(over in government and manufacturing anyway)

2016 sectors facing the biggest challenges

Change in procurement objectives from 2015 to 2016

Key areas for development in 2016...

Procurement steps up

More carrot, less stick and measure, measure, measure

Procurement TRENDS 2016

Strategy:

Measure:

83% 76%

137%

74%

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Procurement does its own thing

Compliance is mandatory Compliance is measured

Ad hoc procurement objectives

Business-focused procurement strategy

Objectives set and measured

increase in procurement

strategists

decrease in mandatory

supplier compliance

increase in measuring supplier

compliance

decrease in lone wolves

45%

40%

35%

30%

25%

20%

15%

10%

5%

0%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

2016

2016

2016

2015

2015

2015

20152014

2014 20142015 20152016 2016

2016

Procurement

BUSINESS ALIGNMENT

COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT

Strategic Tactical

26.1

14.218.6

44.2

18.6

4.8

It’s the Hard Knock Life for us:

Spend analysis up, recruitment down

The buzz word for 2016

Cloud isn’t going away and big data is here to stay

Sector Challenges:

Up & Down:

Collaboration:

Cloud & Big Data:

UP ON 2015

Manufacturing

56%

No.2

DOWN ON 2015

Central Government

21%

No.3

DOWN ON 2015

Healthcare

46%

No.4

UP ON 2015

Local Authority

45%

No.1

46%

21%

Innovation through supply chain collaboration

Collaborative procurement

decrease in recruitment

plans

increase on analysing spend data effectively

39%

32%Other - 1%

De-centralised procurement management - 4%

Procurement outsourcing - 9%

Centralised procurement - 16%

Cloud-based solutions

Big data / analytics

Supplier networks

Mobile apps

Collaboration / social media

Internet of Things

Interoperability standards

3D Printing

Artificial intelligence

Other

0% 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

think cloudis relevant

think big data/analytics is key

67% 52%

PROCUREMENT’S PREDICTIONS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS