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Procurement Governance in the Age of AI: The New Role of AI Agents

As procurement leaders enter a new phase of AI adoption, the conversation is quickly shifting from automation to agents, where systems can plan, take action, and learn with minimal human oversight.

These capabilities can accelerate sourcing, strengthen compliance, improve supplier risk management, and reduce manual work across the procurement lifecycle… or they can introduce new governance challenges. 

This is where procurement’s role needs to evolve. 

In this whitepaper, Art of Procurement explores how procurement leaders can apply agentic AI responsibly by establishing the right guardrails (for themselves and for their stakeholders) and building a governance framework that protects the business while also enabling innovation.

Download your copy to learn:

• What agentic AI is, how it differs from traditional AI, and why it matters now for procurement
• Where autonomous agents can drive the biggest impact across sourcing, contracting, and supplier management
• The guardrails procurement must put in place to manage accountability, transparency, fairness, and security
• A practical six-step framework for building AI governance inside procurement
• Common mistakes that cause AI initiatives to stall before reaching production