Capgemini: Implementing AI for Procurement Transformation

Geopolitical turbulence highlights the necessity for heightened resilience and agility within business operations. For many procurement departments globally, this means accelerating digital transformation and embedding artificial intelligence into their core functions.

This adoption of new technology allows for more efficient procurement operations enables the achievement of sustainability targets and can result in cost savings.

As a transformation partner for global businesses, Capgemini is positioned to assist companies in developing and implementing their AI strategies for procurement and supply chain management.

AI-powered procurement transformation

Capgemini Invent is the digital innovation and transformation brand of the Capgemini Group. It combines experience in strategy, technology, data, science and design to support businesses. As organisations face changing methods of value creation due to generative AI (Gen AI) and agentic AI, leaders within procurement are turning to these technologies to build resilience and improve efficiency.

Capgemini helps businesses utilise technology to enhance their procurement and supply chain operations. Capgemini uses its industry experience and capabilities in cloud, data AI and digital engineering to help establish robust futures for its clients. Capgemini explains that to unlock the full potential of AI organisations must establish 'Intelligence-as-a-Service'.

This involves creating a scalable infrastructure and using software with built-in AI functionalities. Developing these capabilities can make it easier for businesses to ensure their use of AI is secure ethical and cohesive across all functions including procurement.

Creating sustainability through procurement

Unlocking sustainability has become a central business strategy that could deliver resilience and value. According to Capgemini "75% of executives view sustainability as a core future-proofing strategy to drive long-term growth, competitiveness, innovation and resilience". As climate-related risks increasingly disrupt supply chains, procurement leaders must act to protect their operations.

Many executives have cited profitability, cost savings and operational efficiency as key factors for their sustainability investments.

Capgemini supports businesses in setting sustainability goals by using innovative solutions and AI, helping to implement these objectives for the long term. Through initiatives focused on sustainable AI, green AI and IT for green initiatives, Capgemini can help reduce the environmental impact of technology alongside resource use and cost.

This approach allows businesses to deliver improved services and foster a culture of change which could create more sustainable diverse and cost-effective procurement outcomes and supply chains.

The future of AI in procurement

Nitin Dsouza, VP Supply Chain & Engineering at Capgemini, is speaking on The Future of AI in Procurement & Supply Chain Panel at Procurement & Supply Chain LIVE: The Net Zero Summit. The panel will explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping procurement and supply chain management.

Panellists are set to discuss the application of AI across operations, from predictive analytics to automation, and will showcase how it can help improve sustainability, efficiency and transparency.

Nitin is an expert in integrating AI into supply chain operations with experience in bringing together AI, digital, physical and energy systems to drive innovation. He has worked on solving large-scale global supply chain problems, transforming businesses with AI and experimenting with Agentic AI.

Within Capgemini, his focus is on creating more circularity into supply chains, from design to execution, through the integration of modern and digital engineering - a key consideration for the future of procurement.

About The Net Zero Summit

Join us at the QEII Centre in London on 4–5 March 2026 for Procurement & Supply Chain LIVE: The Net Zero Summit, the essential meeting place for senior procurement and supply chain leaders shaping transformation across the UK and Europe.

Designed for a procurement and supply chain-focused audience, the summit will address sustainable sourcing, supplier collaboration on net zero and innovation in responsible supply chains.

Attendees will gain practical insight from industry experts, hear real-world case studies and connect with peers and key decision-makers who are turning sustainability commitments into measurable outcomes.

Once again, PSC LIVE: The Net Zero Summit will be co-located with Sustainability LIVE: The Net Zero Summit. 

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