In the fast-paced world of online retail, procurement has evolved from a back-office function to a frontline competitive weapon that directly influences customer satisfaction and profitability. E-commerce operations face unique procurement challenges that traditional retail never encountered: demand volatility that can spike 300% within hours during flash sales, supplier ecosystems spanning dozens of countries with varying lead times, and customer expectations for product availability that border on instantaneous. The complexity multiplies when managing thousands of SKUs across multiple fulfillment nodes while maintaining the inventory precision required to avoid both stockouts and excess carrying costs. Generative artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping how online retailers approach these procurement challenges, introducing capabilities that transform reactive purchasing into proactive, intelligence-driven supply chain orchestration. The practical applications of Generative...