2022 Priorities for Procurement Leaders

See what tops the list, including supplier risk and category management.

Supplier risk is a rising issue for many businesses, and the trend is expected to continue. Category management, at the same time, is becoming increasingly crucial to ensure that organizations are aware of all product risks.

According to Gartner research, procurement professionals' most important priority is identifying and mitigating supplier risk, trailing only better category management.

Skill/capability shortage and supply chain disruption will pose the greatest challenge to achieving these priorities, according to more than one-third of procurement leaders.

Procurement leaders have identified the biggest goals and roadblocks to achieve their 2022 priorities. Download the infographic to learn more about 2022 procurement priorities.

  • New polling data from the Gartner annual survey of procurement leaders
  • Year-to-year changes to procurement strategy
  • Peer benchmarking on key investments

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