Procurement Under Pressure: Strategies for Sourcing Success Amid Trade Shifts
New survey results: How tariffs, price pressures, and supply risks are reshaping procurement in 2025 and how leading companies are responding.
Based on the perspectives of over 200 procurement and business leaders across Europe, the Inverto Raw Materials Study 2025 offers a strategic snapshot of how organizations are navigating an increasingly complex and dynamic sourcing landscape.
The findings reveal a clear shift: from reactive responses to structural resilience, through regionalization, smarter pricing models, and digital enablement.
Key Findings
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81
%
of companies source from tariff-affected regions, but fewer than half have adapted their strategies accordingly
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35
%
of respondents now rank tariffs and trade barriers as the #1 external performance risk
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32
%
of organizations are actively restructuring their supply chains to enhance resilience and reduce exposure to geopolitical risk
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77
%
expect continued price increases, particularly in chemicals and metals.
What You’ll Learn
- How leading companies are shifting sourcing models in response to tariff volatility
- Why traditional tools like supplier optimization are no longer sufficient
- How cross-functional collaboration with R&D supports resilience
- The role of digital tools and tariff governance in enabling smarter, faster decisions
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