Abstract: Strategic sourcing is growing at a rapid rate throughout the world because organizations view it as a way of achieving strategic goals, improve customer satisfaction and provide efficiency and effectiveness in services, goods or works offered. The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of strategic sourcing on procurement performance in government ministries in Kenya, a case of the ministry of industrialization and enterprise development with the aim of making recommendations on the proper use of strategic sourcing practices. This research study adopted a descriptive research design approach. The researcher preferred this method because it allows an in-depth study of the subject. A census was conducted where all the 105 staff in procurement department was issued with questionnaires. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Multiple regression models were used to show the relationship between the dependent variable and the independent variables. The quantitative data generated was keyed in and analyzed by use of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22 to generate information which was presented using tables, charts, frequencies, and percentages. The response rate of the study was 94.44%. The findings of the study indicated that outsourcing, information technology integration, supplier relationship management and supply base rationalization have a positive relationship with procurement performance in the ministry of industrialization and enterprise development.
Keywords: Organizational Policy, Procurement Performance, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Relationship Management, Supply Base Rationalization.
Title: Role of Strategic Sourcing Process on Procurement Performance in Government Ministries in Kenya
Author: Ali Ibrahim Ali, Dr. Noor Ismael
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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