I am not sure I understand. At mature public companies there are people with sign off on millions and often billions of spend. Choice between this supplier or

I am not sure I understand. At mature public companies there are people with sign off on millions and often billions of spend. Choice between this supplier or that? Between a factory in Vietnam or Ohio? 100 Million on the nose and his / her signature is the final decision. There is obviously auditors to catch the worst corruption and a process as to how a decision gets made (usually with an eye on the auditors) but yes. It's that person who makes the call. Do they do it on a whim ? Unlikely but do they also give a monkeys what the devlead on the third floor thinks?