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𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! 𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝟭𝟬𝘅 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀. When organisations rethink procurement, their perspective is usually limited to rethinking the org chart: → centralise or decentralise → reduce headcount → redefine roles and reporting lines But the org structure alone never solves the underlying challenges. In our new blog, we are reviewing how 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 '𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲' 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺. The core idea is straightforward: Structure is not just about where people sit. It is about how responsibilities are defined, how decisions are made, and how procurement connects to the business. This requires choices on: • The degree of centralisation vs. embedding in the business • How accountability is distributed across the organisation • The decision points where human judgment and control are required Without this clarity, structural changes tend to create more confusion and frustration rather than performance improvement. 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲. It needs to be aligned with: → the procurement strategy → the way procurement should engage the business → the processes and governance in place → the enabling technology Only then does structure become an enabler rather than a constraint. If you’re asking yourself “What structure best supports the role procurement is expected to play?”, read on: 🔗 https://hubs.ly/Q048RVFy0