{"id":1940,"date":"2016-10-04T11:21:14","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T11:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.demo-artsanac.co.uk\/c2s_zahara\/?p=1940"},"modified":"2025-05-27T09:30:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T09:30:23","slug":"purchasing-culture-control-spend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zaharasoftware.com\/purchase-requisition\/purchasing-culture-control-spend\/","title":{"rendered":"Purchasing Culture &#038; Controlling Spend"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what_is_purchasing_culture_and_why_we_need_to_manage_our_spend\"><\/span>What is Purchasing Culture <strong>and why we need to manage our spend<\/strong>?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p>Recently the company WeWork has been in the news. Because of a leaked document suggesting their purchasing has gotten out of hand (<a href=\"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2016\/07\/15\/wework-forecast-spending-culture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read here<\/a>). Purchasing Culture or Spend Culture as its also known as is defined as how a company spends its money. and how it acquires goods or services.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zaharasoftware.com\/purchase-requisition\/purchasing-culture-control-spend\/#what_is_purchasing_culture_and_why_we_need_to_manage_our_spend\" >What is Purchasing Culture and why we need to manage our spend?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zaharasoftware.com\/purchase-requisition\/purchasing-culture-control-spend\/#history_of_purchasing_culture\" >History of Purchasing Culture<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zaharasoftware.com\/purchase-requisition\/purchasing-culture-control-spend\/#purchasing_in_europe_procurement_in_the_us\" >Purchasing in Europe &amp; Procurement in the U.S<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zaharasoftware.com\/purchase-requisition\/purchasing-culture-control-spend\/#procurement_is_about_instilling_a_%e2%80%98cost_conscious_culture\" >Procurement Is About Instilling a &#8216;Cost Conscious Culture&#8217;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zaharasoftware.com\/purchase-requisition\/purchasing-culture-control-spend\/#why_you_need_to_manage_control_your_spend\" >Why You need to Manage &amp; Control Your Spend<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"history_of_purchasing_culture\"><\/span>History of Purchasing Culture<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p>Purchasing Culture, became a topic of conversation during the 1980s. Because government departments spend started to escalate out of control. Companies who had government contracts started over charging for very basic goods. For example, a company who had a U.S defence contract charged the U.S Government $638 for a toilet seat. This issue is common with the government organisations. They are repeatedly overcharged for goods and services (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/law\/2014\/sep\/05\/uk-government-open-fraud-failings-outsourced-contracts-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read here<\/a> to find out more).<\/p>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"purchasing_in_europe_procurement_in_the_us\"><\/span>Purchasing in Europe &amp; Procurement in the U.S<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p>In a previous article, I discussed what the different terms of purchasing and procurement mean. However, I Would like to reiterate through research I have conducted myself, using google. That the terms Procurement seems to be a U.S orientated term. On the other hand, Purchasing seems to be a European term. Larger companies may have a whole team dedicated to the acquiring of goods or services. In the States, you may have a VP of Procurement and then above him a CPO. In the U.K however, the top job in procurement is known as a Director of Purchasing. These positions are to manage companies procurement, and their spend culture. Their main focus is to stop a company&#8217;s cost escalating out of control.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"procurement_is_about_instilling_a_%e2%80%98cost_conscious_culture\"><\/span>Procurement Is About Instilling a &#8216;Cost Conscious Culture&#8217;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<blockquote>Source Supply Chain Management Daily Read Article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cips.org\/supply-management\/news\/2011\/october\/procurement-is-about-instilling-a-cost-conscious-culture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here<\/a>.<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"why_you_need_to_manage_control_your_spend\"><\/span>Why You need to Manage &amp; Control Your Spend<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p>But you don&#8217;t have to have a whole department and team in order to manage your companies spend. If you are a small to medium size business you can use purchase order software, such as Zahara. It&#8217;s a solution where it can provide greater control over your finances. Giving you a greater peace of mind. However, it is important to invest time in developing a &#8220;cost-conscious culture&#8221;. This will mean you will get the most out of using our solution. If you are an enterprise class business Zahara could be the perfect addition to your existing accounts setup. As it has an integration tool with the most popular accounts systems on the market. We currently integrate with Quickbooks, Sage 50, Sage 200 &amp; Xero. We are currently developing a native integration with Xero, which will then increase the usefulness and functionality of Zahara.<\/p>\r\n<p>Managing Spending is an Important Part of any Business. Let Zahara help you do it. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zaharasoftware.com\/trial-signup\/?nonitro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Take a Trial<\/a> Today &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zaharasoftware.com\/book-a-demo\/?nonitro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book in for a Demo<\/a> with our Team to Find out More.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Purchasing Culture and why we need to manage our spend? Recently the company WeWork has been in the news. Because of a leaked document suggesting their purchasing has gotten out of hand (read here). Purchasing Culture or Spend Culture as its also known as is defined as how a company spends its money. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zaharasoftware.com\/purchase-requisition\/purchasing-culture-control-spend\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Purchasing Culture &#038; Controlling Spend&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":1964,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"iawp_total_views":31,"footnotes":""},"categories":[457],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-purchase-requisition"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Purchasing or Procurement Culture - Manage &amp; Control Your Spend<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"An insight into the different purchasing cultures around the world. 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