{"id":754,"date":"2026-03-18T15:32:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgh-service.com\/?page_id=754"},"modified":"2026-05-04T12:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T10:24:34","slug":"procurement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sgh-service.com\/en\/solutions\/purchase-to-pay\/procurement\/","title":{"rendered":"Procurement"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"element element--full-size big-teaser big-teaser--2 lazyblock-big-teaser-2-Z4jLN6 wp-block-lazyblock-big-teaser-2\">\n\t<div class=\"element__anchor\" id=\"Z4jLN6\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"big-teaser__container\">\n\t\t<picture class=\"big-teaser__image-container\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com:443\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/p2p-beschaffung-767x550.jpg\" width=\"767\" height=\"550\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"><\/source><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com:443\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/p2p-beschaffung.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"700\" class=\"big-teaser__image\" alt=\"Team discusses procurement and procurement process on the whiteboard\"><\/picture>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/section><section class=\"element element--connect text-box text-box--11 lazyblock-text-box-11-Z1AtGlO wp-block-lazyblock-text-box-11\">\n\t<div class=\"element__anchor\" id=\"Z1AtGlO\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"text-box__container layout-container--1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"text-box__content\">\n\t\t\t<h1><strong>Procurement:<\/strong> Definition, significance, tasks and objectives<\/h1>\n<p class=\"text--intro\">Viele Unternehmen sprechen im Alltag von &bdquo;Einkauf&ldquo;, meinen damit aber ganz unterschiedliche Prozesse: operative Bestellungen, strategische Lieferantenarbeit oder den gesamten Ablauf bis zur Rechnung und Zahlung. Genau deshalb lohnt ein klarer Blick auf die Beschaffung.<\/p>\n<p>Wer versteht, was Beschaffung ist und wof&uuml;r sie im Unternehmen steht, kann Prozesse besser organisieren, Kosten senken, Risiken minimieren und die Versorgungssicherheit erh&ouml;hen.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"element text-box text-box--6 lazyblock-text-box-6-Z1qYpWF wp-block-lazyblock-text-box-6\">\n\t<div class=\"element__anchor\" id=\"Z1qYpWF\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"text-box__background layout-container--1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"text-box__container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"visual-headline--2\">What is <strong>Procurement?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Procurement refers to all activities and processes by which a company provides the required goods and services at the right time, in the right quantity, in the right quality and on favourable terms.<\/p>\n<p>The definition usually goes beyond \u201ejust ordering\u201c. Depending on the organisation, procurement also includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Requirements planning and needs assessment<\/li>\n<li>Selection of suitable sources of supply<\/li>\n<li>Coordination of delivery and performance<\/li>\n<li>Quality and risk assessment<\/li>\n<li>Cooperation and management of suppliers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Procurement can be operationally, tactically or strategically orientated. Depending on company size, industry and process model.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button button--3\" href=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com\/en\/contact\/\">Get in touch<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"button__icon\"><use href=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com:443\/app\/themes\/sgh\/images\/sprites\/icons.svg?v=1779172980#external\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<picture class=\"text-box__picture\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com:443\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Julia-Text-Box-61.png\" width=\"675\" height=\"615\" class=\"text-box__image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section><div class=\"page__background-break lazyblock-background-break-1sFi2D wp-block-lazyblock-background-break\"><\/div><section class=\"element element--connect text-box text-box--11 lazyblock-text-box-11-7esyc wp-block-lazyblock-text-box-11\">\n\t<div class=\"element__anchor\" id=\"7esyc\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"text-box__container layout-container--1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"text-box__content\">\n\t\t\t<h2><strong>Importance of procurement:<\/strong> Why it is a strategic success factor<\/h2>\n<p>The importance of procurement has risen sharply in recent years, partly due to global supply chains, price fluctuations, stricter compliance requirements and higher transparency requirements in finance.<\/p>\n<p>Professional procurement has a direct impact:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list list--1\">\n<li>Cost structure (purchase prices, total cost of ownership, process costs)<\/li>\n<li>Delivery capability (availability, delivery times, alternatives)<\/li>\n<li>Quality (specifications, complaint rates, proof of performance)<\/li>\n<li>Risk (dependencies, default risks, regulatory requirements)<\/li>\n<li>Competitiveness (time-to-market, scalability, resilience)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Short:<\/strong>Procurement is not just \u201esupport\u201c, but a key lever for performance, growth and stability.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"element teaser-list teaser-list--1 lazyblock-teaser-list-1-Zge9fN wp-block-lazyblock-teaser-list-1\">\n\t<div class=\"element__anchor\" id=\"Zge9fN\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box text-box--1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"layout-container--1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Procurement and purchasing in the <br><span class=\"visual-headline--4\"><strong>Comparison<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"text--intro\">A practical demarcation:<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"layout-container--1\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"teaser-list__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"teaser-list__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__text-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__title\">Purchasing<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__name\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__position\">Often more focussed on supplier selection, negotiation and contract\/order conclusion (e.g. obtaining offers, negotiating conditions, triggering orders)<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"teaser-list__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__text-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__title\">Procurement<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__name\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__position\">Often more comprehensive, because planning, demand fulfilment, coordination, delivery\/logistics aspects, quality and risk may also be involved<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section><section class=\"element text-box text-box--1 lazyblock-text-box-1-Z166UD5 wp-block-lazyblock-text-box-1\">\n\t<div class=\"element__anchor\" id=\"Z166UD5\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"layout-container--1\">\n\t\t<p class=\"text--intro\">In practice, the two terms are often used interchangeably. The decisive factor is not so much the label, but the clarity of the process: who does what and who bears what responsibility?