Procurement has come a long way as a function. The most innovative organizations are transforming procurement into a hub of strategic thought partnership, pushing and challenging the business to get stronger. Anna Barej, vice president of procurement, is leading a massive and exciting procurement transformation at Best Buy. In this interview, she tells Per Hong what she has learned about building a new kind of procurement function.

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