Insights and strategies for effective sourcing, contract, supplier, and savings management in procurement
How Do You Manage Supplier Relationships? It’s a simple fact that suppliers are an essential part of every business, with 70% of the average company’s revenue being spent with third parties. Despite this, for some companies the procurement process ends after signing a contract and starting to use a new supplier. Usually, the only time […]
Why use an eSourcing software? When we purchase goods and services, we follow a process that has either been taught or developed by ourselves from experience with the aim of always getting the best value. A best value process can work well on a day-to-day basis, however generally it does not consider the longer-term needs and commercial objectives when purchasing for […]
A Proven RFP Process For Any Company The ultimate step-by step guide to a successful request for proposal What is a Request For Proposal (RFP)? A request for proposal (sometimes referred to as a request for pricing), or RFP, is usually a document that describes a companies needs (usually goods and/or services). Typically it will […]
What Is Supplier Management? Supplier management is a process that drives the best value between a company and the suppliers they work with. Within strategic procurement, Supplier Management allows companies to plan, manage and improve interactions with third-parties that provide them with goods or services. Supplier relationship management (see below) is a key factor in a […]
How To Protect Your Company’s Bottom Line With eProcurement Software Over the last few years, an increasing number of large companies have begun to take advantage of eProcurement systems to deliver better visibility and control over third-party supplier spend and ultimately to protect and grow their profit margins. This increased investment in eProcurement systems has been driven by the […]
What is eSourcing? eSourcing, sometimes referred to as electronic sourcing is the process a company uses to procure goods and services from suppliers with the ability to compare them side by side based on quoted pricing or capabilities in order to choose a preferred supplier based on data. This process is typically carried out on […]