Hackett's study looked at how effectively procurement organizations manage and control non-recurring project-based indirect supplier expenditures in IT-Telecom, HR, Sales & Marketing, Finance & Corporate Services, and Capital Equipment & Services. The study, which polled both procurement organizations and also the budget owning functions, found that project-based spending represents up to 35% of all the total procurement spending, and is often not well supported by the sourcing resources or processes of purchasing departments. In fact, the process is managed by dedicated sourcing professionals with specialized expertise only 17% of the time.
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