back of supplier relationship management (45%) and process efficiency (43%) landing among key areas of focus for procurement organizations over the next 12 months.
Founded almost 30 years ago, ProcureAbility’s rise up the ranks stems from providing procurement and supply chain services, offering advisory, managed services, digital, staffing, as well as recruiting solutions. You see, the company is currently focused on combining leading methodologies, analytics, market intelligence, and industry benchmarks with its uniquely flexible and customizable service delivery model.
ProcureAbility’s excellence in what it does can also be understood once you consider it is trusted, at the moment, by organizations from all across the world.
“AI is now commonplace in procurement, but as the survey results suggest, most organizations are still in the early or moderate stages of maturity. That means the real differentiator for CPOs isn’t whether you’ve adopted AI—it’s how quickly and effectively you scale it,” said Conrad Snover, CEO of ProcureAbility. “The leaders who can move beyond pilots to embed AI into the daily tasks, across sourcing, supplier management, and risk mitigation, will be the ones who turn today’s promise into tomorrow’s competitive edge.”
