--- title: Redefining Tail Spend: Insights from 500+ Procurement Leaders Worldwide description: Tail spend creates hidden cost, risk, and inefficiency. Watch this recorded session to learn what 500+ procurement leaders say about tail spend and how to solve it, with or without technology. image: https://explore.axiomdata.io/hubfs/Webinar%20Website%20Tiles%20(1).png --- [Skip to content](https://explore.axiomdata.io/axiom/redefining-tail-spend-insights-from-500-procurement-leaders-worldwide#main-content) ![Axiom_Wordmark_WhiteRGB](https://explore.axiomdata.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Axiom_Wordmark_WhiteRGB.png?width=408&height=80&name=Axiom_Wordmark_WhiteRGB.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation ![Axiom_Wordmark+Symbol_BlueRGB (1)-1](https://explore.axiomdata.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Axiom_Wordmark+Symbol_BlueRGB%20(1)-1.png?width=300&height=86&name=Axiom_Wordmark+Symbol_BlueRGB%20(1)-1.png "Axiom_Wordmark+Symbol_BlueRGB (1)-1") Feb 2, 2026 2:51:06 PM # Redefining Tail Spend: Insights from 500+ Procurement Leaders Worldwide [ Alistair Cane ](https://explore.axiomdata.io/axiom/author/alistair-cane) Share: [facebook-f icon ](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://explore.axiomdata.io/axiom/redefining-tail-spend-insights-from-500-procurement-leaders-worldwide) [linkedin-in icon ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://explore.axiomdata.io/axiom/redefining-tail-spend-insights-from-500-procurement-leaders-worldwide) [Twitter icon ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://explore.axiomdata.io/axiom/redefining-tail-spend-insights-from-500-procurement-leaders-worldwide) [envelope icon ](mailto:?body=https://explore.axiomdata.io/axiom/redefining-tail-spend-insights-from-500-procurement-leaders-worldwide) ![Webinar Website Tiles (1)](https://explore.axiomdata.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Webinar%20Website%20Tiles%20(1).png?width=942&height=530&name=Webinar%20Website%20Tiles%20(1).png) Tail Spend is one of procurement’s most persistent blind spots. These high-frequency, low-value purchases often slip under the radar, yet collectively create massive inefficiencies, compliance risks, and wasted value.  In this recorded session, the first in Axiom's [Tail Spend Series](https://helloaxiom.ai/resources/knowledge-hub/axiom/discover-a-leading-pharmas-path-to-tail-spend-automation), Joël Collin-Demers (Pure Procurement) and Alistair Cane (Axiom) unpack the findings from a global survey that captures the views of 536 respondents across 426 companies, 103 industries, and 60 countries. They explore the true cost of [unmanaged Tail Spend](https://helloaxiom.ai/resources/knowledge-hub/axiom/tail-spend-management-why-your-p2p-system-is-making-it-worse) and share practical ways to address the problem with technology, as well as without it. You'll learn: - How 500+ Procurement leaders are defining and [experiencing Tail Spend today ](https://helloaxiom.ai/resources/knowledge-hub/axiom/tail-spend-linkedin-survey-results-2025) - The real cost of unmanaged spend on procurement - How to solve Tail Spend (with & without) technology - How to turn the tail into a genuine source of value [Webinar On-demand](https://explore.axiomdata.io/axiom/tag/webinar-on-demand) ## Related posts [![](https://explore.axiomdata.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Webinar%20Website%20Tiles%20(1)-1.png?height=200&name=Webinar%20Website%20Tiles%20(1)-1.png) ](https://explore.axiomdata.io/axiom/discover-a-leading-pharmas-path-to-tail-spend-automation) [Webinar On-demand](https://explore.axiomdata.io/axiom/tag/webinar-on-demand) ## [Discover a Leading Pharma's Path to Tail Spend Automation](https://explore.axiomdata.io/axiom/discover-a-leading-pharmas-path-to-tail-spend-automation) [Alistair Cane](https://explore.axiomdata.io/axiom/author/alistair-cane) Feb 11, 2026 9:27:41 AM [ Read more ](https://explore.axiomdata.io/axiom/discover-a-leading-pharmas-path-to-tail-spend-automation) [![](https://explore.axiomdata.io/hs-fs/hubfs/tail-spend-report.png?height=200&name=tail-spend-report.png) ](https://explore.axiomdata.io/axiom/tail-spend-linkedin-survey-results-2025) [Downloads](https://explore.axiomdata.io/axiom/tag/downloads), [Highlights](https://explore.axiomdata.io/axiom/tag/highlights) ## [Tail Spend LinkedIn Survey Results 2025](https://explore.axiomdata.io/axiom/tail-spend-linkedin-survey-results-2025) [Alistair Cane](https://explore.axiomdata.io/axiom/author/alistair-cane) Dec 5, 2025 4:23:59 PM [ Read more ](https://explore.axiomdata.io/axiom/tail-spend-linkedin-survey-results-2025) [![](https://explore.axiomdata.io/hubfs/Group%202018783530%20(2).svg) ](https://explore.axiomdata.io/axiom/tail-spend-everyones-talking-about-it-no-ones-defining-it-the-same-way) [Blogs](https://explore.axiomdata.io/axiom/tag/blogs), [Highlights](https://explore.axiomdata.io/axiom/tag/highlights) ## [Tail Spend: Everyone’s Talking About It, No One’s Defining It the Same Way](https://explore.axiomdata.io/axiom/tail-spend-everyones-talking-about-it-no-ones-defining-it-the-same-way) [Alistair Cane](https://explore.axiomdata.io/axiom/author/alistair-cane) Jan 5, 2026 12:52:19 PM [ Read more ](https://explore.axiomdata.io/axiom/tail-spend-everyones-talking-about-it-no-ones-defining-it-the-same-way) Let´s Connect! 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