December 25, 2025
17 Procurement Influencers You Need to Follow Right Now
The smartest procurement professionals don't wait for training. They follow the right people and learn in real time.
17 Procurement Influencers You Need to Follow Right Now
Procurement has changed. And if you're still learning from textbooks and white papers, you're already behind. The smartest professionals I know don't wait for training programs or certifications to catch up. They follow the right people. They learn in real time. They steal frameworks, ideas, and strategies from practitioners who are actually doing the work.
That's why we put together a free handbook of the top 17 procurement influencers you should be following today. Not a generic list. A curated knowledge base you can read through quickly or come back to whenever you need inspiration.
Our Curated List
These are people building real things on and off LinkedIn. Tom Mills, founder of Procure Bites, is elevating careers globally with his Procurement Soft Skills Mastery course. Tanya Wade is running The Procurement Blueprint Newsletter and pushing AI adoption in procurement before most teams even have it on their roadmap. Matthias Gutzmann built Digital Procurement World (DPW) into the go-to event for innovation in procurement and supply chain. Daniel Barnes hosts the World of Procurement podcast and is proving that procurement can shift from cost center to value creator. Michael Shields went from Global Head of Procurement at Qualtrics to leading procurement strategy at Tropic.
Then there's Omid Ghamami, president of the PSCM Institute, breaking down how negotiation strategies have evolved over 25 years and where AI takes them next. Philip Ideson built Art of Procurement into one of the most respected strategy platforms in the space. Marijn Overvest co-founded Procurement Tactics. Nico Bac launched Digital Procurement Now with a people-first approach to technology adoption. And Joel Collin-Demers runs The Pure Procurement Newsletter, helping organizations actually navigate digital tool adoption instead of just talking about it.
Why This Matters
The gap between procurement teams that move fast and those that don't is widening every quarter. The ones winning aren't necessarily the ones with the biggest budgets or the best tools. They're the ones plugged into the right conversations, learning from people who are a few steps ahead. Following these 17 people is the fastest way to get there. And it costs you nothing.
Get the full handbook free: https://vallor-ai.notion.site/Procurement-Influencers-you-cannot-MISS-29d4c4604eb88097af4ef6a97deb67b5
