© 2009 Copyright Commercial Out-Surcing Ltd.
Images provided to Commercial Out-Sourcing Ltd. under licence.

It is easy to say that Contracts & Procurement are going to provide the best value added service possible to the organisation - do the best deals, get the right goods and services - get the right quality - get it all on time. But how? There are many facets to becoming the best of the best.

Consider these:

For the Contracts & Procurement to deliver its maximum potential, it needs to have a vision of what it can achieve and a route to get there. That vision can only be formed within the framework that the Board has provided.

Is there a clear understanding of what the Board requires from the Contracts & Procurement function and has the Board provided a mandate to achieve those requirements?

Do other parts of the organisation understand the Contracts & Procurement mandate and how they are required to interact with it?

Does the Contracts & Procurement function have involvement in all categories of spend across the organisation?

Totality

Does the Contracts & Procurement function have involvement in all categories of spend across the organisation?

If you don't have total involvement, how can full commercial leverage of the spending power be used?

An organisation that operates in silos is working against itself. Common goals common understanding and common sense of purpose comes from effective communication.

Communication

A proactive state of mind, one that is constantly challenging the accepted order and constraints on change, will find better solutions. Today's taboo could be tomorrow's Holy Grail.