| The pressure for performance on people who have the responsibility for managing the procurement function is greater today than at any other time. As companies struggle with the rapid shift in technology and markets, purchasing professionals are finding themselves needing people with new skills, a better understanding of new products and the ability to deal with new and different suppliers and technology. In the midst of this, they find a management who are asking them to cut staff size and view them as a cost center. The burden on the Purchasing Executive is to find effective ways of understanding and communicating what the goal of Purchasing is, how it should be measured and above all the key role it plays as a profit center and how it will lead them successfully through the turbulent times ahead. |
