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Procurement Budgets, Staffing, and Process Metrics 2024/2025: Chapter 10: Process Manufacturing
Chapter 10 provides benchmarks for process manufacturers. Process manufacturers are defined as those where the production process adds value by mixing, separating, forming, or chemical reaction. The sector includes manufacturers of chemicals, petrochemicals, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements, food and beverage products, cosmetics, building materials, packaging materials, steel, glass, paper products, and other process-manufactured goods. The 18 organizations in this sample range from $600 million to over $31 billion in annual revenue.
September, 2024
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Procurement Budgets, Staffing, and Process Metrics 2025/2026: Chapter 14: Retail Sector Benchmarks
Chapter 14 provides comprehensive benchmarks for procurement of staffing and spending within the retail industry. This sector includes grocery chains, department stores, specialty retailers, e-commerce platforms, and mass merchandise companies. The 15 respondents from this sector vary in size, ranging from companies with annual sales of approximately $300 million to those exceeding $95 billion.
November, 2025
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Avasant Research Releases its First Annual Benchmarks for Procurement Budget, Spending, and Staffing
A modern procurement function is about more than just securing goods and services at the lowest price. Procurement has become a multidimensional discipline encompassing strategic sourcing, supplier management, risk mitigation, and process optimization, all of which are critical to staying competitive in today's fast-paced business environment. This Research Byte is a brief description of some of the findings in our Procurement Budgets, Staffing, and Process Metrics 2024/2025 study.
September, 2024
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Procurement Budgets, Staffing, and Process Metrics 2025/2026: Chapter 15: Transportation and Logistics Sector Benchmarks
Chapter 15 provides comprehensive benchmarks for procurement staffing and spending within the transportation and logistics industry. This sector includes freight and shipping companies, airlines, rail operators, trucking firms, warehouse providers, and third-party logistics (3PL) service providers. The 15 respondents from this sector vary in size, ranging from companies with annual sales of approximately $500 million to those exceeding $20 billion.
November, 2025
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Procurement Budgets, Staffing, and Process Metrics 2025/2026: Chapter 1: Executive Summary
This chapter provides an overview of the key findings from the full study and describes the contents of the subsequent chapters. It also includes information on the study participants and the survey methodology.
November, 2025
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Procurement Budgets, Staffing, and Process Metrics 2025/2026: Chapter 2: Composite Metrics
This chapter provides composite metrics for all survey respondents across all sectors and organization sizes. The sample includes 303 organizations and is stratified by size and sector as described in the section on survey methodology. Respondents must have at least $500 million in annual revenue. There is no upper limit on the revenue of survey respondents.
November, 2025
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Procurement Budgets, Staffing, and Process Metrics 2025/2026: Chapter 3A: Mid-Large Size Organizations
In this chapter, we provide a complete set of benchmarks for organizations within the specified size classification. Benchmarks for midsize and large organizations are in Chapter 3A. There are 155 respondents in the midsize and large organization sample.
November, 2025
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Procurement Budgets, Staffing, and Process Metrics 2025/2026: Chapter 3B: Very Large Size Organizations
In this chapter, we provide a complete set of benchmarks for organizations within the specified size classification. Benchmarks for very large organizations in Chapter 3B. There are 155 respondents in the very large organizations sample.
November, 2025
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Procurement Budgets, Staffing, and Process Metrics 2024/2025: Chapter 1: Executive Summary
This chapter provides an overview of the key findings from the full study and describes the contents of the subsequent chapters. It also includes information on the study participants and the survey methodology.
September, 2024
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Procurement Budgets, Staffing, and Process Metrics 2025/2026: Chapter 4: Banking and Finance
Chapter 4 provides comprehensive benchmarks for procurement staffing and spending within the banking and financial services sector. This sector encompasses a wide array of organizations, including commercial banks, investment banks, credit unions, mortgage lenders, consumer finance lenders, and other financial services providers. The 37 respondents from this sector vary in size, ranging from companies with annual sales of approximately $200 million to those exceeding $40 billion.
November, 2025
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Procurement Budgets, Staffing, and Process Metrics 2024/2025: Chapter 2: Composite Metrics
This chapter provides composite metrics for all of the organizations surveyed, across all industry sectors and organization sizes. The 157 organizations in this sample range from $300 million to over $85 billion in annual revenue.
September, 2024
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Procurement Budgets, Staffing, and Process Metrics 2025/2026: Chapter 5: Energy and Utilities
Chapter 5 offers an in-depth analysis of procurement staffing and spending within the energy and utilities sector. This sector is characterized by a diverse range of organizations, including power generation companies, electric and gas utilities, water and sewage companies, and renewable energy providers. The survey sample includes 35 respondents from this sector, with annual revenues as low as $500 million to those exceeding $30 billion.
November, 2025
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Procurement Budgets, Staffing, and Process Metrics 2024/2025: Chapter 3A: Midsize and Large Organizations
This chapter provides procurement business process metrics for small and midsize organizations across all industries. The 84 organizations in this sample range from $300 million to over $5 billion in annual revenue.
September, 2024
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Procurement Budgets, Staffing, and Process Metrics 2025/2026: Chapter 6: Healthcare Payors
Chapter 6 provides a detailed analysis of the healthcare payor sector, focusing on benchmarks for procurement staffing and spending. The sector includes a range of organizations such as health insurance companies, managed care organizations, government programs, and other entities that manage healthcare costs. The chapter examines data from 32 respondents, revealing a substantial variation in company sizes, with annual sales ranging from approximately $600 million to over $50 billion.
November, 2025
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Procurement Budgets, Staffing, and Process Metrics 2024/2025: Chapter 3B: Very Largesize Organizations
This chapter provides procurement business process metrics for small and midsize organizations across all industries. The 73 organizations in this sample range from $5 billion to over $85 billion in annual revenue.
September, 2024
