The authors assess the skill-sets, risks, technology, processes and strategies of the procurement profession and organizations and share real insights into the evolutionary paths and challenges procurement practitioners are likely to face in this rapidly changing industry. The unprepared and those failing to adapt to the future may find themselves unemployed. Procurement has been a rapidly changing profession over the last 20 years striving for success and distinction in a volatile and highly competitive business climate. The ability to productively anticipate changing conditions...