<\/p>\t<\/div>\n<\/section><div class=\"page__background-break lazyblock-background-break-2v0Pyx wp-block-lazyblock-background-break\"><\/div><section class=\"element teaser-list teaser-list--3 lazyblock-teaser-list-3-1xEMVr wp-block-lazyblock-teaser-list-3\">\n\t<div class=\"element__anchor\" id=\"1xEMVr\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box text-box--1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"layout-container--1\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Procurement tasks:<\/strong> What does it all involve?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"text--intro\">The tasks of procurement can be categorised into typical areas. Not every company bundles everything in one team, but the spectrum is similar across all industries:<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"layout-container--1\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"teaser-list__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"teaser-list__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"teaser-list__icon-background\"><use href=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com:443\/app\/themes\/sgh\/images\/sprites\/icons.svg?v=1779172980#oval-circle\"><\/use><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com:443\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/report.svg\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" class=\"teaser-list__icon\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__title\">Requirements planning and needs assessment<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul> <li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"> <\/li><li>What is needed, when, in what quantity and quality?<\/li> <li>What budgets, specifications and approvals are required?<\/li>  <\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"teaser-list__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"teaser-list__icon-background\"><use href=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com:443\/app\/themes\/sgh\/images\/sprites\/icons.svg?v=1779172980#oval-circle\"><\/use><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com:443\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pert_network_diagram.svg\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" class=\"teaser-list__icon\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__title\">Supplier search and selection<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul> <li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">  <\/li><li>Identify suitable sources of supply (local\/global)<\/li> <li>Compare offers, assess risks, secure alternatives<\/li>   <\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"teaser-list__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"teaser-list__icon-background\"><use href=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com:443\/app\/themes\/sgh\/images\/sprites\/icons.svg?v=1779172980#oval-circle\"><\/use><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com:443\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hand_handshake.svg\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" class=\"teaser-list__icon\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__title\"> Price and contract management<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul> <li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"> <\/li><li>Negotiate conditions<\/li> <li>Define framework agreements, SLAs and terms of delivery<\/li>  <\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"teaser-list__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"teaser-list__icon-background\"><use href=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com:443\/app\/themes\/sgh\/images\/sprites\/icons.svg?v=1779172980#oval-circle\"><\/use><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com:443\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/market_segmentation.svg\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" class=\"teaser-list__icon\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__title\">Operational procurement and order processing<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul> <li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"> <\/li><li>Trigger orders, obtain confirmations<\/li> <li>Traceable control of changes, communication and status<\/li>  <\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"teaser-list__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"teaser-list__icon-background\"><use href=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com:443\/app\/themes\/sgh\/images\/sprites\/icons.svg?v=1779172980#oval-circle\"><\/use><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com:443\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/quality.svg\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" class=\"teaser-list__icon\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__title\">Quality and performance management<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul> <li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"> <\/li><li>Ensure specifications<\/li> <li>Coordinate deviations, complaints and improvements<\/li>  <\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"teaser-list__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"teaser-list__icon-background\"><use href=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com:443\/app\/themes\/sgh\/images\/sprites\/icons.svg?v=1779172980#oval-circle\"><\/use><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com:443\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/risk_management.svg\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" class=\"teaser-list__icon\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__title\">Risk and compliance aspects<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul> <li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"> <\/li><li>Ensure guidelines, evidence and approvals<\/li> <li>Documentation and auditability (e.g. audit trail\/transparency)<\/li>  <\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"teaser-list__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"teaser-list__icon-background\"><use href=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com:443\/app\/themes\/sgh\/images\/sprites\/icons.svg?v=1779172980#oval-circle\"><\/use><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sgh-service.com:443\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/report2.svg\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" class=\"teaser-list__icon\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__title\">Cooperation with Finance until payment<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-list__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul> <li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"> <\/li><li>Comparison between order, delivery and invoice<\/li> <li>Clean database for invoice processing and reporting<\/li>  <\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section><section class=\"element text-box text-box--1 lazyblock-text-box-1-Z2jb2ac wp-block-lazyblock-text-box-1\">\n\t<div class=\"element__anchor\" id=\"Z2jb2ac\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"layout-container--1\">\n\t\t<p class=\"text--intro\">The last point in particular is often underestimated: without clean procurement data, approvals, invoice verification and payment processes become unnecessarily complex.