Direct Procurement Execution: What’s Changing?

Managing “indirect” spending in capital equipment, IT, strategic marketing, business process outsourcing (BPO) and related areas is a proven lever to control costs.

But here's the rub: Direct connectivity is worlds apart from indirect procurement. Direct spend enablement is a different beast. It requires deep knowledge and skills to set up and orchestrate a global supply network comprised of various partners who collaborate in complex high-stakes processes.

In this paper, Pierre Mitchell gives you a checklist to follow for direct procurement execution and partner enablement.