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Listen live – what top procurement leaders are changing in 2026

Indirect procurement is overloaded – and it's not because of tools. It's the foundations: inconsistent data, fragmented governance and suppliers who can't provide reliable catalogue content, all while ESG pressure grows. 

Join Victoria Folbigg, Christian Bombosch and Wouter Machiels as they unpack the five evidence-based root causes behind this overload and show what it takes to rebuild a resilient operating model that actually works – designed for procurement leaders who need practical answers. 

What you’ll take away:

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Clarity on the five root causes that keep indirect procurement stuck – and why digitalisation alone won’t fix them.

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Best practice insights on how procurement leaders are rebuilding their operating model.

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A free calculator to quantify your process cost – and build your CFO business case in minutes.

Can't make it live? No problem. We'll send you the recording afterwards. 

Experts

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Wouter Machiels
CPO
Imec – Belgium

Wouter leads the procurement function in an environment shaped by urgency, availability expectations and high standards for data quality and supplier enablement.

His work centres on rebuilding the operating model so indirect purchasing stays controllable – even when demand is unpredictable and ESG requirements must be built into day‑to‑day buying.

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Victoria Folbigg
Presenter, ex CPO and author of Expert Report  ‘Beyond savings: Rebuilding indirect procurement from the ground up’ 

Founder and CEO of Folbigg Consulting (UK), Victoria is a procurement leader, adviser and educator with 30 years of global experience. A former CPO, she works at the intersection of procurement, technology and strategy, and has launched an AI education initiative focused on practical, responsible adoption to improve decision-making and outcomes.

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Christian Bombosch
Vice President of Operational Procurement and Supply Chain Management
Amprion – Germany

Christian leads operational purchasing across major infrastructure programmes, where indirect materials and supplier performance directly impact delivery and results. 

He focuses on rebuilding procurement capabilities for a more reliable operating model, including the foundations that make buying faster, more transparent and easier to govern.