Find out what happened when a small group of CPOs got together to share their bold 10-year vision for the future of procurement—and then five years later had that vision checked against what 1,000 executives and practitioners are actually experiencing. In this session, you’ll hear why Ariba and Oxford Economics embarked on “another future of procurement” study, and see what makes this survey so different from all the others. You’ll get an insider’s peak at the preliminary findings, and leave inspired to talk more with colleagues about what you think the future—and present day—looks like for procurement.

1. Procurement 2020:
Milepost 2015
Oxford Economics on Ongoing and
Emerging Trends in Procurement
Preliminary results and analysis
April 2015

2. Our foundation
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3. To boldly go where no procurement study has gone before
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 How have executives
responded to the trends
outlined in Vision 2020 in
the years since?
 What new challenges
and opportunities do
executives and
practitioners consider
most important?
 Where are there gaps in
understanding between
executives and
practitioners?

4. Confidential. Do not copy or distribute without
prior written permission from Oxford Economics
A global study of executives and practitioners
In collaboration with SAP, Oxford Economics is conducting a large-scale global
study to discover emerging and enduring trends in the procurement function. We are
surveying 500 executives and 500 employees across the following countries:
Australia
Austria
Brazil
Canada
China
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
India
Italy
Japan
Mexico
Netherlands
Spain
Switzerland
UK
US
Survey respondents come from a
variety of industries and company
sizes.

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prior written permission from Oxford Economics
Our hypothesis
At the start of our project, we isolated a handful of key areas to explore in our
research. Our preliminary results reveal that the nature of the procurement
function is changing.
 Procurement’s strategic influence. After analyzing survey results, we will
include additional text to elaborate on each key theme.
 Rethinking investment priorities. After analyzing survey results, we will
include additional text to elaborate on each key theme.
 Managing relationships with suppliers and partners. After analyzing
survey results, we will include additional text to elaborate on each key
theme.
 Measuring success. After analyzing survey results, we will include
additional text to elaborate on each key theme.
 Finding the talent to move the procurement function forward. After
analyzing survey results, we will include additional text to elaborate on each
key theme.

6. Confidential. Do not copy or distribute without
prior written permission from Oxford Economics
Be sure to attend this session at Ariba LIVE to be
among the first to get the results of this survey.