O papel estratégico do setor de compras na cadeia de suprimentos da construção civil Recife

Abstract

Organizations in the construction sector, in the face of an increasingly competitive and complex environment, need to continuously improve their procurement processes for materials and services in order to ensure technical quality, compliance with deadlines, and financial sustainability. In this context, the purchasing department has ceased to be understood merely as an operational function and has come to assume a strategic role in supply chain management, directly influencing the productive and economic performance of projects.The present study analyzes the relationship between the efficiency of the purchasing department in the construction industry and the final quality of the products delivered, as well as the impacts of its practices on schedule compliance and organizational profitability, from a systemic perspective of logistics and supply processes, from the viewpoint of professionals working in the field. To this end, an exploratory, descriptive, and applied research study was conducted, using a qualitative-quantitative approach, based on the application of a structured questionnaire via Google Forms to employees of the purchasing department of a company operating in the construction sector.The data analysis made it possible to identify the main bottlenecks and control limitations in the purchasing process, such as communication failures between departments, lack of standardized procedures, weaknesses in deadline monitoring, and the absence of integrated management systems. Furthermore, the relevance of the purchasing professional in decision-making processes that ensure technical compliance and the performance of materials used in construction projects was highlighted, as well as the importance of properly defining delivery deadlines to maintain the continuity of the production flow and compliance with the physical schedule.The results also demonstrated that inadequate purchasing practices tend to increase project costs, whereas structured processes, strategic planning, and integration between purchasing, logistics, and planning contribute to greater operational and financial efficiency. It is concluded that the structuring of purchasing systems and their articulation with on-site logistics are determining factors for the quality of projects, the reduction of waste and rework, and the economic sustainability of organizations in the sector.