I am trying to understand and gather real life instances of procurement is moving from a transactional, cost savings-focused function, to a real value adding strategic partner to the business.

We in procurement talk about this transition a lot and I've spoken to some CPOs where this is actually happening. But my gut feeling is that there's a lot more talk than action. 

I know of one company that has ditched cost savings completely as an annual target for its CMs preferring instead to measure their value added. So my question is how widespread is this thinking? Are cost savings still themain measurement of procurement value?

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Is CIPS keeping up with our Procurement professionals demands in the ever changing landscape? 


  • If you are currently studying CIPS - is the content up to date? 
  • If you already have your CIPS qualification and now work in the profession - what could be added to the qualification which you didn't have before?

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What was your route to becoming a Procurement professional? 
  • Did you learn 'on the job'? 
  • Did you research CIPS and begin your CIPS degree? 
  • Did you do a combination of both?
  • What other ways are there to become a Procurement professional? 

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What is the best educational road map for aspiring procurement leaders? There is talk that CIPS is now out dated and no longer serves as the sole educational tool to be the best procurement professional. What are your thoughts?

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