Beyond purchasing

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7.
How high a priority are procurement issues
s for your organization?
Very
high
30%
High
44%
Very low/
Don’t know
0%
Low
5%
Moderate
21%
590 respondents
8. Which are the biggest barriers to a greater strategic impact for procurement at your organization?
Other functions lack interest in, or understanding 42%
of, how procurement expertise can be
used strategically
Failure of other departments to consult 35%
procurement early enough in making major
purchasing decisions
34%
Resistance to change within the
organization as a whole
Procurement staff lack understanding 30%
of the wider business
Senior management lacks interest in, or 25%
understanding of, how procurement expertise
can be used strategically
Procurement function not aligned with broader 21%
corporate strategy
The procurement function lacks a unified voice 19%
(eg, a strong figurehead)
Other functions are not able to adopt a central 16%
procurement strategy
Procurement function is underfinanced/ 15%
Overstretched
Other/ Don’t know 6%
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
% of respondents
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