Procurement can play a crucial role in driving a company's transformation, and leaders are now recognizing its potential to be a strategic enabler of change. In this episode of Inside the Strategy Room, we explore the key findings from our recent McKinsey.com article titled “Aim higher and move faster for successful procurement-led transformation”. Teresa George, a partner in our Chicago office, Raul Santos, a partner in our Madrid office, and Cole Wirpel, an associate partner in our Atlanta office, join Sean to share insights on how procurement can be a catalyst for company-wide transformation and the essential capabilities required to achieve this goal.

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Procurement can play a crucial role in driving a company's transformation, and leaders are now recognizing its potential to be a strategic enabler of change. In this episode of Inside the Strategy Room, we explore the key findings from our recent McKinsey.com article titled <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/transformation/our-insights/aim-higher-and-move-faster-for-successful-procurement-led-transformation">&ldquo;Aim higher and move faster for successful procurement-led transformation&rdquo;</a>. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresa-george-9a38834/">Teresa George</a>, a partner in our Chicago office, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/raulsantos/">Raul Santos</a>, a partner in our Madrid office, and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/colewirpel/">Cole Wirpel</a>, an associate partner in our Atlanta office, join Sean to share insights on how procurement can be a catalyst for company-wide transformation and the essential capabilities required to achieve this goal.
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<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/transformation/our-insights/aim-higher-and-move-faster-for-successful-procurement-led-transformation">Aim higher and move faster for successful procurement-led transformation</a>
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/metals-and-mining/our-insights/how-procurement-leaders-can-bring-metals-and-mining-up-to-speed">How procurement leaders can bring metals and mining up to speed</a>
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/operations/our-insights/the-digital-spend-control-tower-shift-spending-mindsets-at-scale">The digital spend control tower: Shift spending mindsets at scale</a>
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/transformation/our-insights/defining-your-true-north-a-road-map-to-successful-transformation">Defining your &lsquo;true north&rsquo;: A road map to successful transformation</a>
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/transformation/our-insights">McKinsey Insights on Transformation</a>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/mckinsey-transformation/">McKinsey Transformation on LinkedIn</a>
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights">McKinsey Insights on Strategy &amp; Corporate Finance</a>
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