Does Procurement have the full control of external spend? Based on the findings of our 2010 survey the answer is uncertain. A mere 30% of the CPOs felt they had control of more than 80% of the external spend. Yet the landscape is ready for change and service Procurement has an important role to play: 74% of the respondents stated that Procurement is striving to increase the control over major spend categories – namely indirect …

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My name is Adrian Penka and I lead Capgemini’s Global Center of Excellence for Procurement Transformation. I am very excited to announce that Capgemini is releasing a new blog that focuses specifically on the practice of Procurement.  I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the inaugural release of the Global Capgemini Blog on Sourcing & Procurement, or Procurement Transformation as we think of it. Capgemini has one of the largest global …

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