
Leading Procurement Strategy
Driving Value Through the Supply Chain
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Leading Procurement Strategy
Driving Value Through the Supply Chain
About this book
How can organizations develop procurement strategies which drive performance and deliver stakeholder value?
Leading Procurement Strategy by Remko van Hoek, Carlos Mena and Martin Christopher is a practical guide for procurement directors and senior leaders responsible for designing and delivering long-term, value-driven procurement strategies.
Now in its fourth edition, this trusted resource equips decision-makers with the frameworks, leadership insight and commercial tools needed to align procurement with wider business goals, stakeholder value and supplier collaboration.
Featuring global real-world examples from organizations such as Walmart, IKEA, NASA, Nike and Tesla, the book offers guidance on how to:
- Translate business priorities into measurable procurement outcomes
- Build resilient, future-ready functions using digital tools and AI
- Manage risk and supply continuity across global networks
- Deliver sustainable, high-performing procurement strategies at scale
With updated content on digital transformation, automation and procurement resilience, this is the essential guide for leaders driving change in complex procurement environments.
Lead with clarity, deliver value and embed procurement as a strategic engine for growth.
Themes: procurement strategy, digital transformation, supply chain resilience, AI in procurement, stakeholder alignment, sustainable sourcing
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Table of contents
- List of figures and tables
- About the authors
- Foreword by Peter Kraljic
- PART ONE Procurement strategy
- 01 Introduction: The strategic role of procurement
- 02 Procurement and the organization: Organizing for success
- 03 The strategic procurement cycle
- PART TWO Procurement and the supply network
- 04 Supplier relationship management
- 05 Global sourcing
- PART THREE Delivering performance in procurement
- 06 Strategic cost management
- 07 The impact of procurement on financial results
- 08 Supply chain risk management
- 09 Digitization of procurement: The enabling role of technology
- PART FOUR Sustaining procurement performance
- 10 Sustainable procurement
- 11 The future of procurement
- Index