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of applying best practices for stewardship of an organization ’ s limited resources ,” he says .
“ We go to great lengths to ensure that the additional value procurement can bring through strategic sourcing , contract negotiations and supplier relationship management , frees up additional resources that can be invested back into providing additional opportunities for students , such as exam fee reductions for lowincome students . That ’ s the mission .”
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The very nature of procurement is changing .
Where once it was assumed as a compliance function that would support the business needs on a purely indirect level , over the last decade more and more organizations have begun to invest more in procurement to the point where procurement itself can influence strategic thinking .
Hughes agrees as such .
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