Although the tides are shifting, many procurement teams are still viewed as "just good enough." This workshop will focus on how Heads of Procurement and Sourcing can evolve procurement maturity across people, processes, and operations to become a function the business actively relies on.  

Key takeaways

• Assessing procurement's maturity to ensure it can meet company goals
• Focusing on the areas that will actually change perceptions and drive impact
• Scaling procurement influence
• Overcoming common maturity traps  

Procurement and IT want the same thing, affordable technology that improves operations. The only problem is, procurement's focus is on savings and process efficiency, where IT prioritizes security and reliability. Through this workshop, leaders will learn how to bridge those differences, collaborate effectively on vendor selection, and ensure solutions meet both operational and security needs.

• Bringing IT in early in vendor assessment early to understand priorities and non-negotiables
• Developing joint evaluation criteria that balances procurement and IT objectives
• Ensuring open dialogue between functions throughout the process