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Strategic Sourcing allows organizations to change the way they manage indirect spend, shifting it from a series of one‐off purchases to a more coordinated effort with checks, balances, and objectivity to justify costs and requirements. Historically, indirect purchases and spend for most organizations were managed by one or many individuals, with little oversight from management and no requirement to justify their selection of suppliers. Strategic Sourcing provides a process to identify the true requirements of the organization (rather than those of the individual(s) managing the spend) and to identify suppliers and price points that appropriately meet those requirements. The process is performed in such a way that requirements are identified well ahead of supplier identification, and stakeholders agree to those requirements before exploring alternatives to the existing arrangement.