 THE STRATEGIC POSITIONING OF THE PURCHASING FUNCTION WITHIN THE ORGANIZATIONSSimona Toma and Alecxandrina Deaconu Proceedings of the INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, 2021, vol. 15, issue 1, 770-777 Abstract: The purchasing department is perceived, more and more, as an important stakeholder within an organization structure. The position of the purchasing function in a well-organized company could reveal its importance acting as a strategical internal driver influencing finance, operations, social responsibility and human resources. However, the positioning of the purchasing function within the organization structure is yet to be identified. In the present paper we use in depth bibliographical documentation and semi-structured interviews performed with the management representatives of twelve companies within banking and pharmaceutical fields of activity. We found out that there is almost a consensus to place the purchasing department immediately under the hierarchy of the organization’s top executive management. This trend will continue, as the purchasing function may bring benefits by supporting and influencing the business strategy. Keywords: strategic positioning; purchasing function; purchasing department; organizational structure. (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:rom:mancon:v:15:y:2021:i:1:p:770-777 Access Statistics for this article Proceedings of the INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE is currently edited by Ciocoiu Nadia Carmen More articles in Proceedings of the INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE from Faculty of Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania Contact information at EDIRC. |
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