Oracle, Enrich and Spend Matters would like to invite you to an exclusive event focused on the strategy and structure of Modern Procurement and the key issues and opportunities that CPOs, Heads of Procurement and other procurement leaders should be considering to drive effectiveness.

Structuring the procurement organization is a key element of the overall procurement strategy and approach. But get the structure wrong, and the best strategy - and even the best people - won't be effective and achieve results within your organisation. Over the years, we’ve had CLAN (the Centre Led Action Network) proposed as a procurement strategy and structure for large organisations. CLAN suggests an operating approach for procurement based on a small procurement centre, probably including the CPO, setting strategy and direction whilst much actual procurement activity is devolved. Then we had SCAN - the Strategically Controlled Action Network - a structure with procurement professionals still close to the business, but with somewhat stronger central control and reporting. Of course there have been other models proposed and every organisation is different - but what are the key principles that you should consider when it comes to designing and implementing your structure? And what is next - does technology and social media change the game again?

Join a group of industry experts to learn more about the theory and the practice - what has worked and hasn't worked for them and the industry generally. And there will also be the opportunity for discussion and interaction with other senior practitioners during the morning.