Your Role

C-Level

C-Level

VP Level

VP Level

Director Level

Director Level

Manager Level

Manager Level

Other

Other

Your Job Function

Procurement

Procurement

Purchasing

Purchasing

Sourcing

Sourcing

Supply Chain

Supply Chain

Other

Other

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What are the key capabilities of a high-performing procurement professional, in the Electronics Manufacturing industry?
(select all that apply)

Deliver better savings than last year

Deliver better savings than last year

More effective at business partnering

More effective at business partnering

Executive advocacy

Executive advocacy

Strategic decision making

Strategic decision making

Talent capability

Talent capability

Digital procurement

Digital procurement

Maintain supply chain transparency

Maintain supply chain transparency

Balanced scorecard

Balanced scorecard

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Do you think your team of procurement professionals has the required capabilities to deliver on your procurement strategy for 2020?

Yes

Yes

No

No

Not sure

Not sure

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As a procurement leader, what are your focused business strategies over the next 12 months?
(select all that apply)

Reducing cost

Reducing cost

New product/market development

New product/market development

Managing risks

Managing risks

Expanding organically

Expanding organically

Managing corporate social responsibility

Managing corporate social responsibility

Energy-efficient electronics manufacturing

Energy-efficient electronics manufacturing

Increased capital expenditure

Increased capital expenditure

Expanding by acquisition

Expanding by acquisition

Disposing of assets

Disposing of assets

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What are the challenges you face when it comes to delivering value in procurement strategies?
(select all that apply)

Consolidating spend

Consolidating spend

Reduce total lifecycle/ownership costs

Reduce total lifecycle/ownership costs

Increase level of supplier collaboration

Increase level of supplier collaboration

Strengthen existing supplier relationships

Strengthen existing supplier relationships

Reduce transaction cost

Reduce transaction cost

Maintain demand and delivery

Maintain demand and delivery

Manage commodity price volatility

Manage commodity price volatility

Outsource non-core sourcing and procurement activities

Outsource non-core sourcing and procurement activities

Digitization across procurement functions

Digitization across procurement functions

Demand for smart electronics devices are on the rise

Demand for smart electronics devices are on the rise

Consolidating Vendors

Consolidating Vendors

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What are the key features procurement managers are looking for from their manufacturing distributors?
(select all that apply)

Accountability for quality issues

Accountability for quality issues

Production capabilities

Production capabilities

Regulatory Compliance

Regulatory Compliance

Maintain quality standards, including known quality issues, defect classifications and performance standards

Maintain quality standards, including known quality issues, defect classifications and performance standards

Implement lean manufacturing, mistake proofing and process control techniques

Implement lean manufacturing, mistake proofing and process control techniques

Distributor should have a reliable network of sub-suppliers for raw materials, production inputs and components for your product type

Distributor should have a reliable network of sub-suppliers for raw materials, production inputs and components for your product type

Distributor should have industry-specific certifications for your product type

Distributor should have industry-specific certifications for your product type

Good track record of speedy service and timely delivery of the parts

Good track record of speedy service and timely delivery of the parts

Expert customer service to resolve procurement issues

Expert customer service to resolve procurement issues

Ability to identity counterfeit parts infiltrating the procurement process

Ability to identity counterfeit parts infiltrating the procurement process

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Do you have a digital procurement strategy for 2020, in your organization?

Yes

Yes

No

No

Not sure

Not sure

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Which of the following e-procurement technologies are you planning to implement to combat the procurement challenges in 2020 and beyond?
(select all that apply)

AI for spend analytics and contract analytics

AI for spend analytics and contract analytics

AI to identify potential cost savings and process streamlining

AI to identify potential cost savings and process streamlining

AI/ML for virtual personal assistants, using NLP to automate procurement processes

AI/ML for virtual personal assistants, using NLP to automate procurement processes

Blockchain API applied to procurement, payment, due diligence, and regulatory compliance

Blockchain API applied to procurement, payment, due diligence, and regulatory compliance

Cloud-based technology for greater mobility and flexibility to access information regardless of their time or geographic location

Cloud-based technology for greater mobility and flexibility to access information regardless of their time or geographic location

Cloud e-procurement combined with IoT for improved data-gathering and analytics

Cloud e-procurement combined with IoT for improved data-gathering and analytics

Data analytics for streamlining, planning and forecasting

Data analytics for streamlining, planning and forecasting

Big data for predictive analytics and planning responses to changes in the environment, and supply chain disruptions

Big data for predictive analytics and planning responses to changes in the environment, and supply chain disruptions

Robotic process automation

Robotic process automation

E-procurement systems with cybersecurity strategy with updated e-procurement cyber defenses

E-procurement systems with cybersecurity strategy with updated e-procurement cyber defenses

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Which of the following aspect of the procurement process are expected to be most significantly impacted by technology in the next 5 years?
(select all that apply)

Supplier management (including performance, risk, relationship, and innovation)

Supplier management (including performance, risk, relationship, and innovation)

Business planning; strategy development (including spend analytics and research)

Business planning; strategy development (including spend analytics and research)

Sourcing and operational buying

Sourcing and operational buying

Requisition/ordering

Requisition/ordering

Category management

Category management

Payments (including financing)

Payments (including financing)

Contracting

Contracting

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