PROCUREMENT CHANGES
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SCHIJVEN , PARTNER SUPPLY CHAIN & MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS AT DELOITTE ‘ DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT ’
PROCUREMENT CHANGES
As industries become more competitive , the way procurement is viewed is indeed shifting , with businesses understanding a greater focus on cost management is needed in order to succeed : “ Focus is very much shifting in the CFO space toward cost control . The world is rapidly becoming more competitive and there ’ s a lot of disruption fueling mergers and acquisitions . If you don ’ t get ahead of that , you ’ re not going to be able to monetize . You ’ ll miss the boat .
“ Strategic procurement has always been one of the best ways in which you can rapidly control costs ,” Schijven continues . “ We ’ re seeing a shift from not having to worry about cost to that being the principle concern – there is less flying below the radar in high-margin environments , so you need to get it under control . The past decade or so has seen the shift from procurement being a back office , cost-cutting function , to a function that truly delivers value cross-functionally and increasingly has a seat at the C-level table .”
As the function shifts however , there will inevitably be those organizations
JUNE 2019