From Category to Capabilities: Rethinking Procurement Through the Business Lens
- Kearney
- Business Development

Procurement’s long-held category model is increasingly strained and overdue for reinvention. CPOs are shifting from centralized control to business-unit alignment. Why? Because speed, technical depth, and collaboration now matter more than scale – especially as the pace of change and uncertainty increase. Those who adapt will unlock faster, smarter and more resilient
value creation.
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