A Road Map to Success: Re-evaluating Your Procurement Strategy

With the right strategy in place, procurement can add business value in ways we’ve yet to see.

June 25, 2018

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Not having a procurement strategy is like going on a cross-country road trip without a map or GPS, says Jennifer Ulrich, Source One’s associate director and procurement transformation practice lead.

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