Procurement at a Crossroads

By Jon Hansen, Kelly Barner,

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Foreword by David Clevenger, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Organizational Development at Corporate United, and six-time honoree of the Inc. 5000.The procurement profession is at a major crossroads. Practitioners are responding to pressure from executive leadership to become more strategic, in some cases eliminating tactical work through outsourcing or…

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This book hits the nail on the head with an accurate assessment of the frustration buyers and suppliers have as they go through a virtual tug of war on procurement: procurement practitioners are pressured to become more strategic and innovative, and at the same time are pressured to save on costs. Organizations want solutions to close the gaps when they lack core competencies. Yet suppliers argue that investing in unique customer requirements or innovations is risky because buyers will simply take their ideas and competitively bid on the work. Hence the industry is at a crossroads, with buyers and suppliers…

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