Industry 4.0 and faster development cycles make it necessary to react quickly both in planning and control, especially on the part of the purchaser. This puts the focus on the strategic transformation of operational purchasing organizations in industrial companies.

The challenges posed by the energy transition are leading to a significant increase in investment projects for network capacities – and thus to an increase in procurement volumes. At the forefront of new purchasing strategies is the opportunity for closer cooperation between key technical and commercial departments “under one roof”.

Be it infrastructure projects in the fields of energy and transport or information and communication technology: in the expansion of roads, railways, waterways or broadband supply, the implementation of digital processes in procurement plays a decisive role in tracking down cost factors.

Digitization and close internal and external networking are the prerequisites needed for purchasers to work strategically and reduce costs in the long term. The aim of facility management and real estate is to maintain and increase the benefits of a property throughout its entire life cycle and to reduce the costs.