The 2025 Metrics of Supply Management Report shows 46% of organizational designs are center-led or centralized, while only 8% are decentralized. Companies that undergo organizational structure changes as part of an enterprise-wide initiative or market-driven decision face a huge endeavor, but data indicates these changes occur infrequently.

Discover top priorities and challenges for procurement and supply management leaders, benchmark strategic sourcing roles with CAPS' Metrics of Supply Management report, and catch up on the AI in Cybersecurity report and webinar recording.

The CAPS Metrics of Supply Management research data confirms that strategic sourcing and strategic buying roles deliver the most leverage per employee across both discrete and process manufacturing. Even with post-pandemic normalization, efficiency and value creation per strategic FTE continue to rise, particularly among organizations that shifted from transactional work to more strategic sourcing, supplier collaboration, and risk management.

Discover how organizations are building antifragile supply chains amid geopolitical uncertainty. Explore CAPS Research’s latest report on managing geopolitical risk, watch the recording from the recent webinar on AI in cybersecurity, and register for the upcoming webinar about the future of AI-driven procurement negotiations.