# Procurement Leaders Builds AI-Era Skills

Procurement Leaders is focusing on the human capabilities procurement teams will need as AI automates routine work, and plans related community activities in 2027. Omer Abdullah, cofounder of The Smart Cube, expects to publish a book on the subject in early 2027. The signal concerns workforce development rather than a government solicitation, contract award, or other procurement opportunity; it is relevant to agencies and contractors evaluating how AI may change procurement roles and team capabilities.

- Procurement leaders can use the discussion to frame workforce-development needs around capabilities that complement AI-enabled automation.
- Procurement Leaders’ 2027 community activities and Abdullah’s planned book may provide professional-development resources; no dates or participation details are specified.
- The signal identifies no contract, funding, compliance requirement, or vendor selection, so it does not present an immediate bid or acquisition action.

**Jurisdictions:** international
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Artificial Intelligence
**Published:** November 09, 2026

### Key Quotes
> It’s about what endures when AI does the routine work: the human edge, how practitioners at every stage build it on purpose and how leaders grow the next generation.
> — Omer Abdullah, Cofounder of The Smart Cube

### Sources
- [CPO Crunch: Finding the human edge - Procurement Leaders](https://procurementleaders.com/content/cpo-crunch-finding-the-human-edge) - Procurement Leaders