Procurement transformation does not need to involve expensive third parties and years of disruption. Getting the basics right can be done with the existing resources, if the commitment and energy is there. Here are 5 ways to get started:
- Take the pain out of the source to pay process by using cloud-based workflow tools that scale for even small numbers of transactions. If stakeholders and suppliers feel it is easy to transact together, it improves the profile of Procurement.
- Make people development the core of transformation success through focused personal objectives, low-cost eLearning and hands-on support from line managers to apply the tools.
- Adopt a consistent, simple category management toolkit. A professional Procurement team follows a common, auditable process that demonstrates the return on investment for their efforts.
- Create a strong Procurement business case to capture the impact that Procurement has on the triple bottom line – people, profit and planet.
- Get passionate! Every team has strengths in terms of people, process or outcomes. Tell people! Colleagues, suppliers and external stakeholders want to hear about the things that are important to you. Make a big effort to tell them!
