Procurement teams are being asked to deliver more value amid constant disruption, as they manage tariffs, geopolitical shifts, energy volatility, and talent shortages. Chief purchasing officers are facing intense productivity pressure, with roughly 70 percent targeting annual cost reductions of 2 percent to 5 percent, while top-quartile procurement teams push for 5 percent to 6 percent savings. This is the context in which agentic AI is entering procurement. It should be viewed as an answer to structural constraints on cost, speed, and talent, not as a futuristic add-on. AI agents are here to stay AI agents can now run key parts of the sourcing lifecycle independently. They can scan historical spend, build supplier long lists, launch RFQs, compare bids, and flag commercial or contractual anomalies in just minutes. In fashion, where thousands of SKUs and seasonal resets compress decision timelines, this shift is particularly pronounced.…