<\/p>\t<\/div>\n<\/section><div class=\"page__background-break lazyblock-background-break-Z1hSUso wp-block-lazyblock-background-break\"><\/div><section class=\"element element--connect text-box text-box--10 lazyblock-text-box-10-1zg265 wp-block-lazyblock-text-box-10\">\n\t<div class=\"element__anchor\" id=\"1zg265\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"text-box__container layout-container--3\">\n\t\t<h2>Procurement objectives<\/h2>\n<p>The objectives of procurement vary depending on the industry and company phase, but follow typical core objectives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Security of supply: ensuring availability, avoiding bottlenecks<\/li>\n<li>Profitability and cost optimisation: reduce prices and process costs, improve TCO<\/li>\n<li>Ensuring quality: guaranteeing specifications, delivery quality and performance<\/li>\n<li>Minimise risks: Reduce dependencies, create alternatives, avoid compliance risks<\/li>\n<li>Transparency and controllability: making expenses, contracts, suppliers and processes measurable<\/li>\n<li>Sustainability and compliance (depending on the context): Fulfil standards, documentation obligations and guidelines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These goals show: Procurement is a control lever, not just an operational ordering process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text--intro\"><strong>Connection between procurement and purchase to pay<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Procurement is often the starting point of an end-to-end chain: demand \u2192 order \u2192 delivery \u2192 invoice \u2192 payment. If procurement data is clean (structured orders, clear approvals, unambiguous supplier data), downstream areas benefit noticeably:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fewer queries and deviations<\/li>\n<li>Faster releases<\/li>\n<li>Fewer manual corrections in Finance<\/li>\n<li>Better transparency in reporting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is precisely why many companies are digitalising and standardising their procurement as the basis for end-to-end processes.<\/p>\t<\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"element text-box text-box--5 lazyblock-text-box-5-Zsy8cd wp-block-lazyblock-text-box-5\">\n\t<div class=\"element__anchor\" id=\"Zsy8cd\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"text-box__background background-box--3 layout-container--1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"text-box__container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"visual-headline--2\">Do you have any questions? <br>Get in touch with us!<\/p>\n<p class=\"text--intro\">Arrange your personal consultation online or simply send us an e-mail.<\/p>\n<div 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more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section><div class=\"page__background-break lazyblock-background-break-Z2bgATu wp-block-lazyblock-background-break\"><\/div><section class=\"element collapse collapse--1 lazyblock-collapse-1-Z1Hd9At wp-block-lazyblock-collapse-1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"element__anchor\" id=\"Z1Hd9At\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box text-box--1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"layout-container--1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Frequently asked questions about <strong>Procurement<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"layout-container--1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"collapse__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<details class=\"collapse__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"collapse__summary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"collapse__title\">What is procurement?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"collapse__icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"collapse__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"collapse__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Procurement encompasses all activities to supply a company with the goods and services it needs (in terms of time, quantity, quality and cost).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<details class=\"collapse__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"collapse__summary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"collapse__title\">What is the difference between procurement and purchasing?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"collapse__icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"collapse__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"collapse__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Purchasing is often narrower (negotiation\/ordering). Procurement is often broader (including planning, coordination as well as risk and quality aspects). In practice, however, the terms are often used interchangeably.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<details class=\"collapse__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"collapse__summary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"collapse__title\">What is procurement?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"collapse__icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"collapse__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"collapse__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Procurement is the English term for purchasing\/procurement. Depending on the context, it either refers to the purchasing area or the entire procurement process with governance and standards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<details class=\"collapse__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"collapse__summary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"collapse__title\">What are typical procurement tasks?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"collapse__icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"collapse__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"collapse__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Determine requirements, select suppliers, negotiate conditions, control orders, manage quality and risks and provide clean support for the process chain through to finance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<details class=\"collapse__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"collapse__summary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"collapse__title\">What are the objectives of procurement?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"collapse__icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"collapse__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"collapse__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Security of supply, cost and process optimisation, quality, risk minimisation, transparency and controllability (supplemented by sustainability\/compliance if necessary).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":76,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page--3.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-754","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Beschaffung: Definition, Aufgaben, Ziele &amp; Abgrenzung zu Einkauf<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Was ist Beschaffung? 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