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The recipient of the Procurement Leader Award in 2018 , Murphy has been the Chief Procurement Officer at IBM since 2014 . Having been with the company his whole career , Murphy helps oversee the firm ’ s Watson computer to analyse suppliers , rate contracts and manage risk . “ The first day I joined procurement I knew I wanted to be the CPO ,” comments Murphy . “ For me procurement is awesome , procurement is fun . We all have a job and a role in convincing the millennials and the talent coming in how awesome and impactful procurement is .”

Chief Procurement Officer , IBM

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