FOREWORD
Welcome to State of Flux’s Greek Procurement and Supply Chain Practices report. Thank you to those organisations that participated in the 1 st Procurement and Supply Chain Survey in Greece and who attended the subsequent cross-organisational workshops. We are pleased by the interest of over 130 organisations that contributed to our study and enriched our ability to produce this insightful report. Special thanks go to the companies that shared their experiences in case studies that are featured in the report. The objective of our survey was to gauge the recent developments in procurement and supply chain in Greece, to assess the current level of maturity of Greek organisations across multiple industry sectors, and to enable organisations to benchmark themselves with each other. The completion of the survey was followed by cross-organisational workshops, the purpose of which was to provide an opportunity for both the participants and State of Flux to reflect upon the preliminary results and comment on the trends that the survey highlighted. The results of the survey and the discussions that took place during the workshops reinforced our view that now is the time for procurement and supply chain to be given more attention and considered a strategic function within the organisation. Especially in (and because of) the current economic conditions, organisations have started to look at procurement and supply chain to unlock greater value, which goes directly to the top and bottom lines, and gain competitive advantage. Through previous research we have seen that procurement and supply chain is a critical function in driving profitability, innovation, speed to market and overall business growth. We firmly believe that procurement and supply chain management should be approached as a discipline with strong strategy and governance, rigorous processes, supporting people and technology in order to deliver real value to an organisation. We see some great opportunities for Greek organisations to improve the role and positioning of procurement and supply chain, maintain control with effective contracts management, ensure resilience with proactive risk management, and work collaboratively with their suppliers jointly to cut costs and improve efficiencies. The current harsh economic situation offers procurement and supply chain functions the chance to grasp the opportunity to become integral to delivering change and driving sustainability in their organisations. We hope that this report provides you, as a practitioner, with a clear picture of what “good” looks like in procurement and supply chain, along with actionable insights, benchmarking data and ideas to help you launch, establish and develop best-in-class procurement and supply chain initiatives in your organisation. Please get in contact if you would like to discuss any of the issues raised by this report. You will also be most welcome to join the “state of play” forums that State of Flux organises throughout the year to continue dialogue about the challenges, trends and effective practices in procurement and supply chain.
Alexandros Tsagkas Head of State of Flux Greece
Alan Day Chairman, State of Flux Limited
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