How Procurement is Leading Teams Through Transitions
Procurement leaders face the modern-day challenge of managing complex organisational transitions and carve-outs without compromising day-to-day operations.
Amid ongoing volatility, procurement has shifted to become the driver for strategic resilience, either preventing issues at source or leading businesses through uncertainty.
At Procurement & Supply Chain LIVE London, Mark Janssen, Deputy Chief Procurement Officer at IN Groupe, will share practical insights and strategies related to managing supplier relationships and turning complexity into opportunity for innovation and value creation.
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Elite procurement teams thriving amid uncertainty
Every week, dozens of stories spotlight how procurement teams are helping their companies overcome a barrage of challenges.
Take The Hackett Group's 2025 Digital World Class Procurement research, which reveals that top-performing procurement organisations are thriving amid uncertainty by redefining their enterprise role and embracing volatility as an opportunity.
While most companies have frozen spending to preserve cash and protect margins due to ongoing uncertainty, elite procurement teams are achieving exceptional results. These standout organisations deliver 2.6 times higher ROI than their peers while operating with 31% fewer staff and 19% lower costs relative to spend.
Their success stems from intelligence-driven operating models and strategic adoption of technologies like generative AI, enabling faster execution and greater strategic impact when opportunities arise.
Elsewhere, Coupa's annual Total Spend Management Benchmark Report offers five insights derived from its US$8tn in cumulative global spend data.
It highlights how high-performing organisations are not simply dealing with disruption, but thriving.
The report is built on anonymised activity from more than 10 million customers, buyers and suppliers across the Coupa platform. It reveals the behaviours and strategies that consistently set high performers apart, offering a blueprint for smarter, more resilient spend management.
Procurement Beyond the Transition
Attendees at Procurement & Supply Chain LIVE London 2025 can enjoy Mark's keynote, Procurement Beyond the Transition: Leading Through Carve-Outs, Complexity & Change, on Day 2 (24 September) of the event.
He will take to the Procurement Stage from 1.05pm.
Mark leads procurement transformation and integration efforts as part of the carve-out of IDEMIA's Identity business, ahead of its planned acquisition by IN Groupe.
With more than 17 years of international experience, Mark is known for building high-impact and resilient procurement functions in complex and high-security environments.
He is currently aligning procurement strategy, systems and the supplier ecosystem to capture synergies, improve supplier performance, ensure ESG compliance and support innovation in secure identity solutions for governments around the world.
The planned acquisition by IN Groupe, a leading European provider of identity and trust solutions, will create a European leader in secure identity with 4,000 employees and annual revenue exceeding one billion euros.
Mark brings deep procurement expertise and a strong leadership foundation, developed through executive diplomas from Nevi and Maastricht University and advanced leadership training at INSEAD.
He regularly contributes as a speaker, coach and advocate for procurement excellence, transformation and digital maturity.
About Procurement and Supply Chain LIVE London 2025
Procurement & Supply Chain LIVE is returning to the Business Design Centre in London for its annual Global Summit on 23-24 September.
This unmissable event is aimed at facilitating knowledge sharing and connections among the world's procurement and supply chain leaders.
Those attending can enjoy inspiring keynotes, engaging panels and exclusive workshops covering a diverse range of topics, including supply chain transformation, procurement technology, sustainability and ESG, AI, finance, logistics and supplier relationship management.
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