SAP: Helping Procurement Leaders with Autonomous AI
Procurement teams across the globe are moving towards autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) to make operations faster, more resilient and more adaptable.
As disruptions have repeatedly hit global supply chains and procurement teams over the last few years, this is particularly important to businesses today.
As an expert solutions company on AI in the supply chain, SAP will host an exclusive workshop at Procurement & Supply Chain LIVE London 2025 entitled, How is SAP Enabling the Autonomous AI driven Supply Chain?
To register your interest, click here.
Please note: these tickets are for C/V/D level executives and a business email address is needed to register. If you do not meet this criteria, your ticket may be cancelled.
Gen AI and procurement resilience
Procurement relies on rapid decision-making, often with incomplete data and growing pressure from global disruptions.
Generative AI (Gen AI), which analyses large sets of data to offer suggestions and recommendations, is increasingly used as a procurement tool.
Gen AI enables supply chain leaders to see a fuller picture of the market. Instead of procurement teams needing to search, collect and filter information manually, AI highlights risks, identifies opportunities and embeds mitigation into processes.
This means procurement professionals can focus on strategic supplier relationships, contract management and innovation rather than spending time gathering data.
Minimal human intervention does not mean a loss of control. Instead, it allows procurement to respond more effectively to geopolitical uncertainty and market changes.
AI manages time-consuming operational work at a faster pace, improving visibility and reducing the risk of human error.
SAP’s vision
SAP sees procurement moving into an autonomous era, where software is no longer just a tool for analysis but a platform that can act independently. Agentic AI - AI that can take actions rather than only provide insights - forms the foundation of this shift.
For procurement teams, this means supplier negotiations, purchase order approvals and spend monitoring can increasingly be executed automatically.
With greater accuracy and speed, procurement gains the ability to shift focus towards long-term value creation rather than short-term firefighting.
SAP is well positioned at the intersection of business operations and technology. Known for uniting business-critical processes such as customer service and finance, SAP now extends this integration to procurement and supply chains.
Its portfolio of AI-powered platforms helps organisations build, connect and operate solutions that fit seamlessly across procurement functions.
How is SAP enabling the autonomous supply chain?
At Procurement & Supply Chain LIVE London, SAP will set out how procurement leaders can transition towards self-running supply chains. The workshop takes place on Day 1 (23 September) from 11:30am to 12:15pm (GMT+1) at the Business Design Centre, Room 2.
The session, How is SAP Enabling the Autonomous AI driven Supply Chain?, will take place on September 23 (Day 1) at 11:30am-12:15pm (GMT+1) in Room 2 of the Business Design Centre.
Mike Wade, EMEA Vice President of Customer Advisory for SAP Supply Chain Management, and Tony Harris, Senior Vice President for SAP Business Network, lead the discussion. Together they explain how procurement and supply chain leaders can use AI to achieve efficiency, resilience and agility in an unpredictable global market.
Learn how procurement teams can adopt AI solutions responsibly and effectively.
Click here to register your interest in the workshop.
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.
To secure your tickets, click here.
