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The Agile Procurement Planner

Your guide to overcome procurement challenges in 2025
Explore the challenges

Discover the major events, challenges and disruptions impacting freight sourcing and gain control over your transportation

As a supply chain, logistics, and freight sourcing professional, you are well aware that the landscape of transportation procurement is filled with challenges and disruptions that require immediate attention and strategic action. Each month brings a series of unique, time-sensitive challenges and ongoing persistent issues that pose significant risks to your strategy and operations.

It is essential to evaluate these risks and take proactive measures to ensure the resilience, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of your transportation and supply chain. Stay informed about the major challenges and disruptions on the horizon of freight procurement, and learn how to assess and manage these risks to efficiently navigate your transportation and supply chain operations.

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Upcoming time-sensitive challenges

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New Ocean Freight Shipping Alliances

Ramadan

Spring recovery

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Dragon Boat Festival

Summer peak season preparation

Ongoing persistent challenges

 

 

Market volatility

Global economic uncertainty and geopolitical instability leading to fluctuating oil prices, above-target inflation rates, raw material shortages, the rise of protectionism, tariffs, sanctions, trade agreements, regulatory shifts and even armed conflicts affect freight demand, supply and costs across all transportation modes.

Impact:

  • Nearshoring and friend-shoring
  • Potential need to find new partners and tender for new corridors
  • Increased challenges for freight predictability
  • Higher transportation costs
Market volatility

Ocean freight bottlenecks

The trucking industry in Europe is grappling with a significant labor shortage, with 17% of driving jobs unfilled and fewer new drivers entering the workforce. This shortage is also visible in supply chain and logistics management professionals, including freight procurement.

Impact:

  • Higher transportation costs due to higher wages and lower freight capacity

  • Challenges for freight reliability and carrier-shipper relationships

  • Need to adopt technology and automation to increase efficiency and reduce empty runs

Ocean freight bottlenecks

 Staffing challenges

The trucking industry in Europe is grappling with a significant labor shortage, with 17% of driving jobs unfilled and fewer new drivers entering the workforce. This shortage is also visible in supply chain and logistics management professionals, including freight procurement.

Impact:

  • Higher transportation costs due to higher wages and lower freight capacity

  • Challenges for freight reliability and carrier-shipper relationships

  • Need to adopt technology and automation to increase efficiency and reduce empty runs

Staffing challenges

Climate & environment

Climate pressures are reshaping supply chains, driving companies to adopt green practices for regulations and ESG goals. This shift meets CSR and consumer demands, but navigating these changes presents significant industry challenges.

Impact:

  • Higher costs associated with implementing sustainable logistics practices (clean fuel sources, fleet modernization)

  • The need to partner with green carriers that issue less CO2

  • Weather-related disruptions causing delays, higher costs and losses

 

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Climate & environment

Risk-proof your freight: plan for agility and success

Beyond staying informed about the major challenges and disruptions in freight procurement, it is crucial to have a comprehensive risk assessment plan in place. Proactively mitigate risks to enhance agility and resilience, making freight sourcing a strategic function that enhances your company's competitiveness.

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