Zip: AI in Procurement Workshop
As procurement transitions from a transactional function to a strategic driver of value, the integration of AI has become a business imperative. Organisations today face the challenge of balancing speed and efficiency with the need for rigorous compliance and risk mitigation.
Many procurement teams remain burdened by manual sourcing processes, fragmented proposal analysis and inconsistent pricing models. The result is a missed opportunity to leverage data for faster time to value and sustained cost savings.
At Procurement & Supply Chain LIVE: The US Summit, a focused workshop with Zip will address these challenges, providing a roadmap for augmenting human expertise with cutting-edge AI.
AI in Procurement
- Date: April 21, 2026
- Time: 2pm ET
- Location: Room 3
This workshop is designed for procurement and supply chain leaders responsible for automating workflows, optimising supplier matching and transforming procurement into a high-impact strategic asset.
Driving efficiency through intelligent automation
Modern procurement requires moving beyond manual intervention to intelligent automation. By leveraging AI to analyse proposals and match suppliers, organisations can significantly accelerate their sourcing cycles while maintaining high standards of quality.
The session will explore how to:
- Automate complex sourcing workflows to increase operational speed
- Analyse diverse vendor proposals with higher accuracy and less bias
- Match the right suppliers to specific business needs using intelligent data
Mitigating risk with deep analytical insight
AI provides the analytical depth necessary to ensure cost-effectiveness without compromising on security. Through advanced pricing optimisation and enhanced compliance monitoring, procurement teams can protect the bottom line while insulating the organisation from external threats.
Participants will gain insight into:
- Optimising pricing structures to unlock hidden cost savings
- Improving compliance through automated risk detection
- Reducing third-party risk across the entire supplier lifecycle
Empowering teams to focus on strategic outcomes
High-quality AI integration should empower teams, not just automate tasks. When structured correctly, AI supports better decision-making, allowing procurement professionals to focus on high-level strategy and long-term planning.
The session will show how to:
- Augment human expertise with data-driven AI insights
- Shorten time to value for new procurement initiatives
- Shift from transactional tasks to strategic value creation
Who should attend?
This workshop is relevant for senior leaders, primarily CPOs, CFOs and VPs of Procurement or Finance, responsible for sourcing strategy, procurement operations and digital transformation.
It is particularly valuable for organisations within high-complexity sectors, including technology (software, defence, telecom), financial services, healthcare and life sciences and retail, that are seeking to modernise their tech stack and reduce the manual overhead of source-to-pay processes.
Attend this session to understand how AI can move procurement beyond simple transactions and turn it into a sustainable strategic advantage
