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Spend & Cost Management

Maverick Spend

Also known as: Rogue spend, Off-contract spend

Maverick spend is purchasing made outside an organisation's agreed processes, contracts or approved suppliers.

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When employees buy off-contract — using a random supplier, skipping the requisition, or ignoring negotiated pricing — the organisation loses the discounts it negotiated, weakens compliance and loses visibility of the spend. Maverick spend is a major source of leakage in indirect procurement.

The cure is to make the compliant path the easy path: a well-stocked catalogue of approved suppliers, simple requisitioning and clear approval workflows. When buying on-contract is faster than going rogue, maverick spend falls and savings are actually realised.

Frequently asked questions

What is maverick spend?
Maverick spend is buying made outside agreed processes, contracts or approved suppliers — losing negotiated discounts and reducing compliance and visibility.
How do you reduce maverick spend?
Make compliant buying the easiest option: provide an approved catalogue, simple requisitioning and clear approvals, so staff have no reason to buy off-contract.

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