Re-Imagining Strategic Sourcing in the Next Normal: Recovering from Crisis

Procurement and Sourcing Leaders across all industries have overcome many unique challenges brought on by the pandemic. Now, business and procurement leaders must focus on maintaining that same level of agility, creativity, and adaptability to secure a strong recovery.

On their path to the next normal, businesses have the opportunity to reimagine not only the office, but the future of work as well. Much of this year has been an experiment in working remotely and building agile operations. At one point, approximately 2.7B of the global workforce was affected by regional shelter-in-place ordinances. Now, as some companies consider an entirely remote model and others look to safely reopen offices, one thing is clear: the era of “business as usual” has passed.