ProcureAbility Released 2026 CPO Benchmark Study
The report highlights shifting procurement priorities and widespread concerns over geopolitical and logistics-related risks.
Updated on Oct. 13, 2026 in Business Strategy
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On September 9, 2026, ProcureAbility released its 2026 CPO Benchmark Study following a survey of 160 senior procurement leaders across 21 industries. The findings show that companies are increasingly prioritizing risk management and total costs to mitigate supply chain disruptions.
Why it matters
Businesses are pivoting procurement strategies to defend against logistics and geopolitical interruptions, which fragmented buying systems often fail to address. By consolidating sourcing and delivery, organizations seek to avoid the higher costs associated with managing multiple suppliers and checkpoints.
The survey of 160 senior procurement leaders revealed that 61% of respondents anticipate greater savings in 2026 compared to 2025. Despite these targets, only 6% of the procurement teams surveyed utilize predictive or real-time monitoring to manage their supply chains.
The players
ProcureAbility
This organization provides consulting and advisory services focused on procurement and supply chain management strategies.
Dmitrii Kutuzov
He is a business leader who founded two trading firms and managed industrial product distributors within the CIS region.
The details
Integrated supply models now seek to consolidate sourcing, assembly, processing, packaging, and delivery under a single operator to drive efficiency. Organizations are also moving through retail analytics stages, ranging from descriptive and diagnostic to predictive and prescriptive, to guide their procurement decisions.
Timeline
Revenue at a distributor managed by Dmitrii Kutuzov doubled between 2017 and 2022.
Dmitrii Kutuzov founded his first trading firm in 2018.
Dmitrii Kutuzov founded his second trading firm in 2021.
Kutuzov's team achieved 65 public tender contracts by early 2023.
ProcureAbility released the 2026 CPO Benchmark Study on September 9, 2026.
Market Landscape
This study underscores an industry-wide transition from fragmented buying systems to integrated supply models to better withstand global volatility. By centralizing operations, firms are positioning themselves to compete more effectively against rivals who remain vulnerable to siloed supply chain disruptions.
Consumers may see more streamlined product availability as businesses consolidate their supply chains to manage rising operational risks. Companies prioritizing these integrated models may eventually stabilize retail pricing by reducing the inefficiencies of managing disparate, high-cost suppliers.
The takeaway
Organizations are increasingly moving away from reactive purchasing to prioritize predictive, integrated risk management strategies. Leadership teams should evaluate their current supply visibility to ensure they are not among the 94% of firms lacking real-time monitoring capabilities.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by FinanceFeeds.
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