The role of procurement within organisations is constantly evolving, as demonstrated by the ProcureCon Indirect 2015 Benchmarking report, produced in association with ProcureCon knowledge partner Ariba.

The report’s findings include:

• 57 per cent spend of respondents manage in excess of 500 million euros

• 46 per cent say value delivery is most important to their business

• IT realted services was identified as the biggest area for spend

These findings demonstrate that “the role of procurement within organisations is constantly evolving and is no longer just seen as a cost saving function, but pivotal to influencing strategic decisions at a board level.”

You can download the entire report from the ProcureCon Indirect website.

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