attitude and behaviour towards the procurement function .
Manikkam says procurement has traditionally been perceived in different ways by different companies but procurement is the “ main artery to the financial spine of every company ”.
“ From being viewed as just processing backend operations , the procurement function is now elevated closer to the business , and they look at us as trusted advisers and enablers of driving the business forward rather than being a roadblock .
“ That ' s a cultural change which a lot of companies struggled with . So when you ' re leading a procurement function you ’ ve got to also factor that in to ensure that it is a cultural change . It is not just about changing the procurement function , but also changing the behaviour of the entire company to accept that change .”