Insights curated by 💡**Antonio Goncalves* and 📈 **Vallor -** the best end to end autonomous contracting AI agent.*

Introduction

This handbook brings together the key insights from some of the most influential voices in procurement and supply‑chain management. The goal is to give procurement practitioners a ready‑made knowledge base they can quickly read through, share internally and return to for inspiration.

HOT TAKE - no one can truly predict the future of AI and procurement because the space evolves every few weeks, not months. What was effective a year ago often doesn't work today - except for first principles, of course.

I find myself giving the same advise to everyone - if you are not following top creators in your space you are MISSING out. Learn constantly from their content on LinkedIn, Youtube, or subscribe to their newsletters.

I often rely on creators for specific insights, so why not consolidate their insights in a single resource?

So we compiled a list of top creators in the procurement space who produce exceptional content, gathered their posts and learnings, and distilled them into unique insights.

Enjoy!

</aside>

Influencer post_image 2.png

Try VAL for free in a minute, send your NDA 👉 [email protected]

</aside>

<aside> 💡

Tom Mills

Founder of Procure Bites and a prolific writer on procurement negotiation, metrics and the future of the profession. His advice is pragmatic and focused on making deals work for all parties.

Tom Mills_Influencer Post.png

Follow on LinkedIn - here

</aside>

Key lessons:

Build cross‑functional negotiation teams that include subject‑matter experts rather than leaving discussions solely to procurement or legal. This ensures technical requirements and service expectations are well understood.
Define the commercial framework up front – agree on deliverables, payment terms and service levels early to avoid scope creep and reduce negotiation cycles.

Introduction

Table of Contents

Tom Mills