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Investing in better outcomes through professional procurement development A Business Case Procurement training and education is an investment, not an expense Page 1 of 9 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The procurement function across both the public and private sectors has undergone dramatic changes in the last ten years and continues to evolve. Procurement is now widely recognised as fundamental to improving governments’ service delivery and achieving better value for money outcomes. Furthermore, the current budgetary environment demands a greater focus on implementing strict savings and efficiency programs. The scale of the procurement of goods and services and capital works by all levels of government continues to grow. Currently, the aggregated spend by all Australian jurisdictions is approximately $198 billion per annum and NZ$30 billion per annum in New Zealand. A strategic approach to deliver a one per cent saving in procurement expenditure across all jurisdictions would result in an annual return of at least AU$6 billion. Private sector research indicates leaders in procurement outperform their counterparts in both financial returns and increased productivity. Public sector agencies are now required to build their strategic procurement capability through the professionalisation of the procurement workforce encompassing practitioners from entry level to chief procurement officer. Research conducted by the APCC and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Australasia (CIPSA), indicates that there is an unprecedented demand for highly capable procurement professionals and this phenomenon continues to grow. Procurement is the fastest growing profession in business (Procurement Professional, Issue 17, August 2007). Procurement is rapidly becoming a professional