Are We Focused On The Right Transformation Objectives? (Art of Procurement)

Written by Kelly Barner.

This content was posted on the Art of Procurement blog on February 20, 2019

There is no sense in fighting an uphill battle to transform into a procurement function that does something other than what our executive team has in mind. This is true whether our journey forward follows the path described by other leading procurement organizations or not.

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