Cost savings is a powerful KPI for demonstrating the value of supply management to the business. On average, supply management employees are delivering $6.9 million in total savings. How does your team compare?

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Across industries, category management employees comprise an average of 18% of the total supply management headcount. As more companies embrace a formal category strategy approach and invest in this strategic role it opens the door for increased spend and savings per FTE, in addition to increased protection from risk. How does your company compare?

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According to the 2024 CAPS Metrics of Supply Management report, 28.6% of the total headcount is in the tactical role of transactional buying. As companies identify priorities and fill gaps, strategic hires of supply management professionals should help decrease the number of tactical roles that could be moved to a shared services group.