Over 90% of Procurement Leaders Say Skills Gaps Hurt Delivery
New York – October 28, 2026 -- More than 90% of procurement leaders say skills shortfalls are already limiting their ability to deliver on business objectives, and 66% say their training budget is insufficient, according to new Procurious research.
Almost 60% of procurement teams have no formal skills framework
The report, The Procurement Skills and Training Gap, finds that almost 60% of respondents have no formal procurement capability or skills framework. More than half lack either the budget or the time and resources to develop and maintain training programs.
Where development opportunities exist, 52% of respondents say they do not actively participate because of workload.
Forty percent of teams have no defined per-employee training budget
Nine percent of respondents invest nothing per employee in training. Asked what the right spend would be, 36% say $2,000 or more, and a further 21% say between $1,500 and $2,000.