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Procurement Strategy’s Role in Guarding Against Supply Chain Disruptions

SCMDOJO

Procurement leaders, Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs), and Supply Chain Managers must proactively build resilience into their procurement processes to safeguard operations. Build strong supplier partnerships for long-term stability. Optimize costs without compromising supply chain continuity.

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Category management will fail if procurement and business stakeholders do not collaborate to agree a pipeline of projects

Future Purchasing

Spend : Profile historic and future spend profiles for all major categories, segmenting by business units and major suppliers as a minimum. Supply Market Analysis : Segment the supply market and understand how current and potential suppliers serve current categories and emerging requirements.