The research questions seek to address the challenges faced by Umodzi Park & Resorts in their centralized procurement system in order to bring efficiency and effectiveness in their day to day operations. The project used empirical and explanatory research methods which included collection of primary data through a questionnaire and interviews with the procurement personnel and observations from procurement documents which provided the guidelines and process of procurement. A secondary source of data is from written and electronic sources. The survey will look at the effectiveness of the centralized procurement system at Umodzi Park & Resorts by comparing the centralized model to decentralized model, and centralized model to the combined centralized and decentralized models. The sampling type used is the Quota sampling as we will only work with the procurement personnel from head office and its other two branches in the country. The study concludes with a recommended combined system of centralized and decentralized procurement and guidelines to follow for a successful procurement system.