u/Important-Low876

I’ve worked around procurement long enough to feel like a huge chunk of it is just process for the sake of process.

RFQs that don’t change the outcome (CEO decides the supplier). Supplier comparisons where the “winner” was obvious from the start. “Cost savings” that get wiped out in the next cycle anyway.

It feels like companies have built layers of control that make people feel like they’re being efficient, but mostly just slow things down.

I’m not saying procurement is useless (I work in it)—but if you stripped out half the steps, would most companies still end up buying the same stuff from the same suppliers?

Genuinely curious if people in procurement think this is wrong, or if it’s just how the system evolved.